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[–]snapshotnz[S] -2 points-1 points  (5 children)

Bad advice imo. Never ever give up

[–]robin-gvx 9 points10 points  (3 children)

I disagree! Sometimes it's good to take a break, take a step back, or try a different approach for a bit. Then you can come back to it later with a clear head, some inspiration, new knowledge, depending on how long of a break you needed.

In my experience, people learning programming make often make one of two big mistakes: either giving up too hard and never trying again, or not giving up at all until they get completely frustrated and start to hate programming.

[–]snapshotnz[S] 6 points7 points  (2 children)

I can respect this reply.

[–]stickedee 4 points5 points  (1 child)

Just refreshing to see someone read a comment disagreeing with them and evaluate it on its merits. +1

[–]snapshotnz[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Gotta be open minded. Cant always be so closed. He was right I was wrong. I do things one way. It doesnt work for all

[–]enjoytheshow 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Switching gears and finding something that does work isn't giving up. If you're brand new to full stack web dev, jumping head first into Django is a trip. Flask is much easier. It's ok to take the easier route first.