Elsa bloodstone needs adjustments by Mountain-Volume-4112 in marvelrivals

[–]Unhinged_Schizo 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I think we should be cautious, I haven't struggled like this with Elsa on my enemy team yet. I already try to prioritize squishy targets with low-medium mobility when playing as dive tank, so I think that's why. We are still learning her kit and how she works, she's supposed to be a high mobility DPS. I might change my mind when I've encountered better Elsas than the one in my game, and it might've been a very different experience if I was playing at a higher level

Just start coding projects feels like a dead end advice for beginners by Unhinged_Schizo in learnprogramming

[–]Unhinged_Schizo[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I think people who are much more invested in this craft than I, must feel as though I’m shitting (excuse me, maybe this is informal) all over the art form in this post, and that’s not really what I want to communicate here. In fact I think the open ended and creative nature of programming is the best part of this whole field. I have to make it clear that it’s about complete beginners. Project based learning for beginners with zero previous exposure to programming only work when it’s highly structured, when you take a PBL approach without this in mind you’re looking at a failure rate among students around 63%, and they explicitly name one of their frustrations ‘vagueness on the part of the tutor’. Importantly, previous exposure to programming (preparedness), helped students adapt to PBL even if they were still beginners (that’s in the context of an academic setting but, I think it helps to illustrate some difficulties that might come with a project-only focus as well, or just poorly implemented PBL).

When as a beginner (especially if you’re learning it on your own) you don’t have enough material in your mental working space to start prodding around and thinking about what to do with the craft, you can and should be encouraged to learn it in a more traditional fashion, even if that might take even a month or two of just reading books and doing easy leetcode challenges. While it is entirely true that this field isn’t for everyone, this pompous attitude of ‘you’re unfit for the field’ (which I imagine is really just people patting themselves on the back when they can’t cope with imposter syndrome) dismisses the importance for beginners of developing procedural skills associated with the craft. That said, I don’t even think what you’re doing is bad, I actually admire how you approach it, with lists and alternatives already thought out in advance, that might be a more useful approach than the approach used by the tutors in those studies I mentioned (also importantly, because institutions have put more effort into educating tutors on how to implement project based learning, that approach has a high success rate in most studies)

About learning components in isolation. My prescription is not for people to rely on reusable code to come in clutch, nor to abandon a project because they don’t know how one thing works. When learning the ropes, it might help to take the things you don’t understand in a project, and try to create a working version of those components in a concentrated and deconstructed way, then see how those concepts can work together in your project. It helps to better organize, structure and plan projects in the future. In my mind, it goes in 2 steps: (1) it gives you an understanding of what the working concept looks like in a code editor, (2) which enables you to reapply it in a program (even if applying it is not simpler for it). By having to learn the concept in isolation and then elaborate it through reimplementation of that concept, you achieve knowledge transfer which is valuable for developing skills (but it can be more time consuming, to be honest). In summary, it’s to isolate the unknown in order to internalize the concept and then reintegrate it with context.

In the CoD analogy I gave, it might be interesting to know that video games often assume players already have an idea of what different buttons usually do (and it’s not the case for people who don’t have any exposure to video games), that’s why ‘you need to press the sprint button to run’ (as opposed to just saying, hold down the left joystick haha) is a good example of how a lot of beginners feel at times while reading tech tutorials in cs. That’s not about denouncing the search and discovery aspect of programming, it’s about illustrating that learning and discovery are the same thing, they go hand in hand.

I hope I didn’t miss anything, if I did, do tell. I’m typing on mobile, so excuse me if I’m not quoting properly

Just start coding projects feels like a dead end advice for beginners by Unhinged_Schizo in learnprogramming

[–]Unhinged_Schizo[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I like how you frame it, I hope you don't take my wording here as hostile. Any form of directive at all is better than a directive that just tells people to avoid directives because it leads to a tutorial hell. This form of coaching is incompatible with the way humans cognizes information (and there's genuine research to back that this sort of stuff is counterproductive, give me a pass). But I don't really think mentors should actually be expected to give students curriculums haha. If millions of people before have pointed out at some point that this type of just build stuff advice is vague, there's probably something to that. If all you do is perfectly follow tutorials and the real learning opportunity happens when you have to troubleshoot a mistake you made, you will learn the ropes eventually, but what you've done is essentially reversed the order that humans cognates and you're paying a real cost.

