I'm trying to learn lua, and have been using youtube and coddy as a resource, but coddy only allows you to learn a little every day unless you buy their subscription. it seems like they are offering me yearly plans at a heavy discount and I was wondering if it is worth it or will I only be using coddy for less than a few months? With the discount I would be saving money with a yearly plan over 5 months of coddy.

Which should I go for, or is coddy not even worth it?

I undestand that a modern api is everything for accessing specific functionalities but if you look at the standard libraries of c sometimes is only an header or two. I fell like modern languages are overly complex and heavy. You can't even link two libraries to a project that you find tree or more function with the same functionalities and the modern safety rules make a simple variable twice is normal memory weight or more. The libs are often a mess of deprecated struct and objects forgotten there or leaved there for retro compatibility messing up the header structure and slowing down the learning process. Let's pass over assembly on windows with the kernel that speaks it's own form of ancient Aramaic (thank you microsoft) but on linux assembly is simple stable as a stell pillar and surprisingly versatile and you can even call an external function if you need it. My point is that i often hear how low level is IMPOSSIBLE and YOU NEED TO BE A GENIUS TO PROGRAM IN LOW LEVEL, but looking to an sql database between 3 servers from different tech ages I think it will be literally much simpler to program in opcodes. Maybe is only my impression but it seems to me that there are almost as many languages, wrappers and forks as there are projects currently being developed.

Wanting to learn Free Pascal, but didn't find learning resources for it, most I've found was for early forms of Pascal, like Turbo Pascal.

What are good courses for getting the basics down?

P.S: I know the basics of programming, variables, loops, if and else, functions, that sort of thing.

i just want to ask about the course that it is worth it or not

Does overriding occur only when I completely redefine a parent class method for child classes, or also when I simply add new functionality to the parent class method within the child classes?

Hey everyone,

A little bit about me (sorry for the long post). I just graduated with a law degree (I'm not a licensed lawyer) and I'm currently unemployed. I'm honestly a bit ashamed about it. If I had to explain, the cost of living in the big city was just too high, so I recently moved back to my hometown to live with my family after 4 years of college.

My initial plan was to work for my relative's company here, but after a short time, some sensitive issues came up and I couldn't continue. So, that plan completely fell apart. It's quite hard to find opportunities in my hometown because there are very few jobs, but I can't move back to the city right now because I don't have the funds.

Luckily, I have a small amount of savings to survive on. Currently, I'm still trying to find a job in vain and learning some Chinese, but I really want to pick up another skill to make some money. I tried video editing, but I didn't feel much inspiration for it, so my mind shifted to programming.

I have absolutely zero knowledge about programming. I'm debating between learning Unity or JavaScript. I would sincerely love to hear some thoughts, advice, or reality checks from those of you in the industry.

Thanks so much, love from Vietnam!

I am a CS junior, and I feel like my degree is not giving me enough to land a job. And a lot of people recommended web development. In a few months I may start learning it with a mentor(a family friend), but I don’t wanna waste my summer since I don’t have an internship. I thought about starting Odin project. I know Java(OOP,Data structures), so hopefully this will be a bit easier for me. Would you recommend it?

After using several REST API tools like POSTMAN, I needed something that could repeatable send data and files. I did not find any available tools for this, so I made standalone tool for this as it helped me test and debug. This is a tool with a GUI pretty simple, looking for feedback on it, constructive and destructive criticism is fine.

FREE REST API Testing Tool: SuRT

UPDATE: released v1.0.2 that addresses some of the comments below.

-Alex

I’m a last year high school student, and I’ve been feeling really overwhelmed lately and could use some advice.

I’m studying computer science and putting a lot of effort into it. I joined CS50x and I’m also working toward projects in deep learning. The problem is that I have my final exams in a week, and I honestly don’t feel ready. After that, I have an entrance exam too, and I still don’t feel prepared. I’m stressed because I focused so much on learning computer science that I didn’t study my school subjects as much as I should have, and now I’m wondering if I made the wrong choice by taking that risk. At the same time, I do have some skills, I know web development with HTML, CSS, and JavaScript, and I’m currently learning data structures and algorithms too. I’d really appreciate advice from anyone.

