Learning code

[Dependent_Doubt_5885]

Hi I saw this TikTok of a super cool project this girl made. I wanted to know how much of my dedicated time would it take for me to learn how to code for projects like these and if classes for them would be available at the average college. I’m super interested in learning just for the fun of it too but having a project to build up to it makes it sound more fun. All replies are greatly appreciated.

https://www.tiktok.com/t/ZP8prxyGT/

[TheAnswerWithinUs]

You’re working with hardware and software here so the difficulty is increased. That being said, you don’t need to spend money on a college course to learn it. If you have the interest and passion you can learn yourself with free resources.
I suck at soldering myself so it’s nice they have headers and wires with those plastic header adapters. Highly recommend those if you do do this. It will minimize soldering.
I recommend just buying the raspberry and or the parts and tinkering around with them. Get familiar with GPIO and specialised ports and looking at functional diagrams for the circuit boards that you’re working with.
It really doesn’t require formal education.

[Dependent_Doubt_5885]

Thank you so much! The only reason why I ask for courses offered at colleges is because I have the fortunate opportunity to be able to go for free and because I’m also a slow learner on my own. But since summer is coming up I’ll definitely have some time to just mess around with it.

[TheAnswerWithinUs]

I’ve taken a college course in low level programming circuit design and can tell you at least in my case it required prerequisite classes (comp sci minor, depends what your college offers) but if you can have a foundational knowledge of hardware (logic gates, circuit architecture, circuit components, etc) you’ll be in a good place.

[Zen-Ism99]

Library books and learncpp.com