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- Stop searching for general purpose practice assignments and work on something you are passionate about
- Out of School and immediately depressed!
- Looking for a programming partner
- What was the first programming language you started using? And are you happy that you picked that language?
- trying to trouble shoota partially initialized module problem [python]
- So much to learn and there's only one me
- Linear Interpolation step with marching squares
- Bug in the digital clock.
- Detailed beginner's coding process walkthrough
- Github branch setup. What do I have and how do I change it to what I want?
- Programming learning struggle
- new to html5
- Done with the basic, I don't know what to learn next?
- Algorithm websites
- Retention and conversion in SQL
- Is it anyway helpful to have experience as a math tutor on your resume as opposed to just working retail and other jobs in college?
- How old was everyone when they started learning to program?
- How can I build this desktop app I'm thinking about?
- Text-based programming on an iPad, for 13-16-year-olds
- Doing a runner game here, How do i spawn another path followed by the current path?
- Please help. I’m stumped on freeCodeCamp JavaScript recursion challenge. Can someone explain like I’m 5 years old?
- What's wrong with this?
- Is SpringBoot the best framework to start learning?
- Question: Need help visualizing stack-based vs register-based abi calling convention
| Posted: 13 Aug 2020 08:38 PM PDT We all started with practice assignments and the common "tic tac toe" type of programs. I did too. It was alright, but after a while it became boring, and programming became boring as well. I recently had several personal project ideas that I believe could go viral. Working on those increased my passion and love for programming x100 times!!! Now, I don't know if those projects will succeed or not, but my everyday enthusiasm and mood is better than before following the belief that I have a path/purpose and I am creating something that may actually matter. And if my programs don't go viral - at least I will have a unique portfolio. So my advice to newbies - get away from the typical practice assignments and common projects. Look at your everyday life - Is there something you want to automate? Is there a simple paid tool you can easily create for free? Is there a free tool full of annoying ads or that has other limitations? etc. [link] [comments]  |
| Out of School and immediately depressed! Posted: 13 Aug 2020 08:30 PM PDT I never knew life would be this difficult. Some brief information about me. I am from a developing country, Iraq, and currently I am 24 years-old, and also I am married with no kids. How I got into programming. When I was a teenager I used to play a game called GTA: San Andreas, the game had an online multiplayer mod called SAMP (San Andreas Multiplayer), people were able to script their own servers using a C like language called PAWN. And that was where my journey began. After finishing high school I decided that I want to study Computer Science, but I took this decision too quickly without even doing some local research on job availability. My college journey. My first year was quite good, there were better students than me, but I literally kicked ass in programming class, but that was due to students not even knowing how to operate a computer. The second year was a bit more difficult, but I still was the best one in programming. These two years I learnt the basics of C++ and implemented some data structures using C++, such as Stacks, Queues, Linked Lists, and Double Linked Lists. Now, my third year was better than my second, I learnt the C#.NET programming language and the Windows Forms API, I quite liked working with the Windows Forms API, and doing projects with it was enjoyable, after the year was over I did my internship locally in a govermental office, I built a windows application for them using the Windows Forms API that I grew to love, however, in production things were terrible, I had very bad code issues, hard coded some values that I shouldn't of, my database issues were endless, so the project I worked was axed, I was really DEPRESSED. My fourth year was TBH just a normal year, I did not learn anything new at all, only HTML & CSS which I already knew the basics of. For more than 7 years I have not decided whether I want to specialize in Web Development, Mobile Application Development or something else entirely! I always get stuck reading books, watching videos, doing the best MOOCs out there, and the cycle just repeats itself. I know the solution, yes, it is practice, and working on real projects! But I always and always get stuck somewhere. I think a lot about what project to work on, what idea would be successful, I research for days, and after I settle on an idea I try to create the UI for it, then research for