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Are you aware of game jams? There's many different small for fun competitions going. I believe you'll gain a lot of insight if you take part in them. Here's one that I'll be taking part in 5 days or so:

https://itch.io/jam/mini-jam-30-gameboy

There's also a list of jams here if you're curious:

https://itch.io/jams

There's a discord group too there, that you might be able to find people to work with!

HTH

I built this product that runs on the ETH blockchain: https://www.producthunt.com/posts/memeschain

If you need any help Id be happy to help you out.

This is what I meant https://repl.it/@PracticalSound/Board the grid is a map of adjacent tiles. It might not be perfect if you have circular paths or something like that, but I think it shows the basic idea

Docs docs docs, get devdocs.io for the languages you are learning or want to learn, read everything on the go, it helped me really far to understand and even to just quickly look up stuff and get familiar with the docs.

CodeCamp is a fantastic resource if you are just starting out. However, after you are fairly comfortable with javascript, I suggest you to look into other resources along side freeCodeCamp, as some of the contents at freeCodeCamp are outdated. You can use https://www.theodinproject.com/ for additional resources. You also should do projects before completing the cert, otherwise, I found myself forgetting most of the cert when I do the projects at the end.

This all sounds awesome. I will set up a github repository either tonight or tomorrow. I believe everyone will need to go to github.com and make a profile if they don't have one already. I can also outline some very basic product specs to work from so we can all have an idea what we're building. I also started a flask tutorial in the past that I didn't make it through. We can use flask (http://flask.pocoo.org/) as a framework unless anyone is more experienced in a different framework.

Well, there are good fullstack courses for free like https://www.theodinproject.com/ and https://fullstackopen.com/en/. As you started with C# sticking with the ASP. NET based backend seems wise. Other ways to build backends are node.js, Flask/UWSGI(python), PHP or Tomcat(Java), each with their own avantages and disadvantages. Try to see the structure and educate your thinking beyond the particular language with principles like object orientation, what the data model is, later may be design patterns and diagram languages e.g. UML. Also there are tons of guides for everything on YT and for all learning levels. And never stop asking questions :)

I wouldn't mind helping and/or learning exercises, but I feel incapable of doing challenges at this point. Very much a C++ noob and haven't completed the ebook. My biggest achievement so far is getting basic voids to work in FLTK, and I'm struggling with callbacks between voids.

I also know some python and some bash. If you'd still be interested, I can help with what little I know. I prefer qTox for communication, can PM you my ID.

Current Idea: One possibility I was thinking was basically copying the base premise of this app (https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.protogeo.moves&hl=en) and then building on top of it (like shareable summary views, adding a social aspect of it, exporting it into an instagram friendly image)

There is a dribble by Jeff Zepeda, https://dribbble.com/shots/5367634-DC-Comics-Web-Design-Details
I want to create a site inspired by this.

Install some kind of terminal program. Not at all familiar with AndroidOS on laptop.

first thing I googled

After that you will need some kind of Software Dev. Kit for Java. I'm going to guess there might not be one, but worth a google. My understanding is Android is not neccesarily a general purpose OS, so this might be where you come unstuck.

Next you will want to install something like lightweight like NeoVim, and maybe CosmicNvim on top of that too.

Finally, one alternative might be too see if you can unlock & install a lightweight LinuxOS on your laptop, or a USB stick. Perhaps something Lubuntu or similar, which will make most SDK issues less of a problem.

https://ifttt.com/maker_webhooks

Maybe leverage IFTTT for sending the text string to your PC with a web hook.

Cobbled together and janky for sure. But, it all would work utilizing minimal development skills.

I think that is a really admirable goal! I saw an app titled Language Therapy: Aphasia in the Google Play store. It seems to be pretty highly rated, at 4.7 stars over 72 reviews and 1k+ downloads. Have you checked that one out?

Thank you very much! What do you think about this one? https://www.udacity.com/course/data-structures-and-algorithms-in-python--ud513

I recommend taking a look at codewars. It's a site where you can find katas, which are little challenges of different levels of your choosing (8 kyu is the most beginner friendly).

There's a compiler built in the website which is great for beginning, since you don't need to worry about the setup. Once you finish a kata (or if you give up), you can see everyone else's solutions and discussions where you can ask questions based on the problem you're trying to solve. This gives you a lot of insight on how you could have solved a problem differently and how others are thinking, what language features they're using, etc.

Whenever you see something new in someone else's solution, look it up and try to understand if / why that solution is better than yours.

Once you get the hang of the basics, consider using tools which analyze your source code looking for problems, for example clang-tidy. This will generate warnings when you use deprecated / unsafe code in your programs and it's an easy way to learn best practices.

No offense man but 80 hours is no where near enough to be proficient at implementing a language. After 80 hours I would tell you to do codewars. If you can complete 10 problems in a row without breaking a sweat then start on things that the guy above was telling you. If not. Go to repl communityrepl community and get the practice in.

