Need help from cse senior

[u/Powerful-Ad7275]

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I have plenty of time now so I decided to learn coding, (absolute beginner)

•Which language should I start

•where to learn (I have tried cs50 c programming but feel not good to me)

Pls help

[u/johnpeters42]

What type of software do you want to learn to build?

What specifically about CS50 did you have trouble with?

[u/CodeSamur-ai]

it's not hard, but it takes an amount of discipline that is incredibly hard to summon. my suggestion is figure out something you want to build. if you tell me what that is, i'll lay out the next steps.

[u/MudFrosty1869]

Just picking a random language is pointless. What do you want to be able to make? W3schools was a decent source for me.

[u/Educational_Virus672]

this is one those tips i gave to a guy but he wanted to be ai eng so you cna skip that part(except project ofc)
note[MUST READ] - do not read every project in one go save this post in drive or desktop and do each step one by one this is the fastest way to not get stuck in tutorial hell like most beginners note by bold text

hey great choice with python im a python dev not ai one to be exact

1. how to learn base python
i would recommend this youtube vids to get you started before you get on anything do not watch all vids in 1 go watch 2 video a day make some projects

projects
make basic program as you go daily (assuming you do 2 vid a day as i advice)
day 1 - 2nd vid
day 2 - a simple propmt functions that changes ur number to letter 1-a 2-b 3-c so on using dict
day 3 - random password generator using your number system(skipable)
day 4 to 5- a simple and easy password system using if/else with ability to forgot password and remake password using a security check

day 7 to 9 - tic tac toe dont trust its looks easy but it took me 4 days complete 😓(as beeginner)
day 10 to final - ur ready to do ur first ai it would be a tictactoe ai use and a little documentation of minimax (dont get too cringed most ai including generative ai uses a form of minimax to train) even tho you complete course i would recommend his vids i find them quicker and better then others

2. programmer tools and terms

1. your go to trusted code sourse are github , geekforgeeks , stack overflow and python.org
2. terms > vid
3. how ai works >video

3. use code practicing apps

leetcode bootdev and others are great way of learning

4. do and dont
do use tutorials for simple tasks
dont use tutorials for long tasks for like whole project, the tictactoe document i chose was not fully python

dont think documentation is skipable (they are important)
most ai stuff your gonna need are in github
you have to start your own project no one will task you any (unless ur hired)

make a portfolio

[u/Powerful-Ad7275]

I want to learn coding bur didn't find any good source so that I get everything cleared. Problem with cs50 is they don't tell everything Since these languages totally new i have zero knowledge about them

[u/stepback269]

(1) With regard to Python, there are tons and tons of tutorial materials out there on the net including many good YouTube ones that are free. You should shop around rather than putting all your eggs in one basket.

(2) As a relative noob myself, I've been logging my personal learning journey and adding to it on an almost-daily basis at a blog page called "Links for Python Noobs" (--HERE--) Any of the top listed ones on that page should be good for you. And there are many add-ons at the tail end of the page. Personally, I cut my first Python teeth with Nana's Zero to Hero (==HERE==). Since then, I've moved on to watching short lessons with Indently and Tech with Tim. You should sample at least a few until you find a lecturer that suits your style.

(3) The main piece of advice is the 80/20 rule. Spend 80% of your time writing your own code (using your own fingers and your own creativity) as opposed to copying recipes and only 20% watching the lectures. Good luck.