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Can't start with programming except being into computer science (suppo.fi)
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Ive been interested in computers for 4 years or so. And I love computer science concepts and free software. I know design difference between X11 and Wayland protocols, garbage collectors and other random facts i remembered.

But i have never done any serious programming. Only some little attempts at python, godot, c++, kotlin and so on. Idk why but when i have to do the actual programming i just dont know how, documentation feels unclear and those youtube programming courses also do not ensentivize it.

If someone here had similar problem, how did you solve it?

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[–] 3 points 1 week ago* (1 child)

Appreciate the insight. It's becoming pretty disheartening to work directly with a knowledgeable person only to hear "have you tried ChatGPT?". The whole point is to be mentored and not have questions rerouted to something that's generally wrong a vast majority of the time, and that's not even factoring in all the unethical uses of AI.

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  • [–] 1 point 1 week ago

    It's not wrong the vast majority of the time. In fact, it's petty damn good at explaining principles and giving feedback on code, but it doesn't read minds, and so it can be wrong sometimes. It sometimes tells you you're wrong while explaining the exact same thing you just told it back to it.

    People can be wrong, too. I just saw a teacher explain something wrong in my daughter's online school video. She had the right answer but explained it wrong and confused my daughter. I think it's fine to prefer human assistance, but AI is really good at having infinite patience and stepping back and covering fundamentals when you aren't ready to understand a thing.

    My point is: however you find the answers you are seeking when confused, keep seeking. Keep asking questions. Keep experimenting.

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