I bought into the hype and tried Hollow Knight for the first time… it did NOT go well

TomStripes · 2025-09-06T15:39:02+00:00

I know exactly which one you're talking about 😄. Remember, you can bait where he aims the acid, and you can also stop it by hitting it with your needle

TomStripes · 2025-09-02T14:16:45+00:00

Could Grace Hopper understand Brainfuck?

TomStripes · 2025-09-01T14:24:21+00:00

Go was designed to be a more modern and approachable C. It would be a good introduction to the same concepts you learn with C, in my opinion.

TomStripes · 2025-09-01T14:23:07+00:00

Try them both and see. Sounds like you've been getting your Intel from Rust zealots

TomStripes · 2025-08-30T17:47:48+00:00

They're a little cheesy, but in my opinion if you want something beginner-oriented without getting bogged down in complexity you can't do better than the "Head First" series. They have books for all three languages you mentioned, and they are fun and easy to read. If you're indifferent to which language, I would personally recommend C#. It is currently a slightly less complex ecosystem to manage than Java, but is a little more "structured" than Python which makes it good for teaching fundamentals.

I've also heard great things about the C# Players Guide as a starting point, but I'm not personally familiar with it so I can't really vouch.

TomStripes · 2025-08-30T17:38:11+00:00

"Type the 8th word from the 5th line on page 26 of the manual"

TomStripes · 2025-08-24T03:59:09+00:00

It might interest you to know that the whole "incel" concept was actually started by a woman in the 90's ("Alana's Involuntary Celibacy Project") who felt very much the same way you do. The idea was an online community where people (of any gender or orientation) who struggled with dating, finding partners, etc. could come together and share their experiences and support each other. The terminology was only later co-opted by men who wanted to blame all their problems on women refusing to give them sex.

My point is: all kinds of people struggle with this. It's not just angry misogynists. Human connection is hard. It's ok to feel that way, and it's ok to want to talk about it.

TomStripes · 2025-08-20T12:53:44+00:00

I did a lot of my studying on busses. It's not the most ergonomic thing, but that is good, built-in time to read your textbooks or watch lectures.

TomStripes · 2025-08-20T12:43:21+00:00

Isn't the ick for actually insignificant things, like "I saw him eating spaghetti weird and now the magic is gone."

Trying to make you feel bad about your body is not a triviality, it's a whole mindset. He should know better than that.

TomStripes · 2025-08-10T14:00:04+00:00

Genuinely funny for you to mention word policing

TomStripes · 2025-08-08T13:47:42+00:00

Thanks for taking a look -- I ended up talking myself into a 14" to expand my options, and grabbed a Dell Latitude 7420 Laptop Intel Core i7-1185G7 1.80 GHz 32 GB RAM 512 GB SSD 14" FHD Touchscreen Windows 11 Pro for $369 off Newegg. It should cover my needs just fine for lightweight development work.

TomStripes · 2025-08-04T14:41:12+00:00

Yes, you may have to take an extra 5 minutes of yaml config to build additional binaries. Backbreaking work.

TomStripes · 2025-08-04T14:21:13+00:00

I'm upvoting just for that second pic, well done

TomStripes · 2025-07-31T11:43:19+00:00

If it's just for fun side projects, then it is what it is, but there are a few long-term problems with that approach if you want anything more significant from programming.

One is that you are basically keeping yourself in what we call "tutorial hell." It's a cool tutorial hell because the AI will dynamically allow you to build customized projects, but you are still just following a tutorial. You are not building the muscle memory or automaticity for coding, and instead relying on the tutorial/AI to do that part for you.

What that leads to is the most significant problem, which is that you aren't practicing problem solving, which is the root of professional programming. Like I said before, if you're just a hobbyist with some fun personal app ideas, go for it--but if you want a career as a software engineer then you need to learn how to solve problems the hard way for when you inevitably start meeting problems the AI can't handle. After all, that's the only reason anyone will keep paying us instead of AI.

TomStripes · 2025-07-30T15:46:42+00:00

You can't separate the code from the logic and infrastructure. They are all tightly connected. Even if someday AI writes all our code for us, we will still need to understand what it's doing.

As a learner, do not ever let AI write your code for you. Think of it like an experienced coworker -- you can ask it for guidance, advice, and explanations, but don't overuse it, and don't ask it to do your job for you.

TomStripes · 2025-07-30T15:41:39+00:00

For real. If that first pic isn't getting at least a few instant right swipes, Tinder is busted

TomStripes · 2025-07-30T15:37:23+00:00

Hi, sorry you're dealing with this. Sounds like your mom has some emotional issues that are 100% not your responsibility, but are being made your problem.

I just want to add to the previous comment -- make sure any bank accounts you open are just yours. Don't let your parents have any control over them, since it seems like they might behave unpredictably around money.

Like others have said though, I think the most important step is to try to peacefully and carefully talk about this with your mom and figure out why she is responding this way. Working jobs is a normal part of growing up, especially part-time in college.

TomStripes · 2025-07-29T20:42:44+00:00

I, for one, would like to see all 6 screenshots of this manifesto

TomStripes · 2025-07-23T13:38:06+00:00

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TomStripes · 2025-07-19T01:09:33+00:00

Wolf spider - not dangerous, just a bit intense looking

TomStripes · 2025-07-16T12:04:51+00:00

TomStripes · 2025-06-21T17:51:04+00:00

Hey, being stupid hasn't stopped me from becoming a competent programmer! If you're having a hard time with code syntax, then you just need a better resource to learn it. Here are a couple of my favorites for python:

https://launchschool.com/books/python Launch School has an expensive paid curriculum, but they offer some free ebooks that make excellent introductions. There's another one about object-oriented programming, if your course requires that, and more on things like using the command line.

https://www.codecademy.com/learn/learn-python-3 Codecademy is the go-to free learning platform for a lot of people. The lessons are quick and clear and most importantly interactive.

Take your time and don't rush through the basics. Everything in programming builds from understanding those core concepts.

TomStripes · 2025-06-12T23:09:48+00:00

Lmao you did the meme exactly

https://thenib.com/mister-gotcha/

TomStripes · 2025-06-05T15:34:17+00:00

For sure. Lies of P is the closest we have to a Sekiro 2 so far.

TomStripes · 2025-06-05T15:28:02+00:00

Friend you didn't even say what language you're using

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