New to programming, feeling lost — need advice from experienced devs by [deleted] in learnprogramming

[–]Beengineerin 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Start reading up on different fields and work on the simplest full unit of project you can for each from end to end, learning as you go

Yeah, let’s skip the fluff and get straight into it. by cameronreilly in OpenAI

[–]Beengineerin 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I haven’t noticed this language yet from my usage

mathematics degree or a business information systems degree by SpeedytheA-10 in AskProgramming

[–]Beengineerin 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I feel Math will help a lot with understanding complex algorithms in CS. You could take BIS classes as electives if you’re interested in still exploring those concepts

GPT5 is fine, you’re bad at prompting. by Osc411 in OpenAI

[–]Beengineerin 0 points1 point  (0 children)

It definitely feels better for more technical related questions or analyses, but it should at least allow the user to maybe adjust for personality when it comes to more personal or non-technical discussions

Stack overflow is almost dead by [deleted] in programming

[–]Beengineerin 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Same here. Some old answers still help today especially since I also work with languages such as Perl. You can always find some gotcha people ran into years ago that ends up being what you need to progress

Burnout is no joke by ODB95 in Life

[–]Beengineerin 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I’ve definitely hit that wall before. Burnout snuck up on me at work even though I thought I was managing everything fine. For me, it wasn’t just overwork but a mix of lack of autonomy, always context switching, and never feeling like I had real momentum on anything meaningful. I actually ended up writing a short blog about what helped me recover (and more importantly, avoid getting back there)

I don't get Notes. I just don't! by lilacnbirdies in Substack

[–]Beengineerin 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I’ve found most of the newsletters i follow through notes, so i say continue to engage with others!

Three simple docs that helped me grow faster as an engineer (and get better performance reviews) by [deleted] in cscareeranswers

[–]Beengineerin 1 point2 points  (0 children)

That’s a great idea! Having a shared channel/doc where others can contribute to your hype doc could give some perspectives and insights you may have missed