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I started to learn C# / HTML. Any time saving advice and some more u would like to say to a rookie? https://tenor.com/view/cat-wif-hat-catwifhat-cwif-gif-17193762039885744356
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I'd say, learn at your own pace.
Don't rush things, as that will make you more stressed and you probably won't have any fun. Try to have fun while learning.
If it's not an assignment, I suggest to make apps that you want to make, if it's for school I suggest learning for 1 hour minimum each day at home, as programming takes time to learn and it's takes different time for everyone.
I second this ^
Different people learn in different ways so this advise won't be universal but for me personally I've always learnt the most when worked on something I've been passionate about and that has been somewhat outside my current knowledge but not crazy ambitious.
also, in case it needs saying, never be ashamed you have to look something up or ask others for help
I agree with both of them as well, and have only a few additions:
First of all focus on one thing, don't try to learn C# and HTML at the same time. The deeper you get into C# the more you will also learn other stuff alongside, but you will have the fundamentals down.
Second is, to not blindly follow tutorials and call it a day. Think about what was explained to you and play around with it. Especially because the more skilled you become, the less tutorials you will find.
Third, try to use the API documentation for the classes and methods you use as much as possible and as early as possible. Reading and understanding asap means you can look up stuff more effectively, as you do not have to pray to find some Stack Overflow post or something similar.
Forth, if you are running into problems, try researching solutions for them yourself, finding resources to get to a solution is a very important skill, which you will require for the rest of your programmer's life.
But, of course, when you are stuck and can not reach the solution yourself, it is more than just okay to ask others.
As professionals you often work as a team, you neither want to annoy your team mates every time, nor do you want the whole project to be stuck because you are stuck. (Time is money after all in a job)
Fith, especially as beginner/intermediate, avoid LLMs like ChatGPT, they often give results that are only partially correct, and sometimes it's simply completely wrong.
To discern what is correct and what is garbage needs quite some knowledge and understanding of the problem, in which case you would not ask them anyway.
Wow! Thanks. yea the thing is I am going to a school where they show us HTML and C# at the same time.
Nice advice about GPT. I guess I could use this platform more!
Thanks!
Oh .. sorry new with this app.
Thanks a lot all of u !
Nice advice about GPT. I guess I could use this platform more!my point is dont use stuff like chatgpt 😂
I understood that.
How trustworthy is chatgpt for counting letters?
Now consider how bad will it be for code, since asking for code often means one cannot fully understand the code and just copy/paste it.
Please don't be surprised that it doesn't build/doesn't exist/crash/bug/etc. ....
See also: https://futurism.com/the-byte/study-chatgpt-answers-wrong
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sorry that i misunderstood ya then ;p
No worries at all. 🍻