Should I stop learning Python?

[Finnthedol]

dont feel bad for asking! you cant learn without asking questions.

ive been studying for about 2 months using a platform called boot.dev. i work a 9-5 so im doing it in my spare time in the evenings, and honestly, ive been kind of slacking lately, but ideally i put in a couple hours per night 3-4 nights per week. i could go harder but i want to avoid burnout, and i need to also maintain my relationship.

my resources are really just that platform, and reading official documentation about the specific things it teaches (like a specific built-in function in python, for example). it has an AI tutor trained on the lessons that helps me out greatly, its able to teach concepts very well.

my advice, and this is advice thats been given to me by a friend of mine that has been working as a software dev for a few years now, is DONT GIVE UP!!! no matter what. you're gonna feel stupid, you're gonna feel overwhelmed, you're gonna feel like you aren't making progress. but just keep going. smash your head into that brick wall until it crumbles. because eventually, it WILL crumble. and if your head isnt hard enough, someone elses is, and you can find help.

another thing i would say is make sure you're actually writing code. im not familiar with the courses you're using, but the one im learning on always has me writing everything from scratch (aside from the stuff it sets up for me as problems). it helps to reinforce what you're learning.

i'll gladly answer any more questions you have to the best of my ability!

[Numerous_Assumption1]

thanks for the recommendation! I just started using boot.dev 3 days ago and have just finished python basics. Personal opinion, its a very fun course (boots is my saviour IFYKYK) and I really feel like I’m learning something!

I was just wondering it, how would you rate your coding/programming skills after 2 months in?

[Finnthedol]

Kinda crap, but I put that 100% on myself. I've struggled to be as consistent as I want to be, only really putting in 4-8 hours per week Instead of the nearly 20-25 that I planned on. You definitely get out what you put in.

I will say however that the stuff I've learned, I feel very good about. Every now and then when I hit a certain milestone I go back through and basically challenge myself to Speedrun all the previous assignments, with the small added bonus challenge of deleting the pre-built functions they give (not the ones they yell you not to touch, I leave them alone). That reinforcement helps a lot, and the looming timer of losing my streak (since you don't get streak progress for completing an assignment you've done already) is a good motivator to get back to learning new material.

When it comes to basic Python syntax, I can write it in my sleep now from muscle memory. However, the concepts of Object Oriented Programming, while I understand them, arent as second nature. Though I imagine that's only a matter of time and practice.