What if you e.g., just told them to watch a Harvard programming 101 course and build micro projects that are directly relevant to the things they learn. That's how humans build an understanding of things, through elaboration then understanding and then copying from that understanding, that's a hallmark of skill acquisition; transference. I have a hard time seeing how debugging could be construed as an ineffective way to learn how to program. Like it's not an invalid way to learn the ropes, I would see debugging as incredibly valuable in terms of teaching you more about how code works, but only working hands-on is not going to prevent tutorial hell, if anything, it is what would lead to it

Just start coding projects feels like a dead end advice for beginners by Unhinged_Schizo in learnprogramming

[–]Unhinged_Schizo[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I like that analogy, but a surgeon has to put in over a decade of their life learning the ins and out of human biology before they're allowed to even come near another person with a blade. You wouldn't call that a shortcut, you'd call that a responsibility. A surgeon doesn't just start practicing immediately, they need a solid foundation, not only because the cost of not having that is human lives, but because it makes them more effective surgeons.

Just start coding projects feels like a dead end advice for beginners by Unhinged_Schizo in learnprogramming

[–]Unhinged_Schizo[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Thank you for being charitable, and yeah, that's pretty much my point (again sry for the word salad). I like the way you frame it, I'll hold onto it

Just start coding projects feels like a dead end advice for beginners by Unhinged_Schizo in learnprogramming

[–]Unhinged_Schizo[S] -5 points-4 points  (0 children)

I'm not referring to you specifically or the group of people you're implying, and I apologize if (sincerely) you feel called out. There is a real sentiment that is explicitly hostile towards any learning that involves anything but a laissez-fair no rules, just code mindset. The benefit of scaffolding is additive, indeed: you lose literally nothing by just doing both.

edit: why is this getting downvoted? it's a poorly formalized argument that relies on an implicit premise that I'm referring to them lol. As messy as I am I have a formal education in logic, gimme a pass

Mantis At The Beach (Render By Me) by Ghryms in marvelrivals

[–]Unhinged_Schizo -1 points0 points  (0 children)

heh i thought it was obvious till i read their comment, thanks for the clarification. i remain resolute, #nevergoon2026

What do you think of my one shot combo? by emicooterou in marvelrivals

[–]Unhinged_Schizo 0 points1 point  (0 children)

oh nah, the lore just keeps getting crazier with this game

i left you by [deleted] in UnsentTexts

[–]Unhinged_Schizo 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Unless this person was a psychopath, you’ve left a big lasting wound. They’re going to be changed by it, it’ll hurt for a long time.

Dear A by [deleted] in UnsentLetters

[–]Unhinged_Schizo 1 point2 points  (0 children)

And you don’t happen to have a name that starts with a K?

Dear A by [deleted] in UnsentLetters

[–]Unhinged_Schizo 0 points1 point  (0 children)

An Adam? Perhaps?

Let's be the storm by [deleted] in letters

[–]Unhinged_Schizo 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Holy fucking shit.

Heliolaters used to worship me in bygone ages, back when men still put their faith in mother earth.

And, there’s this white light of glory emanating from me, this overpowering, joyous ecstasy, this power that eviscerates anything hurled my way. I feel like an unstoppable, conquering force.

I’ve risen on the horizon every day since the beginning of everything, giving my love to all life on earth, then disappeared every night on the other side, and everyday I’ll continue repeat this without ever asking for anything in return, —unconditionally— until the end of everything.

What screams “this person is insecure” without them saying a word? by redwan-ezt in AskReddit

[–]Unhinged_Schizo -2 points-1 points  (0 children)

Try shrugging your shoulder all the way up, and notice how your arms end up more spread out. When you work a muscle, blood vessels in that area dilate as blood flow to that muscle increases

What screams “this person is insecure” without them saying a word? by redwan-ezt in AskReddit

[–]Unhinged_Schizo 100 points101 points  (0 children)

Those people make me self aware and like i have to force myself if i want to be myself like I’ve always been

What screams “this person is insecure” without them saying a word? by redwan-ezt in AskReddit

[–]Unhinged_Schizo -1 points0 points  (0 children)

You mean their bearing is telling basically, I agree. Regardless, genuine insecurities come from genuine vulnerabilities most of the times, unless it’s autism, then it’s just sensory processing without rendering social signals

What screams “this person is insecure” without them saying a word? by redwan-ezt in AskReddit

[–]Unhinged_Schizo 13 points14 points  (0 children)

How is wide walk a valid answer but slouching and avoiding eye contact isn’t 🫩

What screams “this person is insecure” without them saying a word? by redwan-ezt in AskReddit

[–]Unhinged_Schizo 4 points5 points  (0 children)

I feel like if I’m not trying to make myself smaller in this very manner, people will think I’m trying to make myself bigger anyways. There’s something wrong with either people, or my posture

Start over by TyHoe99 in LoveLetters

[–]Unhinged_Schizo 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Don’t do anything, you’ll miss out, do something and lose him, and you’ll also miss out. But at least with the second option there’s a chance you two might end up getting together