I started with the react official documentation: getting started, how to create a react app. Then since I like to learn by examples, I did this tutorial

Afterwards I just searched what I needed for the project I was working on. I only watched a pluralsight tutorial about functional components since they were quite new at that time, in rest it was pretty much doing stuff and research. I had a good knowledge though about JavaScript when I got started and that helped. It is possible to learn react without having a js base, but it will take longer.

In my case, working on a project and learning while doing was the best way. There are plenty of free specific resources online that you can find if you know what is that you are trying to solve, but having a good understanding of the react way of doing things would definitely shorten the learning curve. I could offer some hints here and there, but due to limited time I can't do any mentorship at this time.

I did the Android Basics Nanodegree - https://www.udacity.com/course/android-basics-nanodegree-by-google--nd803

It was good but a bit more basic than even I was expecting at times, it picks up about half way through though when you start dealing with connecting to the internet to pull data and using SQLite. I'd recommend it if you're new to programming though try and it on a deal if you're familiar with some of the more basic concepts.

The function needs to be in class right? Perhaps you meant Party to be a class. Also, I think taking the Cake parameter and being non-static invalidates Main as an entry point.

C# does allow other non-entry Main(), but it seems confusing to do it.

Well, there is a lot of self-thaught developers out there. Maybe start from https://www.freecodecamp.org/, try some HTML, CSS, JS learning by yourself, see if it's all for you, and then make a decision? :)

you can create webserver with bare nodejs

https://nodejs.org/en/docs/guides/getting-started-guide/

but soon you will need for sure bunch of libraries to make your work easier, express is the library you should look on in the first place

and there comes integration with database - another libs

and yea, you could also use java for your backend app, but if you already know JS, stick with nodejs

The Godot Engine is pretty much made for someone in your position.

The primary language for it is GDscript, which is similar to Python. Additionally, Godot supports C++ and C#, as well as visual-node scripting. Community support for Rust.

I dont have an exact answer for this but in general building will help prepare you. I would suggest Chingu so you can work on some projects with teams and have something to add to a resume. More than likely I will be on their next voyage in April so if you join you might see me!

I would then also suggest LeetCode I am currently interviewing for jobs and a lot of technical questions are the ones you find on there or are at least similar enough.

Last, I would say try to get good with one language in particular a lot of concepts will transfer over to other languages but having at least one you feel really good about is best for your first job. Which language will be determined by what you want to go into so do your research.

Hey, i'm thinking about getting back into LeetCode, I have already done loads of them (just over a year ago). I am a bit rusty, so need to work my way back up.

 

https://leetcode.com/samalot/

 

I probably wont pick up Premium just yet, I had it for a year and whilst it is really good, I think i'll work my way through the free ones first.

 

As for my goals: I would at some point like to consider FAANG, although i'm not sure when. I definetely want to grow in my programming career and having algorithm design skills will be important for that.

 

My main goal is just to be a better algorithm designer. I want to be able to approach things like Dynamic Programming with ease.

 

I also like helping others learn, I find it helps me learn! I'll probably write in Python, but i'd like to practice my problem solving in Java too.

 

I can't dedicate 5 hours per day currently. I'd probably be looking at more like 1-2 hours actually solving problems.

This might be able to help you. Don't be discouraged. The project looks difficult but take it in small steps and this could be a lot of fun for you.

I'm not sure about terrain height maps from it but I used openweathermap.org for the API which gives JSON I believe or a direct download of the image via a line of code. The link updates every hour. I never finished my LED matrix. I was going to use some bit shifter chips and a raspberry pi to light up the LEDs from a scaled down image so it aligns pixel per LED.

I'll try and get the specific API call for it in a sec

Stay away from StackSkills. They may seem like a bargin, but their products are always a hit or miss. They also refuse to refund you even if you received an expired or invalid key which seems to happen frequently.

https://www.sitejabber.com/reviews/www.stackskills.com

Hi, I'm intersted!

• Living in Europe, english skills not perfect but should suffice
• Do have the time
• Enthusiast of many native languages, including C, C++ and Rust
• Have written similar stuff you're interested in: DOS games and some crappy demos, a Chip-8 emulator (although C++) and also played a bit with Kernel development

By the way, anyone interested in doing native programming, look into Rust. It's an amazing language!

Thanks for the comment. I did a bit of research before starting the project and there are indeed a bunch of similar projects. https://funkwhale.audio/ was one of the more promising ones. None seem as minimal as I'd like, though I'm sure something exists that fits all of my criteria.

It's always a bit hard to justify writing new software vs using an existing tool, but it's something to do and a there's potential for learning. Digging into the open source projects for protocols is good advice. Especially for some of my stretch goals like supporting Chromecasting.

