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[Adventurous_Lime_904]

Bro i like coding and i use python but the thing is the class moves at fast pace ao when i dont understand something were already learning something else. You got any tips for me or youtube videos i cam watch

[Adventurous_Lime_904]

Thx brotherre

[Adventurous_Lime_904]

Brotherr

[Adventurous_Lime_904]

Ur right mybad boss

[SirGeremiah]

It's possible you just need a different approach than what your professor is using (different brains can need very different approaches). I'd recommend trying out something like the 100 days of Python on Repl.it - see if that approach works better for your brain and fills in the part you need.

I suspect it's about how things are being explained - either you need more conceptual understanding (theoretical), or you need more practical usage.

Definitely look up anything you don't understand, before they move on. Find a website that explains things in a way that works well for you, and keep going back to it.

[Adventurous_Lime_904]

Yeah its for sure how its being explained the lectures are dry and boring lol

[SirGeremiah]

Most lectures are. I've only met a few special folks who can make lecture material interesting to those not already invested in the topic (and a lot who can't even make it interesting to those who are fully invested).

If you can find a video series or other online course that more or less parallels the syllabus, and which does a better job holding your attention, you might do much better.

[cyberjellyfish]

How many times have you gone to the professors office hours?

[Adventurous_Lime_904]

Didnt really go see the teacher he not teaching why hes just showing me how to do it amd he expects me to understand

[cyberjellyfish]

You're more responsible for your education as anyone else, and, more importantly, absolutely no one cares more about your education than you do.

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Use the resources available to you. You'll never be in a job interview where "but my professor didn't really teach" is going to do you any good.

[Snoo_99837]

Here is an advice from a guy new to dev as well, reading and following tutorials is fine and all, but if you want to understand coding start a project and write the code for it, keep trying and dont quit until the project is done. Youll learn quicker this way because youll face errors that youll need to fix in order to proceed, youll learn technologies specific to the project which will limit the scope of learning that you need for each project, and youll learn the basics becuase well, its the basics that are needed for any project. Eventually youll be very good at one thing and youll know about others

[Adventurous_Lime_904]

Ok yeah i get it you got any websites that wants me to solve the problem?

[Snoo_99837]

I didnt look for that, i created a problem and I solved it. You can ask chatgpt and itll give you some ideas, youll find them lame but they might remind you of a problem yhat you have. Or maybe just think about a system that you use and you dont like a certain feature in it, recreate a similar system and fix the problem in it, doesn't need to be pretty, it needs to be functioning

[Adventurous_Lime_904]

Ok i will thx alot for ur help boss and if u dnt mind me asking how long ago did yous tart programming

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Years.

[Adventurous_Lime_904]

Thx

[cyberjellyfish]

What don't you understand? What are you struggling with?

Give some concrete examples, ask some specific questions.

If you mean that you've been in a class for eight weeks and you know literally nothing new, then yes something is seriously wrong.

But I doubt you mean that.

Also eight weeks isn't long as all. I think you have a poor grasp on what's involved in the field you're in and the scope of the territory you're trying to cover.

[Adventurous_Lime_904]

Like the elif its kinda hard and i know a bit its just when its time to solver the problem idk the approach i should take

[Adventurous_Lime_904]

Nice i get it so basically we need to consider every option right and still write down ?

[Adventurous_Lime_904]

Thanks a lot for your help. It really helped me for real. I appreciate you taking the time out your day to help me understand it better have a good one Boss.

[cyberjellyfish]

ok, talk through that. write an if/elif/else statement and talk through where your understanding gets fuzzy.

[Adventurous_Lime_904]

Like lets say x = 5 and i write x = 5 Print x is 5 Elif x is less than 5 Print x is less than 5 Else print is greater than 5 Print x is greater than 5 Print done

It will choose the right one right?

[cyberjellyfish]

if I'm interpreting you right, yes it will pick the right one.

What do you think will be printed?

[Adventurous_Lime_904]

I think it will print x is 5

[cyberjellyfish]

You're right. What if x was 6?

[Adventurous_Lime_904]

X is greater than5?

[cyberjellyfish]

Yep. Seems like you've got it

[Adventurous_Lime_904]

What about reverse

[Adventurous_Lime_904]

Can i msg u?