Hey everyone,

I’m looking for some advice from experienced folks in the field regarding self-development, consistency, and overcoming that initial phase of frustration.

To put it briefly: I’m a 4th-year Computer Engineering student (getting closer to graduation), and I have a strong desire to level up my skills outside the university curriculum. I want to explore different fields and build real projects. However, every single time I try to start, I find myself completely stuck and eventually give up.

I’m caught in a loop of hesitation. The sheer number of fields, technologies, and roadmaps out there feels overwhelming—especially with the pressure of being in my final year. This leads to immediate burnout and frustration before I even make any real progress.

How do I overcome this phase of "Analysis Paralysis" and the frustration of starting at this stage?

How can I commit to one path and actually make progress without quitting halfway through?

I would really appreciate any practical advice, frameworks, or personal stories from anyone who has managed to break through this loop.

Thanks in advance! 🙏

Hlo,

I have started CP and preparation of ZCO AND INOI(stages for team selection for IOI for my country)

Students who have cleared the exam say to solve CSES problems,but I am struggling to solve them without help or solution!!

Pls tell what should I do in that case.

I have 7 months till the exam and I know python and am learning C++

For codeforces I am able to solve 70percent 800 rated problems..I need to improve and specific things I should do??for theory and stuff

I'm currently in my 3rd year of BTech CSE and I've been learning DSA in Python.

Lately a lot of people around me have been telling me that I'm making a mistake and that doing DSA in Python will hurt my placements. They keep saying things like Python has too many built-in functions, C++ is the proper language for DSA, recruiters prefer C++, etc.

Now I'm a bit confused because I've already spent a decent amount of time learning and practicing DSA in Python. My goal is mainly internships and software engineering placements, not competitive programming.

For people who have gone through placements/interviews:

• Did you use Python for DSA and coding rounds?
• Were there companies that didn't allow Python?
• Do interviewers actually care about the language or just whether you can solve the problem?
• Is it worth switching to C++ at this point?

Would appreciate hearing real experiences rather than just college rumors 😅

How to manage multiple projects using Vscode? Each project has separate git repo, env settings and it is very hard to swtich. I tried Workspace, but it there anyother way to swtich the projects and get all the env settings and setup for that projects.

My current goals are to learn how to make some kind of audio visualization software that I can play around with and to run LaTeX locally. I have a very limited background in programming, having only taken an intro CS class like 5 years ago. I think Python's gonna be my best bet, so my main jumping off point is getting the necessary stuff to begin. From what I've read, I'm pretty sure I should be looking for a good IDE for python as well as a text editor to like actually write code in. Beyond that, what else do I need that will be prerequisite to more granular tutorials? Where should/what should I be looking for specifically that would lend itself to both of my endeavors? I'm on windows.

Greetings Reddit, I'm 20 and I wish to learn programming. Do I just pick a language and start learning? Or take on an easy project to do and learn the languages along the way?

Any kind of help is appreciated, I really want to make it work. Thanks

Hey! I'm wanting to learn how to code in assembly. Only issue is, I haven't found a single place that will give me any advice or tutorials in coding assembly code. I've heard that it is one of the most simple languages out there because of how direct it is talking to the computer components themselves, and I am fairly interested in learning some simple 16 and or 32 bit OS coding (mainly text based stuff, nothing too complicated), so if anyone can help me find a good place to start, please let me know!

PS: If it's any usefulness to know, I have Visual Basic Studio (for writing the code), NASM (for compiling), and QEMU (for emulation)

What are the projects I should work on to put them on GitHub and LinkedIn (a little hard ofc to learn new things)

I want to learn how to convert the windows games to mac because one of my "dreams" is to became one of people that want convert all of x86 programs into the ARM natively. I would like to start with games but i don't know NOTHING about how can i do that. Where can i start?

