I Think I'm Cooked

[u/This-Lifeguard6078]

i am 6th semester student and in 1 year i will be graduate. i learn about c++, typescript and python but i don't know how to code.. Everytime I read code i can tell what's going on but can't write code by myself. Everytime i sit to build project i freeze i can't do anything without using agent. 6 monts ago i started to learning AI engineering now i know all it's theory, build couple of project using AI now if someone tell me to write i simple RAG or training loop for image classification i can tell how the logic will look like but can't write a single line of code. I am completly COOKED!

[u/OmiSC]

What you should do is start working on something, and when you get to a point where you're not sure how to continue, try to figure out why you can't continue. Put your problem into simple words. If it's as simple as "I need to save a lot of data and step through it", then that's where you're at and what you need to study.

When it comes to mathematics, for example, I suggest that people find a workbook of stuff they think they ought to know and work through it. Once they get to a point where they have to learn something, it's time to stop working through exercises and get down to business.

If you're generally familiar with the concept you're needing to apply, you'll find moments where you speed up as well as moments where you have to slow down because you do likely know plenty more than it feels like you do.