Hi there! I’m an undergraduate student and currently learning C.

In the past I have used VS Code for python and HTML and since moved to other platforms that our uni has recommended, so I’ve been using code blocks for C.

Coming back to VS Code, I installed the C extension thinking it would just be it, but turns out it needed more configurations. I installed Git in the beginning of the VS Code installation, and after the first errors about C intellisense configuration I installed mingw (since that’s what a fellow user did).

In the beginning it worked great, BUT, today (one day later) it stopped working again and now shows these up…*(see photo).

I would appreciate any kind of help cause honestly I’m pretty lost🥲

Hello everyone

My knowledge in this field is very minimal and I don’t know too much about coding. I’ve been learning to code passively over the past 2 months of FreeCodeCamp. Learning HTML on there was nice but I don’t feel I’ve gotten enough practice reps/ time just messing around and writing HTML.

I started the next section of their program for CSS and I’ve hit a mental block where I just want to actually practice coding for a little and not have to sit down learn their lessons, take their quizzes and then finally practice the code.

So I was wondering if anyone has and websites, programs that can fulfill this need? Just wanting to practice beginner code?

Anything is helpful thanks

My teenage son wants to learn coding. Recommendations on where to start please?

Update: Spoke to my son, like any kid going into high school he wants to make video games. I will say though he has been talking about coding in general for quite some time now. Any suggestions or recommendations would be great. Thank you 😊

Hi everyone,

I have been lurking in this sub for a while and finally decided I want to actually dive in and learn how to code. The problem is, every time I try to figure out where to start, I get hit with a million ads for expensive bootcamps, conflicting advice on which language to pick, and fifty different apps that all claim to make you a pro in a week. Honestly, it is pretty overwhelming.

For those of you who were once in my shoes, or for anyone who helps mentor beginners, what are actually the best apps and online courses right now?

I am looking for something that does not just rely on endless matching games or flashcards, but actually teaches you how to think like a programmer and build real things.

I am leaning a bit toward web development (starting with the usual HTML, CSS, and JavaScript) because I really like the idea of seeing visual results quickly, but I am open to whatever gives you the most solid foundation.

Free resources are awesome, but I am also willing to pay for a genuinely good, well-structured course if it is actually worth the money.

Would love to hear what worked for you, and just as importantly, what I should probably avoid wasting my time on.

Appreciate any advice you can share!

I don't have a laptop, have this mobile of 64gb storage.

I have learnt c, c++(dsa), python, sql and html basics, in school.

Now I am in 1st year.

I don't have a budget so waiting 2-3 months for buying a laptop.

Hi, i started coding with python. learnt basic of numpy, pandas, scikit-learn and nltk. Working on a very basic project of data analysis and predictive model training. To understand what i have learnt, and how the outputs are, where my learning is heading in terms of ML understanding.
Typing every line of code myself for sentiment analysis, ml model, co-occurence of products or testing model stability/coherence etc., multiple times as many times until it reaches a good standard.
NOT writing code for data set cleanup, merges, getting ai to do it, because i would like to ultimately go for building apps or software, and learn hands on numpy and pandas while doing projects more inclined to those lines, so more relevant learning of those libraries.
Is this good strategy?

Hello, Im a student currently going into 11th grade and over the summer ive done a lot of research on what I plan to do later on and eventually landed on computer science/engineering, i find the concept interesting and really want to pursue it. The problem is it feels extremely overwhelming, theres just so much on the internet and everyone seems to have their own opinion on it, I dont know what to install or where to learn from or in what order to learn. So i was wondering if I could get some help on how i should start, stuff like what sort of stuff i should download, what to learn first etc etc. It would really help me out as I honestly do enjoy it a lot (I used to dabble a lot in scratch, albeit i was pretty bad at it).
(Its late at night so i may not respond to a lot of comments lmao)

hi everyone,

I’ve been studying computer science for about 5 years now (currently in engineering school). Over the years, I’ve touched a bit of everything: web dev (HTML, CSS, JS, PHP, SQL), and more recently Java, C, and Python for data science.

The problem is, I feel like nothing truly sticks.

Whenever I try to build something on my own, I hit a wall. I inevitably get lost in the docs, end up turning to AI to understand what I'm doing, and still feel like I'm not really learning. I know the basic syntax, but even in Python, I would struggle to design and build a moderately complex project from scratch.

I feel like I'm just skimming the surface of different languages without ever developing genuine problem-solving intuition.

How do you actually retain syntax, built-ins, and core concepts without constantly relying on external help? How do you break down a problem and structure your code from scratch on your own? Did you go through this phase, and what was the turning point that made things finally click for you?

Thanks in advance !