Haha there is no fix for that :)

Of course what you're facing is a problem with every single community/network, to get people in you need people already in lol

check out this course https://www.udacity.com/course/cs101

it specifically deals with building a simple search engine in Python, might give some ideas/direction as to what you're trying to do.

it's a really cool idea though, best of luck

If you just want to learn data structs, hackerearth has a good path for it (and some other good paths). It's also done in C++, which should help you.

practiceDS is also good, it will show you the steps you need to perform to create the data structure so you can create it in code yourself.

That's cross-platform.
I mean this

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Nah, I'm not the one to make that master language comparison.

Are you interested in Nim? It looks a bit like python so it would be a foray into that useful paradigm for you. It's hella fast, it compiles to native binary on the major platform and to javascript. It's still new-ish, lacking things like game libraries etc.

Okay, since you not a beginner, even though you said you've been programming for a bit over a year, please show me some proof. And while you're at it, send me the tell me the name of your module along with the Pypi link so I can check it out. Also, could you send me your Github so I can look at your code? Also, what IDE do you use? Currently I'm using Vscode for development, and I have been ranked in the top 1.2% of programmers on Codewars . On Github, most of my projects are unfinished, but here's my Github anyways.

Hey, u/noName! Well, the group is going to be super focussed on completing the Full Stack JS curriculum on TheOdinProject.

It will be both related to learning and implementing the projects (as specified in the curriculum).

I would definitely say that this isn't a general forum but I am looking to find a small group of people who are dedicated to learning and helping other members to finish with the curriculum. The keywords here would be - "small group". I don't intend to start a community at all. Just a bunch of peeps looking to learn.

If you haven't had the chance, kindly check out www.theodinproject.com

As you can see, this community is extremely helpful and there is a wealth of resources available to learn from. It’s also ever evolving which will require you to become a life-long learner and that is a good thing.

As the post above mentioned, be mindful of the area you are considering as it will dictate what languages you should learn. I am interested in web development so I chose a curriculum specific to that area. I’m currently going through The Odin Project (https://www.theodinproject.com/). If web dev is something that might interest you, check it out. The community is super welcoming.

Best of luck!

check this out : https://tinychat.com/room/gottastudy (password : getstudying)

It's an amazing community with people all over the world and from different fields (medical, biology, computer science, law ...) the users either share their desktop screen or put camera on to avoid slacking while study periods. and eventually they can chat and help each other during breaks :)

check this out : https://tinychat.com/room/gottastudy (password : getstudying)

It's an amazing community with people all over the world and from different fields (medical, biology, computer science, law ...) the users either share their desktop screen or put camera on to avoid slacking while study periods. and eventually they can chat and help each other during breaks :)

I'm hoping to work on a personal activity tracker that will help me monitor how I interact with the digital world. Something along the lines of https://github.com/huginn/huginn but with an improved interface.

I'm going to study Data Structure and program design in C of you're interested we could do it together, take a look at the book's content and tell me if you're interested.

I recommend Stroustrup's A Tour of C++. Good overview into the language.

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Edit: If you want a book with exercises I suggest C++ Crash Course.

Hey, I'm learning python and django from this book, https://www.amazon.com/Django-Beginners-Build-websites-Python-ebook/dp/B079ZZLRRL

Hit me up if you are interested! Will be spending my free time either doing this or leetcode.

Okay, I didn't list everything I own, so aside from the sensors I listed are 2 zeroW's and 1 3B+, as well as this starter kit from Amazon, which has various resistors, LEDs and cables:

https://www.amazon.com/REXQualis-Electronics-tie-Points-Breadboard-Potentiometer/dp/B073ZC68QG

I actually just started this about two weeks ago and I MUST recommend the book I’ve been using, HTML/CSS by Jon Duckett iirc. Has been super clear and super straightforward and I bought the package deal with his javascript/JQuery book as well for like $35 on Amazon

Edit: it’s $31! :) Web Design with HTML, CSS, JavaScript and jQuery Set https://www.amazon.com/dp/1118907442/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_api_i_G7QaDbMVKQ0EH

I just bought Flask Web Development: Developing Web Applications with Python by Miguel Grinberg. I heard its supposed to be a pretty good one. I can shoot you over a pdf. My discord is Jmast02.

I am in the same position. I have done multiple tutorials and gone through Head First Java and Head First Android. Yet, am still having trouble when putting together a project that is larger than a simple app.

Hey there, I'm currently taking Clean Code in my C# course at university.

I believe I could help you here and there, message me up if you're interested! I'm actually working on refactoring codes right now and I could practice or give you some tips for it.

I would say that I'm a intermediate Python programmer.

Of late I've taken an interest in cpp and bought two books, C++ Primer 5th ed. and SFML Game Development. I would love to find some one to learn together with and maybe hang out on Teamspeak. 28y/o, Scandinavian(GMT+1), speak fluent English.

PM or reply :)