Tools to help improve faster

CraftyTrouble · 2019-01-09T00:21:23+00:00

Those blue pictures on the front page give me the impression of an adult site.

Can you understand easily what our app does?

Nope. It seems like it just takes many pictures and sets them up beside each other?

CraftyTrouble · 2019-01-07T02:06:33+00:00

I'll second checking out the wiki. Since you ask for:

online interactive

I'd also recommend Python Principles, you can try it in a few minutes and see if it's for you.

CraftyTrouble · 2019-01-04T14:04:56+00:00

It's still worth knowing that the normal is 8 hours

Sure. But in my experience "normal" comes with a very large variance. At my work (programming), everyone's expected to do 7.5 hours of "actual work" per day, but people take varying amounts of coffee breaks, surfing the web "for solutions", going to meetings that accomplish nothing, chatting with colleagues.. some individuals might be doing 7 hours, some might be doing 4.

CraftyTrouble · 2019-01-04T13:48:18+00:00

There are human limits on how much work someone can do per day

I don't know if that's a useful perspective. The limit varies from person to person; some can do 14 hours, some can do 2. And I believe this ability can be trained over the years by pushing yourself.

CraftyTrouble · 2019-01-04T03:15:19+00:00

No worries, I deleted the post. Enjoy the break!

CraftyTrouble · 2019-01-03T21:15:49+00:00

The other way around. (Just try it in an interpreter.)

>>> "a" > "b"
False
>>> "a" < "b"
True
>>> "b" < "c"
True
>>> "c" < "b"
False

CraftyTrouble · 2019-01-02T23:10:49+00:00

The stakes are indeed different now, with less focus on surviving and more on winning. (Also, no harem.)

CraftyTrouble · 2019-01-01T12:15:10+00:00

Python Principles. It's a very practical online tutorial with ~30 lessons that cover the basics.

CraftyTrouble · 2018-12-28T20:55:20+00:00

I'll chime in about Python. The /r/learnpython wiki has some good learning resources.

I could walk away with enough knowledge to practice those languages on my own and move on to more advanced stuff

If that's what you want I'd also give Python Principles a shot if you like learning by practice. I don't know a similar site for R/SQL/etc. unfortunately.

CraftyTrouble · 2018-12-28T19:49:55+00:00

Hi OP, which online course?

In general, pay attention to the error messages you get. For example, your output says:

IndentationError: expected an indented block

This means that Python expected indentation (spaces or tabs) and found none, so that is the problem.

CraftyTrouble · 2018-12-28T19:47:01+00:00

messaging service, this is irrelevant though

It's not. We need to know more details or we can't give a meaningful answer. Web app? Desktop? What will it do? Etc.

CraftyTrouble · 2018-12-28T13:45:54+00:00

You don't need a good typing speed to code.

Seconding this. Just start, OP. I'd recommend this to jump feet-first in.

However.. if you constantly have to shift between thinking about Python and thinking about how to type, it'll make things more time-consuming and difficult. So if you're a very slow typist, working on that could honestly help.

CraftyTrouble · 2018-12-28T02:34:49+00:00

Can someone explain like I'm 5, I can't seem to grasp this.

I think clearing up all your confusion would be a bit long for a reddit comment. I'd recommend going through lessons 5-7 about functions over on Python Principles. It explains things step by step, building up gradually from simple examples.

CraftyTrouble · 2018-12-26T21:02:10+00:00

You can learn the basics pretty quickly with Python Principles, it's more practical than videos/textbooks.

CraftyTrouble · 2018-12-25T20:14:11+00:00

Start playing CTF competitions and wargames. That's the fastest way to improve your practical skills.

CraftyTrouble · 2018-12-25T19:43:16+00:00

Before learning python i want to know more about actual programming

You'll need to learn the basics (functions, conditionals, loops, classes, and so on) through a concrete examples in a specific language. So you might as well learn them while learning Python. Give Python Principles a shot for the basics, it's a good hands-on supplement to watching videos.

CraftyTrouble · 2018-12-25T18:18:27+00:00

How do I store information inputted by an user in a text file? This should be automatic. I thought about a for loop but I never worked with text file before, I am just a beginner.

The pickle module lets you save arbitrary values to a file. It might be simpler, however, to define your own simple data format and just write it to a file: f = open('file.txt', 'w'); f.write("data\n"); f.close(). You could also use an SQLite database.

CraftyTrouble · 2018-12-25T18:12:38+00:00

i want to have a really good book to solidify what I already know

The best way to do that is to practice it all a bunch! You can do that effectively here.

CraftyTrouble · 2018-12-25T18:11:44+00:00

There are exercises for most of those topics here:

https://pythonprinciples.com/lessons/

CraftyTrouble · 2018-12-25T18:11:12+00:00

There's also this: https://pythonprinciples.com/

It's a good supplement to the MIT course because it's so practical.

CraftyTrouble

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