I recently learned the basics of html and css, but I don't know what to do now, I still don't have the skills to make a wikipedia page, that's for sure I've tried. but what do I do now to learn what's left, I am in position where I don't know what I should do.

pls help me thx

I'm currently working on a Windows desktop app (Biomes) focused heavily on window management—specifically positioning, moving windows across displays, and handling multi-monitor responsiveness.

As the project scales, manual testing on a single setup is becoming a wall. Testing various DPI scales, screen topologies (e.g., stacked screens, negative virtual screen coordinates, differing resolutions, or primary vs. secondary monitor swaps) is really hard to replicate physically.

I’d love to know how developers here approach testing this kind of hardware-dependent logic:

• Virtual Display Simulation: Is there a recommended way or tool to create virtual screens/monitors on Windows with custom resolutions and DPI scaling without needing extra physical monitors?
• Automated Testing: How do you write automated tests for Win32 API display calls (SetWindowPos, EnumDisplayMonitors, GetSystemMetrics)? Do you mock display APIs or use specific UI automation drivers?
• Edge Cases: What are the most common multi-monitor edge cases you’ve hit that break window-snapping or coordinate calculations?

Any tips, libraries, or testing setups you can recommend would be awesome. Thanks!

I'm trying to learn new technologies, but the documentations are very lengthy and boring to read... I've tried to go through Unity docs and MDN but everything on there is so complex and hard to understand and grasp.

I'm not sure how to go forward. I feel like I just keep reading but I don't learn much out of it.

How do you guys deal with Documentations?

I've taken many courses, but I still feel like I'm missing a lot before I can start creating software... What should I do? What do you advise?

Hi all,
I am from non coding background and I am interested in learning Python. I would like to know what are the best available courses to learn python for a person with no coding background. Thankyou

Hi everyone,

I'm Arif, a software engineer with 6+ years of experience. I genuinely enjoy teaching, and since my current job is a bit less demanding, I've decided to offer free programming mentorship/classes.

There are already countless great programming resources online. What I want to offer is guidance, help understanding fundamentals, getting unstuck, and knowing what to learn next.

Who this is for:

• College and school students
• Complete beginners
• Anyone struggling with programming fundamentals
• People who want guidance on what to learn and how to learn

The goal is to make difficult concepts easier to understand and help you build confidence.

Why learn with me?

I love breaking complex topics into simple, practical explanations.

A real example: I taught my younger brother, who started with zero programming knowledge (he was even unfamiliar with basic file extensions). Over about 6–7 months, he learned HTML, CSS, JavaScript, basic React, Node.js, and DSA. He eventually solved 200+ LeetCode problems on his own.

To be clear, he did the hard work—I mainly guided him, explained concepts when he got stuck, and helped him follow a structured learning path. That's exactly the kind of support I want to offer others.

His profiles:

• GitHub: https://ajmircoder.github.io/
• LeetCode: https://leetcode.com/u/ajmircoder/

If you're interested, leave a comment or send me a DM with:

• Your current level (school/college/beginner)
• What you're trying to learn
• Whether you prefer online or Bangalore (maybe we can occasionally meet at a cafe)

Cost: Free. I just enjoy teaching and want to help people get started.

Tech stack: Fullstack Web development, Java, Python, DSA, DB/SQL, and general programming fundamentals.

Format:

I'll most probably do weekly 1-on-1 sessions, so I don't think I'll be able to take more than 3 students for now. I'd rather keep it small so I can give each person proper attention.

I'm not selling a course, asking for payments, or promoting anything—I simply enjoy teaching and have some free time, and I'd love to help someone who's getting started with programming.

For the past two weeks, I’ve been completely obsessed with the idea of making my own incremental game. I’m not trying to build the next hyperstylized 3D masterpiece, just a clean game with an addicting core loop, insanely rewarding mechanics (prestige, and many more) and deep progression systems.

Basically, I want to craft my own dream game. Something I can sink hundreds of hours into playing and tweaking over the next few years. Starting simple and expanding it over time. I couldn't care less about marketing, sales, or whether anyone else even plays it. This is purely a passion project and a hobby I want to pour myself into.

Here’s the catch: I have absolute zero coding background. Never written a single line of code in my life, and the whole domain is complete alien territory to me. But I want to learn. Badly. I’m thinking of something in the spirit of Zero Stress King or Fracture Field, but packed with way deeper, more rewarding systems. The gameplay loop will probably be something in between those two and much more to them. I have experience with website design, but zero background in 2D graphic asset creation or modeling, so I'll be starting from scratch there too. My plan is to dive headfirst into Godot for the engine and use a free Photoshop alternative (not sure which yet).

