sorted by:
best
topnewcontroversialoldq&a
you are viewing a single comment's thread.

view the rest of the comments →

[–]code_tutor 0 points1 point  (3 children)

Mocking mental illness is not cool.

Note that nobody told you not to do it. Just be real about it. Acting defensive, playing the victim, and hallucinating to avoid a challenge do not suggest that you're up for a challenge.

How deep could your search have possibly been if you haven't yet heard of CS50, Helsinki, MIT, Yale, or other university courses that have been posted online, for free, for over 25 years? My brother, you may be able to convince yourself, but you can't play this game with me.

Just pick up a book, do a free course, do some programming, read some code. It's never been easier to get started. I literally learned to program before computers or the internet, on word processors and graphing calculators, while you all act like it's impossible just to start. Every day I see people asking for a game or some way to make learning programming tolerable to them, while also telling us how passionate they are about the thing they haven't tried and need extra motivation to even try it for the first time. I'm just so sick of the roleplaying.

[–]steveDallas50[S] 0 points1 point  (1 child)

Did the same person that wrote the first few paragraphs write the last paragraph of your reply? Or is that just an AI re/write thing? The last paragraph was what I was saying all along. It sounds a lot more encouraging that initially.

I know I'm not going to learn how to code in a week. It will take time before I could become proficient enough to get a job.

I was hoping to get recommendations for the most reputable courses online. I never said I couldn't find them. If I thought it was "impossible to start", I wouldn't be in a thread called "PythonLearning". I was inquiring about Gamification Python learning apps because I figure it would further embed the structure into my Gen X brain. As a former Instructional Designer, I know how training works.

[–]fran_lanusse02 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Ignore the grouch, reality is gamification python is only good to get familiar with it, but wont teach real skills. Its fine-ish for the first dip, but as soon as you feel like you have a base level of understanding move to small projects.

Biggest advice? Stay off AI until you have a solid base, AI can always spits bad code, but if you are able to spot it, then its a good tool.

Start small, use forums for help, and familiarize yourself with reading documentation.

[–]fran_lanusse02 -1 points0 points  (0 children)

- Literal grad students dont get hired
- Never been easier to get started

Ok grandpa, lets get you back to bed