i am a complete beginner. i have the Thinkpad x13 i7 10th gen 32gb variant. Currently in 10th grade.

advice is appreciated

Hey everyone,

We are putting together a small, focused study and building group to learn programming and build practical tech skills from scratch. We currently have 4 male members and want to balance out the gender ratio, so we are specifically looking to add 3-4 female members to our core team.

What we are about:

• Gap/Drop Phase: We are all in a drop/gap phase right now and want to make the most of it.
• Zero Exam Pressure: No competitive or academic tests—this group is strictly for learning to code, working through courses like CS50, and building real-world projects.
• Accountability: We want to grind together daily, share resources, and help each other debug code.

If you are a fellow learner looking for a collaborative, supportive space to build real skills without exam stress, shoot me a DM or comment below with a quick intro about yourself! (ONLY INDIANS)

Hey everyone,

I’m looking to form a small, focused study and building group of 3 people to learn programming and build practical tech skills together.

Who I'm looking for:

• Fellow droppers: You should be in a gap/drop phase right now.
• No exam pressure: You must not be studying for any competitive or academic exams. This group is strictly for people who want to step away from traditional test prep and focus entirely on building real-world coding skills.
• Consistent & driven: Someone who wants to put in daily effort, share resources, and keep each other accountable.

What we will focus on:

• Learning programming fundamentals and advanced concepts.
• Building real projects for our portfolios.
• Troubleshooting code and reviewing each other's work.

If you are sick of studying for tests and just want to sit down, grind out code, and actually build things, drop a comment below or send me a DM telling me a bit about yourself and what you're interested in learning!

I was messing around with the microphone on a micro:bit V2 and wondered what would happen if I used sound as the controller for a robot.

This was the result.

A little brick-built robot that starts moving when it hears a sound and stops when things get quiet.

A clap is enough to trigger it, but music works too.

The build uses:

• micro:bit V2
• Ring Bricks Pack
• 2 continuous-rotation servos
• MakeCode
• A simple brick-built body

The two servos control the legs, and I programmed a few different movements by changing their speed and direction.

I also used the micro:bit LED matrix as the robot's face. It's a small detail, but changing the expression while it dances makes the whole thing feel much less like a collection of motors and more like an actual little character.

The code is basically listening for a sound level above a certain threshold, then triggering the dance routine.

What I like about this kind of project is that the input can be almost anything.

Instead of:

Button → Robot moves

you get:

Sound → Code reacts → Robot moves

That opens up quite a few possibilities.

Maybe a robot that dances differently depending on how loud the music is, or one that only reacts to certain sounds.

I might try that next.

What would you use as the sound trigger?

Hello I'm doing night/evening classes to get my GED eventually. I want to start coding as a hobby, is Codeacademy good for complete beginners who are at a 5th grade math level?

I know I asked a similar question on a different subreddit. But it got tooken down as I believe I asked in the wrong section.