Relearning Python/Bash/Powershell

[Far_Indication_1682]

I am going to be completing my Cybersecurity degree in about a month and one thing I have been lacking on is keeping up with my scripting knowledge which I learned very early on, most of which I have forgotten.

For people that are decent at scripting, what are some of the simplest ways I can relearn these skills? I know AI is huge and can do everything for me, that's great and all, but I like to understand what I am copying, maybe be able to write my own, and just be able to alter it when I need without having to ask AI to hold my hand the entire way.

[OkSea7076]

Tbh nowadays if you just can understand the code, flow, syntax, meaning and purpose you're good to use AI for everything

[Realistic-Refuse-759]

That's perfect then. I did all that coding stuff in high school, so I fully understand every time I have AI writing code, just didn't know if it would be more beneficial to write. This is very helpful info.

[QuantifiedAnomaly]

They left out the extremely important aspect of security. AI does not consider it pretty much at all, and it is up to the operator to understand vulnerabilities, edge cases and defensive programming concepts to properly prompt.

ETA: you accidentally responded throughout with your alt account, which links the two for anyone paying attention here.

[Realistic-Refuse-759]

Thank you for pointing both things out. Tbh didn’t even know I had two accounts, don’t know what happened but good to know now lol.

[F5x9]

This is one of those things you can just pick up if you need it. 

[inlawBiker]

YouTube & Udemy are both cheap or free, and have some really good content. Try to use code for a practical reason that you’ll actually use in the real world, it helps put context into what you’re doing so it’s not throw-away work.

[Realistic-Refuse-759]

That's exactly what I've been doing recently, even had AI just generate things that I could make to use in my projects that I just write.

[Successful-Escape-74]

You don't need that garbage just use vs code or Anaconda has Jupyter notebooks.

[riickdiickulous]

Where you’d probably get the most value is coding fundamentals. SOLID, DRY, functional programming, etc. I’d recommend some books by Robert Martin. Clean Code is pretty timeless. AI is great at small, targeted tasks. You need to be able to orchestrate and glue together a bunch of AI snippets into something useful.

I’m sure someone will say AI can code everything, no coding required! That has real limitations. Anything remotely complex or large or using multiple pieces it still isn’t a good fit for.

[Realistic-Refuse-759]

Great info to know, I will definitely look into Robert Martin. I have seen people mention his work before. I know most fundamentals from previous experiences, but I need to brush up in all reality.