weeks! Eventually I get tired and leave the project all together, my problem is lack of discipline and the solution is to be more productive, ironic right? I mean I know all of my problems and the solution to them, yet I keep repeating them! Living in a country such as Iraq is very difficult, I am currently dependant on my parents even though I am a grown up man and married, this makes me feel very bad, getting a job here in programming ranges from hard to very difficult, due to some very complex reasons, it is achievable though, I can still do it. One of my best choices is to work remotely for western companies or do freelance work, which I still can't do because I have no resume and no projects to show to potential employers. I have no idea what to do, what to persuit in order to build a successful career in programming. I thought of having a mentor would help, but none exist locally, and I can't hire one online, because, guess what, we don't even have credit cards which makes everything even much more difficult than they already are! Me posting this might seem immature, or maybe even stupid, because you might say it is my life and I am responsible for everything that happens in it. And I do take responsibility, I am not running away from my problems. I just need help. Serious help from everyone who is capable of giving me a hand and getting me out of the ditch I am currently in. [link] [comments]  |
| Looking for a programming partner Posted: 13 Aug 2020 12:44 PM PDT I have been studying programing for quite some time now and even though I am still studying daily I would like to be able to implement the knowledge that I have so far to start building some projects. I would love to find someone here and work with them in order to build some projects. This is so far the extend of my programming related knowledge: • Html/Css • Javascript • SQL • Python • Ruby If you are interested in the idea of teaming up and building projects for our github and portofolio feel free to dm me! [link] [comments]  |
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| trying to trouble shoota partially initialized module problem [python] Posted: 14 Aug 2020 12:01 AM PDT So I have a file, command_factory.py that contains the methods and definitions for a CommandFactory object. It doesn't create such an object, just contains the material and information needed to do so. I then have interpreter.py which is basically my main. One of the major functions that the interpreter() performs is collect input from the user in the form of strings, and then pass each string to the commandFactory which will create the appropriate command type object. But when I run interpreter and try, as soon as the interpreter goes to pass a string to command factory, I get the following error:
But I'm not seeing where I have a circular import. Could I get a second set of eyes please? [link] [comments]  |
| So much to learn and there's only one me Posted: 13 Aug 2020 03:58 PM PDT Just wanna vent a little of how there's so much I want to do and I feel like doing it all at once. I started out making games and up until now I've had fun making and learning as I go. It can get gritty for me but it pays off when its done. But as the days go on the more I get distracted by other things. I've had machine learning on my list for a while now because I found the projects in this field to be the most interesting. Unfortunately I don't think I'm at the level when I can start diving into that field so I put it off for later. I also had Haskell on my list because I read how functional programming works differently compared to imperative programming. Right below Haskell, theres computer graphics where there are interesting tools that you can build (ex. raytracer, simulating fluids etc). Then up next I have vim + the shell which is new concept to me. My experience with shells, scripting, makefiles etc is very limited. I haven't even mentioned frontend/back technologies yet. The list gets larger as the weeks pass by and learning anything really in CS requires commitment and effort (well that can be said about most disciplines). This is all happening in my head while I'm still working through python and learning the language. I have yet to build stuff with numpy/ tkinter/ etc. Interesting how there's always another topic out there that will distract you from what you're learning now :/ [link] [comments]  |