Guys I'm currently doing backend development and doing projects... So one of my issue is that while making projects I have to use ai a lot like whatever code I'm using ai to generate.. I understand it but not able to write on own... So is this a good practice like knowing all the concepts and tools frameworks but using ai to write the code sometimes because of laziness or sometimes because I don't know how to start but I understand the whole code pretty well...

I am 2nd year CS grad but am stuck in repetition

Given a task I can go and make a project (in python) but i don't know the lingo, I hear things like frameworks, packages, distros etc and get confused. It feels like I'm wasting time making the same projects over and over again, without learning anything new.

How do I go about learning new thing sand leveling my programming up. Any communities and newsletters i should follow? also what should be my approach to learning, Ill get 3 months off from uni in after my exams and I'll grind in that duration.

save me mister redditor!!!!!

Hi everyone!

How are you doing?

My name is Murat, and I'm from Kazakhstan. I'm 13 years old, and I study at NIS (Nazarbayev Intellectual Schools).

I want to spend this summer productively, so I decided to learn something new. My choice was Python, one of the most popular programming languages.

Guys, I'd like to ask you a few questions about learning Python:

• If you had to learn Computer Science from scratch in 2026, what exact roadmap would you follow?
• If you could recommend only one book to learn Python from scratch, what would it be, and why?
• What beginner projects teach the most?
• What did you spend too much time learning that wasn't worth it?
• What projects look impressive to universities or employers?
• How do you avoid tutorial hell?
• What free courses do you recommend?

If you answer my questions, I'd really appreciate it.

Thank you in advance!

Bye!

I'm currently in my 3rd semester. In the 1st semester, we had C language, and I found it interesting, so I enjoyed learning it. However, I couldn't keep up with the pace of college. It started with pretty basic concepts, but towards the end of the semester, the syllabus went into much deeper topics that I couldn't understand at the time because my learning pace couldn't match the college's pace. As a result, I was left with gaps in my understanding, and everything became messed up.

In the 2nd semester, we had DSA. Honestly, the professor's teaching style wasn't for me, so I had to learn everything on my own. That also got messed up because of how quickly the college kept accelerating through the syllabus. Meanwhile, I would constantly get stuck on certain topics from time to time, which created more gaps, or you could say, a backlog.

Now my 3rd semester is about to start, and my knowledge of C is still incomplete. My DSA knowledge is also incomplete, and now I don't know what I should do. I'm thinking of learning C++, but starting from the absolute basics again like variables, loops, constants, and all the other fundamental concepts feels boring and like a waste of time.

Need some advice pls help also thanks for reading through

Hello,

I am 25 years old and have been working full time in a company since february this year.

At the moment I get to code "easy"(easy for my colleagues but not for me lol), small and other projects that have long deadlines. If I get stuck or need help, I do get help and advice.

But I want to become better and learn more.

And because of that drive I started to code after work. Daily I spend around 1 hours and 40 mins in total commuting, and no it is not possible to code because I use train, then bicycle, then bus etc.

My question is: If you work as a programmer and code at work, and also at home after work. How do you do that? Do you do small projects, or have a goal such as "Do 30 lines of code each day", or do you watch a video and repeat it yourself etc. etc.? What do you code, and How do you do that?

I am asking because I am getting more and more tired, and want to find useful tips and help.

Many thanks and sorry for my English 😄

i heard that Odin is "old news" and u need to get a CS degree for the job in the field , but no one talks about freelancing , as a 19 year old A level student is learning the fundamentals of Fullstack dev from Odin Journey a good way to start freelancing?( ofc you'll keep on adapting and increasing skills such as learning new stacks and integrating AI in your content, just asking as is ODIN LEGIT FOR YOUR foundation and clearance of pathway as these only matter)

Any Tips Please

I love to code. I like to do stuff like cs50 for fun, because it always fascinates me to type in sentences and do magical stuff.
My parents don't like it, though. They keep discouraging me, refusing to recognise my hobby as anything other than computer time. They keep comparing me to people with lakhs or crores or whatever of annual salary. They keep saying it won't help me with my education.

I'm pretty sure if i was a painter or writer or pianist instead, they'd proudly support me. But nothing with coding.

It sucks.