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  • Reading: The Pragmatic Programmer (Andy Hunt & Dave Thomas)

    There are podcasts and YouTube channels with great content already available, with videos about specific topics and or libraries.

    Read other people’s code.

    I would advise you to avoid using chatbots to write code or explain it; programming seems a lot like learning human languages, if you do not exercise it, you will not improve. Read code and read error messages.

    Using chatbots to understand concepts can be useful, but be careful, it doesn’t know anything, it just generates text that seems correct, so always check on other sources.

    When you feel comfortable in python, learn the basics of a new language. Each language has its own “way of thinking”, and knowing that will make you a better programmer.

    And have fun; without it, it is hard to stick to anything.













  • arthur@lemmy.ziptoAsklemmy@lemmy.mlWas it naivety?
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    3 months ago

    I’m not an US citizen, never been in the US. But as far as I know, your country never was a real nice place. Slaves, first nations, Mexico, Hawaii, Tuskegee (and Guatemala), Condor Operation, Camboja, Palestine… The list goes on, and on, and on…

    Of course I don’t blame the everyday citizen, but your rulers are terrible for the rest of the world, since ever, and the people are blinded to it. And about democracy, the electoral college system is pretty much the opposite of democracy IMHO, and the most powerful force driving the country is not what people needs or want, is money (and capitalism).

    (Again, IMHO) The US image outside its borders is not “inspiring”, it is terrifying.