| Linear Interpolation step with marching squares Posted: 13 Aug 2020 08:23 PM PDT I managed to get a working version of the 'marching squares' algorithm. However, I can't conceptually understand how to go about implementing the 'linear interpolation' step. Here is the relevant function: https://pastebin.com/jMturQ37 I made some poorly drawn diagrams to help try to explain my question. https://imgur.com/a/i7aNOCf My question is: Normally I am using the underlying data (in my case 0.00 --> 1), I use that data to get the 'state' of each cell, and use that state to decide which case I'm going to draw. In the image example only the bottom right cell ended up being > 0.5, so only that corner was 'on'. The case for that image was just to draw a line between the 'right' point and the 'bottom' point. When you want to add interpolation to 'smooth out' the lines, how do you make use of that original data? I've seen formulas something to the effect of amount = (1 - dvalue) / (dvalue - cvalue). And using that 'amount' value for the lerp() function, but that makes sense to be only if I'm adjust the A, B, C, or D. Am I using interpolation to adjust the corners of the cell, and then still finding the midpoints to draw everything? Or am I somehow interpolating the midpoints, but keeping the corners of the cells fixed. Anything I try to implement ends up being crazy, and the googling I have found tends to lead to university lecture slides with a few formulas and no variable explanations. Sorry for the long question! Any help is appreciated. [link] [comments]  |
| Posted: 13 Aug 2020 10:20 PM PDT My question is for those who write low level code. If I was to build a digital clock and the minutes kept on going up instead of resetting back to 00 after 59 seconds. Would this be an example of buffer overflow. Would the system eventually crash if it left alone maybe at 100th second. I am witnessing this situation on a newly purchased equipment which has a digital clock built into it. I have not tested running over a long period of time yet [link] [comments]  |
| Detailed beginner's coding process walkthrough Posted: 13 Aug 2020 10:16 PM PDT I wrote a blog post detailing the entire process of completing a small web scraper (pulling card prices and updating a local csv) from the perspective of a new, inexperienced python coder. This includes:
I hope that this helps newer programmers realise that being stuck is a very normal part of the coding process, and help people feel less overwhelmed or intimidated by the process. https://pinkpurplepineapples.wordpress.com/2020/08/09/the-coding-process/ [link] [comments]  |
| Github branch setup. What do I have and how do I change it to what I want? Posted: 13 Aug 2020 09:49 PM PDT I had a git repo with just a master branch. I added a feature branch. I merged some changes to master from feature and then realized I would really rather have a master->dev->feature setup. So from the feature branch I did this: Now at this point I'm not sure what I've done. I'm having a hard time verifying. I want to stop messing with it and figure out what I have before I make a big mess. Here is what I get when I do I'm not sure what this indicates. It seems like maybe I have Master->feature-dev. I thought when I did [link] [comments]  |
| Posted: 13 Aug 2020 05:23 PM PDT I already have a decent sum of general IT knowledge and I feel I am quite late to the programming game in comparison to a lot of people as a young adult but I really want to learn. For about a year on and off I've jumped between python, C#, made some mini games on unity, created websites, but I can't seem to fully "get into" programming when I really want to. I think I pretty much have an understanding of the fundamentals of programming I just don't know how to progress. I have a huge list of programs I want to make and I want the skills of coding as I know it'll also be a great opportunity for a potential job in the future. Can anybody offer advice? [link] [comments]  |
| Posted: 13 Aug 2020 08:42 PM PDT can i only use CLASS and not using ID? because from what ive read, class can identify more than one element, whereas ID only can do one. correct me if im wrong please [link] [comments]  |
| Done with the basic, I don't know what to learn next? Posted: 14 Aug 2020 12:21 AM PDT I have a problem when learning a new programming language. Basically I have gone through variable type, condition, loop, classes, some of the algorithm like sorting, searching and, etc I don't know what to do next? [link] [comments]  |
| Posted: 13 Aug 2020 08:23 PM PDT As someone who has 3 years experience as a developer in a large department of a company i have really immersed myself in software development and really enjoy it. I want to be the best programmer i can and am curious about some things. I am wondering if leetcode and algorithm coding sites will help me write better code in general, along with my day job maintaining and building actual applications. I have read algorithm books etc but i want to learn how to actually apply sophisticsted algos to write more efficient code. If you google it, many people say leetcode and hackerrank are complety useless but this seems wrong to me. Basically, will learning and applying algorithms and data structures help me become a more efficient programmer on top of the nornmal skills learned working in the field. Thanks [link] [comments]  |
| Retention and conversion in SQL Posted: 14 Aug 2020 12:08 AM PDT I have the following tables:
