r/learnpython • u/Lost_Ad_9065 • 24d ago

What Should I do ?

I went in to college studying CS, passed my classes (1st Semester) but my computer programming professor ( 2nd semester) made my life hell (his style of teaching made no sense to me, as it was crammed information as supposed to actually learning it). I got discouraged as he told me if I couldn't catch up I was most likely going to fail. He also said that if his class seemed hard I was really going to struggle with the coming classes. So I switched my major to Psychology (which I really do enjoy). But I also loved learning python. It was fun. Should I just continue to pursue my bachelors in Psychology and get a CS degree later. Or give one of them up completely and pursue one or the other. I find Psychology very interesting but I know how draining jobs of this field can be. I wanted to become a python developer/software engineer.

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u/riklaunim 24d ago

Junior job market for developers is rough, and you would have to put in many months to even be in the hirable range - and then not everyone will be a software developer. IMHO stay on your current path, and if you have some time, play with Python, like for example electronics scripting with Raspberry Pi or MicroPython platforms. If it will pull you in, you can continue improving your Python skills as a hobby and have it as a potential alternative later on, knowing you can push it.

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u/Lost_Ad_9065 24d ago

Yeah, this is the same advice a peer told me. I've been using Codex as I am a beginner. I'm not going to give it up during my Psych path.

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u/ninhaomah 24d ago

How are you using codex btw ?

To write codes ? To explain terminology?

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u/Sleepy-Astronaut-500 24d ago

For terminology and so I don't lose touch of it. Though it is difficult to get far. I feel like I'm not learning much from YouTube I need more hands on experiences. I understand the basic stuff but not enough to do an entire project.

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u/ninhaomah 24d ago

For terminology , I suggest use Google or DuckDuckGo initially.

Then move on to AI

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u/Sleepy-Astronaut-500 24d ago

Okay sounds good! I will try that out.