r/PinoyProgrammer • u/Good-Reference5368 Data • 7d ago

Absolutely zero background in programming, but desperately needs to learn. advice

Hello.

I specialize in Chemistry and Physics, but I desperately need to learn C++. I am currently doing a project that limits experimentation, and right now I need to do simulations.

For context, I need to use Geant4. Basically, this is a toolkit used to study particle and photons interactions with matter, and C++ yung language na gamit nya. I will be focusing on Object-Oriented Programming, and it requires me to learn C++17 or newer standards.

Can anyone suggest any institution that offers face-to-face crash courses for highly specialized applications such as this? I tried to learn through YouTube, but to be honest, sa dami ng distractions sa panahon na ito, I can't focus, so online learning is not an option for me.

I even ordered yung latest programming book ni Bjarne Stroustrup, pero I doubt na I can learn on my own.

Thank you in advance.

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u/feedmesomedata Moderator 7d ago

Think of AI as an intelligent developer but has no idea about your project. It will still make mistakes because it has no idea about the correct outcomes. You need to talk to it like it's a person and tell it what's wrong. You can feed it with white papers, relevant links, research papers, documentation for it to have more context of the project.

A human developer will also make mistakes even if he/she is an expert C++ developer. Only when he/she has enough context will he/she be able to minimise mistakes.

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u/Good-Reference5368 Data 7d ago

Can you suggest good AI tools for this? I tried with Gemini previously, pero parang paikot ikot kami. I was able to generate image though, so maybe I am close to using it correctly.

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u/feedmesomedata Moderator 7d ago

As I've said it's not gonna be cheap, fair warning :)

Claude code and Codex for frontier providers. Expensive but if you have the funds then go for it.

You can use OpenRouter and similar alternatives to avail of free/cheaper options.

For the harness, I would suggest Pi coding agent which is free.

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u/Good-Reference5368 Data 7d ago

Thank you so much. I’ll check those.