I want to calculate a 7-day retention and 7-day conversion. A user is defined as retained if they visit the website, which creates an "activity". A user is defined as converted if they purchase at least one object. Therefore, I assume that I need to aggregate registrations into weekly cohorts and derive a cumulative rate for retention and conversion at day 7. Also, the registration day of a given cohort has a retention rate of 100%. My idea for retention (I don't know if it is correct):
For conversion I was thinking of using something like:
But then I don't know how to put the condition and get the rate. The desired result will be something like:
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| Posted: 13 Aug 2020 08:21 PM PDT I am a CS college student and I get offers all the time to be a mathematics tutor at schools and companies that offer tutoring services. I was a math tutor at a community college for a bit and ended up leaving to take another job. My question is should I go back to tutoring because it would look good on my resume for later on when I start applying for software positions or do you think they would even care? [link] [comments]  |
| How old was everyone when they started learning to program? Posted: 13 Aug 2020 04:32 PM PDT I'm 24 and feel so old learning python for the first time. I know it is petty but I wish I did this a long time ago. Did anyone else have success learning later? I feel like everyone I know who has programming experience started when they were really young [link] [comments]  |
| How can I build this desktop app I'm thinking about? Posted: 13 Aug 2020 11:49 PM PDT I want to create a pop-up text input mask that can be toggled on and off with the press of a button on desktop. Upon hitting enter when a text has been entered an API is called and the response is displayed below the input mask. See this example image: https://i.stack.imgur.com/nwMDS.png Sadly I have no idea where to start. From what I have gathered so far Electron (js) seems to be a good choice for this, but C# or C++ seems to be good as well.
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| Text-based programming on an iPad, for 13-16-year-olds Posted: 13 Aug 2020 11:40 PM PDT Hosting a class in basic programming for 13-16-year-olds, and having some trouble finding a decent app for text-based programming. We are stuck on an iPad. Preferably python, but as long as it's accessible and not too complicated, the language is not that important. The app must be free, and with no paid accounts (preferably without having to register as well, but that's probably a bit of a stretch). Any suggestions? [link] [comments]  |
| Doing a runner game here, How do i spawn another path followed by the current path? Posted: 13 Aug 2020 11:39 PM PDT The "leftCurveSpawn" spawns right at the beginning which is vector (0,0,0) instead of the continuation of "nextLeftSpawn". Thank you [link] [comments]  |
| Posted: 13 Aug 2020 11:30 PM PDT Write a recursive function, sum(arr, n), that returns the sum of the first n elements of an array arr. Function sum(arr, n) { // code goes here } I understand that it's basically recalling the function into itself, but I can't wrap my head around how to answer it. Like "multiply the first n elements of an array to create the product of those elements"... what does that even mean? I feel like I've been doing great up until this point and i can't find a way forward. PLEASE. [link] [comments]  |
| Posted: 13 Aug 2020 11:20 PM PDT My addNode function seems to not be working. It only prints out "7->" when I run it. [link] [comments]  |
| Is SpringBoot the best framework to start learning? Posted: 13 Aug 2020 11:09 PM PDT I'm working on in a startup with in a data role Python as the main language. I want to move to a dev role. I developed apps in Flask, but couldn't find much of web dev jobs in Python. I'm good at core Java. To get back on track in Java, what is the best way(reasonable time and solid framework) to build a profile in Java and land at a job? Since I don't have recent experience to show in Java, what is best way to learn backend design concepts? Do any of the big companies use Python for web development? [link] [comments]  |
| Question: Need help visualizing stack-based vs register-based abi calling convention Posted: 13 Aug 2020 07:16 PM PDT I've been very interested in programming language development for a while now. And the go team recently released a proposal to switch from stack-based to register-based calling convention. I'm having trouble visualizing where all this happens and was hoping someone could ELI5 it and maybe use some psuedo or paraphrased assembly code to help me visualize how it's working under the hood? mentioned go proposal: https://go.googlesource.com/proposal/+/refs/changes/78/248178/1/design/40724-register-calling.md [link] [comments]  |
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