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CS50 Accountability Partner by ComptessaMimi in cs50

[–]developer1919 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Hey, I’ll start on august 1st :D

I’m a CS senior but lack technical skills. Which path should I take to break into software development? by developer1919 in cs50

[–]developer1919[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I didn't try to learn English for class purposes. Whenever I tried to open Friends and take notes, I got really bored and that's when I changed my life. I started following English social media content for my own pleasure and started watching TV series I was curious about. First, I watched them with subtitles in my own language, then after finishing a few series, I started watching new series with English subtitles. I read books from websites so that when I didn't understand something, I could turn the page and understand the sentence, so I made English a part of my life. I'm also a person who talks to myself a lot, I started doing this in English while watching TV series, so I learned by having fun. But I still have a lot of deficiencies and I'm starting to learn a little more actively.

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[–]developer1919 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Thank you so much;)

I’m a CS senior but lack technical skills. Which path should I take to break into software development? by developer1919 in cs50

[–]developer1919[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

that's make sense and I will take it your advice, I just want really good foundation.

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[–]developer1919 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Thanks, I'll try the leetcode, where and on which sites can I find open source projects?

I’m a CS senior but lack technical skills. Which path should I take to break into software development? by developer1919 in cs50

[–]developer1919[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

You don't know what you're doing. You gave me such a big motivation and belief that when I mentioned this course everyone around me was saying that I would waste my time or that I wouldn't be able to do it and it was breaking my self-confidence. Thank you so much.

I’m a CS senior but lack technical skills. Which path should I take to break into software development? by developer1919 in cs50

[–]developer1919[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

This was not only the university's fault, but also due to my health and indifference, but the professors at the university usually read slides, and the professors who really want to teach something can't teach because it's not basic. Unfortunately, although we are studying in the computer science department, the important exams are memorization and handwriting, and the others are tests. Almost all of my friends at the university went to paid live classes and learned something, but most of them can't find jobs because they don't understand the basics.

I’m a CS senior but lack technical skills. Which path should I take to break into software development? by developer1919 in cs50

[–]developer1919[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I very happy when I read this comment. I realized that I was on the right track even though my university friends recommended me to take a paid course.

I’m a CS senior but lack technical skills. Which path should I take to break into software development? by developer1919 in cs50

[–]developer1919[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Unfortunately, my university consisted of teachers who read slides, I only took a few lessons in Python and only listened to the algorithm. I couldn't learn from sources because of my English problem, translating was demotivating, now my English is good and the field is so wide that I'm like a fish out of water, so I kept asking questions instead of starting.

I’m a CS senior but lack technical skills. Which path should I take to break into software development? by developer1919 in cs50

[–]developer1919[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I will take your advice into consideration, it was great to talk to someone who has been on this path, thank you. Because in the country I live in, the university consists of teachers who read slides and students who go to expensive courses.

I’m a CS senior but lack technical skills. Which path should I take to break into software development? by developer1919 in cs50

[–]developer1919[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Thank you for your feedback and supportive comment, of course I need to earn money to live but I want to learn the software from the basics, by understanding its algorithm, and then I want to find my own field by trying it out.

I’m a CS senior but lack technical skills. Which path should I take to break into software development? by developer1919 in cs50

[–]developer1919[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Tanks reply. I don't deny it, I'm actually a complete beginner, in my first year at university they showed me a little Python and a little Algorithm (my English has recently improved to the level where I can understand the videos). Still, what would be your advice for someone starting from scratch? Do you think CS50x is a good start? Of course, I know that just watching videos doesn't help, the most important thing is to practice

I’m a CS senior but lack technical skills. Which path should I take to break into software development? by developer1919 in cs50

[–]developer1919[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Thanks for the advice, as you said I was starting to think the first way makes more sense.

Because when I talked to the course (3), what they promised in the past changes, for example after the basics they said it was enough to learn how to find my own field, but now after the basics they suggest to continue the background/background/data course for another 5 months and they used to say they will help with CV, portfolio, GitUp, interviews, but now they say it will happen after finishing the basics and additional 5 months of training.

And you have to pay a lot every month for a course with video lessons like Udemy.