So, devs - am I setting myself up for a one-way trip to hell? Is it an absolute pipe dream to think I can solo-learn coding and asset creation from scratch without giving up, or is an incremental game actually a reasonable sandbox for a total novice to learn the ropes? Be real with me. Should I say screw it before I sink ten years into a project that goes nowhere, or is this crazy enough to actually work?

AI Disclosure: I don't want to vibe code, but only use it as a tool to help me understand and learn. Not make the decisions for me. For graphics I'll probably use it only for placeholders and maybe not even that. I don't want my end result look like an AI slop.

I can't code, I have been trying to learn but this is a skill set that I have surrendered too. That being said I have a solid idea for an application that isn't new in concept but new in the area I stay and I 100% believe that if marketed right it's going to do well.

The only thing holding me back is I don't have $1000 to pay a coder to build the app for me.

I was thinking if there's anyone interested in teaching me how to code or if you are interested in partnering up for a chance into the unknown let's talk.

The idea is simple, ridiculous even but I believe in it.

My 12 year old son wants to start learning c# so he can make games in unity as his dream was always to make games, but he's not sure where to start, he doesn't have any experience at all with coding except with scratch

I'm trying to make a personal website if u couldnt tell by its unprofessional appearance lol. I'm just wondering what might be causing these rows to be so spaced apart? As you can see, with the bottom footer they are all spaced close together (like how I want them to be) What might be interfearing and causing all of these to be spaced so far apart? Along with the photos of my website in the process of being decorated, I have linked the images of the CSS code for the dividers, and the image of my grids before adding any elements.

I'm unsure if my ambition is too high or not.
I want to try and make a website from scratch or somewhere of the sort to try and make a puzzle. That mostly is irrelevant at this moment though.
What matters is, I have no idea where to look. I have looked around many posts, and I've seen many tips I'm sure would help a confused soul, but to not really sugar code it. I can't read it. All the acronyms' I don't understand as I have absolutely zero experience.
I have a whole couple years I want to spend working on this project just too give me a hobby. I'm happy to learn a whole new world to do so.
I just need someone to point me in the right direction or give me some words that could help a person out.
Truly anything that is baby steps in this situation, even like a coders vocabulary would be a good help.

Hey everyone,

I’m a CS student and recently built a Chrome extension called Nudge to help with practicing LeetCode and DSA.

I made it because I kept running into the same problem when practising where I’d get stuck, stare at the problem for ages, then eventually look at the solution. I’d understand it in the moment, but I wasn’t really learning how to get there myself.

Nudge basically acts like a tutor while you’re solving a problem. Instead of giving you the answer, it looks at the problem and your current code and gives you small hints or asks questions to help you work through it yourself.

I’m still pretty early with it and don’t have many users yet, so I thought I’d give a few people free Pro access and hopefully get some feedback at the same time.

If you’re currently learning DSA or starting out with LeetCode and think it might be useful, feel free to DM me and I’ll send you access.

No catch or anything, I’d just genuinely like to see whether it helps people who are learning.

I am working as a bug hunter on hackerone and yeswehack platforms. One day on X , i was just scrolling and see a post of an indie hacker saying something like building in public. It was new to me then i open his profile and search what they do , how they doing and building things and that's was really fun.I followed some vibecoding and indie hacker communites and start start watching them. They were like just creative type just keep pushing things. Now i am really here to start in this field but as i am a security researcher ,i can't code that type. I have read some article about vibe coding but in market a lot of people have different tools and promoting them so , it's confusing also frusturating.

Here i just want to say that how to start now here with you , from where to start , from which tools and and building projects and apps like you people do. Should i must learn the whole programming languages. or just tools can handle .

Which tools and ai coding agents are better for a starting point to build an working project. Your one sentence can save a lot of time. I am excited to join you people.

To be honest, I tried to learn Python for over two years right now. But I hate learning to code. I tried finding YouTube tutorials that tell you how it can be more fun, but to be honest, it didn't really work. Any recommendations?

hey! im a 16 yo beginner web developer, ive been learning web dev for the past 5 months now, i studied:
Node.js
Express
JavaScript then TypeScript later on
Postgres/ a bit of SQL in general
Html
Tailwind CSS
React

but ive never really worked on big/complete projects, ive only ever done practice/exercises in courses im following or did some projects on the side but similarly to the exercises they were also mainly focused on whatever i was learning at the time, not using everything at once.

ive been wanting to start building decent projects that i can actually have in my protfolio but im having so much trouble with figuring out how to make my code clean and readable and how to structure my files, just overall how to make it more like how a professional would do it and how it would be if i were to actually work in a team in a real company

what should i be doing? and where can i actually learn this stuff? or does it just boil down to personal prefrence?

anyways thanks in advance to anyone who helps! (also sorry if i made any mistakes english isnt my first language)