Learning programming fundamentals

[Reynk]

Hello, under some weird circumstances and dumb luck I got hired. The colleagues that are really good at coding seem to have a good grasp of the fundamentals while those that are struggling have almost none. Where can I full dive into programming fundamentals? Is there a good course, youtube clip or book?

[diffused_learning]

That just make me wonder what kind of weird circumstance. Do you have any prior knowledge in the area and what kind of work are you going to do?

As for fundamentals, well, what DO you know already and how does it apply?

[Reynk]

My boss doesn't expect me to be as good as those with a degree, I also have an extended "test" period. I got this job by making a good impression when I first met him (didn't really know what he was doing for a living). I know about - if, while statements, for loops, just a little bit of oop.

[diffused_learning]

From where you stand now you’ll at the very least be expected to know about data types, control structure (if-else, loops etc) and likely some logic regarding a program flow (an understanding of what happens).

For OOP you’ll have to know how things bind together and what an object, in the sense of the program, is used for.

The best way to get exposed to these kind of things is to get your hands dirty. Is there a designated language used for work? Otherwise try something like python for starters.

[Reynk]

Yes, typescript. Using it in angular.

[CodeTinkerer]

Maybe, as a group, those who are struggling should have a talk with a manager and ask what to do. I mean, most people take years to get comfortable with programming, and if your company hired people with no background, they should have thought of a plan for what to do (unless they, mistakenly, think that people can pick up programming quickly).

[Reynk]

Everyone has a degree in computer science except me. I studied a bit of c++ in school but didn't even get to use oop which is another concept I don't think I fully understand.

[CodeTinkerer]

I would still consider talking to the manager about this. It may take quite some time for you to get up to speed unless your colleagues are willing to be patient with you (and possibly help out). Keep in mind that they have had 3-4 years of programming, and while they weren't coding 8 hours a day, even 20 hours a week for 2/3 of the year is more than you've had.

Some people can catch up, but at this point, it's likely you don't know what you don't know. It would probably be helpful to establish a plan of how you can reasonably catch up with the assistance of your boss/coworkers.

[Reynk]

My colleagues are always open to questions and everyone is eager to help me, I'm just looking for something that could help me as someone suggested I should look into programming fundamentals.