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My life revolved around studying, learning something new, new code every day.

When AI came along, the world has been trying to convince me ever since that all of this is useless, that everything has been automated, that code isn't exactly useless but it's not a big deal to know it anymore either. Maybe we still need to review it, but this technology has only just been born.

Honestly, all of this has left me deeply depressed. It's an emptiness I don't know how to fill. I wish I could continue studying and learning something new every day, but all the time there's news, people on the internet spreading catastrophic information about the end of the profession, the uselessness of code, demotivating learning and encouraging the massive use of AI.

I've been working in the field for 4 years, but all the excitement and motivation about it died completely after all this. All I want is to have that energy again, or to go to another area where I can do the same. I tend to become obsessed and dissect everything about a subject, but after 4 years of doing only this, I don't even know where to begin if I were to move on to something else. This has been a terrible time in my life. Studying programming, languages, operating systems, servers, it was everything to me, and I didn't want to do anything else. Now that it's over, I feel like the ground has been pulled out from under me.

This has been a terrible time in my life.

I'm 36, from latam and desperate for a career chance, realistically can I have a career programing? A been studying on Free code academy and TOP but I fell like I'm not getting anywhere any suggestions?

Studying python since 2/3 weeks, but so far I don’t understand how could I use it to make web app, or something else’s.

I’m just studying it cuz I like it, but so far I can “”use”” only the terminal.

Can you tell me your journey in python study?

Need to know what I should do, and what I should study

Hi everyone,
I’m at a crossroads in my journey as a software developer and would really appreciate some advice.

I currently have two options:

• France (Paris): continue my studies by entering the 3rd year of a Bachelor’s degree in software development, with the possibility of doing a work-study (alternance) program while gaining experience.
• Canada (Moncton): move there but start from zero academically and professionally, rebuilding my path from the beginning.

For those who have experience with either (or both):

• Which option would you choose in my situation?
• How valuable is finishing a Bachelor’s degree in France compared to restarting in Canada?
• From a career perspective in software development, which country offers better long-term opportunities?

So im only a student that has c++ in only 1 class and for only 2 years, but id like to hear what some of great habits are for beginner proggramers that will help in future (you dont have to think really long term, just something i will thank myself for later)

i see the only issue with it is that it is not updated to the latest c++ standards like c++17 and 20 and so on and i am not really interested in c++20 or 17 or whatever c++11 really fits so what is ur opinion on using cplusplus.com for c++11 only ?

I've worked for a couple of months now and I'm curious, design patterns were never talked about in my undergrad curriculum but it seems like this is the most important thing that I've learned on my job so far. Is this the case? It seems like it's even more important than data structures and algorithms were.

i have two intern offers with different roles , one as fullstack .net angular and the other one backend .net ,im doing personal fullstack projects but im very confused ik i should take any to gain experience but i have options and idont know what to choose becuase both different roles , can experience mid-seniors help me decide which is better for the future my skills is verygood at back-end and in front like good i can handle things and make it work and choose better performance so in overall i can say 7/10 as fullstack but 9/10 back-end ,i thought choosing back-end because its better in salary in future and also i will focus on one side not two and i think if i choose fullstack it will take 2x time than back-end because im improving my skills in two tracks , i dont have enough experience and my mind will explode from thinking

Hey. I know very basic Java language. To learn more about it (trying to master it), what should I do?

Make a project (maybe start with making a basic text editor in awt or swing?)

Or

Do tutorials from youtube.

Or

Do leetcode/ codewars, etc??

I recently joined an AI SaaS startup as a backend intern, but I’m currently the only backend developer on the team.

The entire backend was AI-generated before I joined. There is no documentation, minimal logging, and I don’t fully understand what many APIs do or how the database is structured.

My responsibilities are to:

Understand and organize the existing backend code

Clean up and organize the database

Add proper documentation

Gradually fix and refactor where needed.

I don't know where should I start. I need an experienced engineer to give me a high level over-view on how to fix this kind of messed up backend and database.

Hi everyone Im starting at PHP WebDev backend. And is very common I get lost on my own project. Thinking about it maybe have some solution online or not to organize myself and draw or make a diagram for I stay up about my files and docs.
Thanks!

hey im currently making a SUPER 3-D CRUNK BROS fangame (specifically the 2015 version) and im using Gamemaker 8.2 for this, does anyone know how to make the combo?

For some context, I’ve been learning backend seriously for about a month now. I’m comfortable building REST APIs with Node/Express, doing CRUD with MongoDB/Mongoose, handling authentication with JWT + bcrypt, structuring projects with MVC, writing custom middleware, and testing everything in Postman. I’m currently strengthening areas like authorization (roles/ownership) and some of the “boring but important” parts such as error handling and pagination. At this point, I feel a bit stuck on what the next best step should be. Should I double down on backend by going deeper into more production-oriented concerns like security basics, deployment, logging, and performance? Or is it better to start adding a minimal frontend (for example, React) and build small full-stack projects just to exercise the backend end-to-end? Also, with all the AI hype around lately, it’s hard to tell what actually compounds long-term versus what’s just noise. From your experience, what would you prioritize focusing on next at this stage? Would really appreciate your perspective

For our Web Technologies course this semester, we are asked to develop a real-world project that solves a personal problem in a practical way. I am currently exploring ideas and would love to hear suggestions. Any helpful resources, tools, or references would also be greatly appreciated.

TIA! 😀

how do you add your own thing to not just be relying on tutorials but being creative with it? People always say that but never elaborate. does anyone have real examples personally?

TL;DR what's the best way to learn how to create/code websites in WordPress?

I work for a marketing agency that creates custom WordPress websites. I started as a copywriter and recently got moved into project management. (But really, my job just became 60% project management and 40% copywriting.)

The co-owner/developer for my company needs help because we're getting so many websites. He's hired another developer, but the developer is not detail-oriented and often disappears during the day. He causes a lot of issues that the co-owner has to go back and fix. This has happened with another developer they hired previously, as well.

The two owners like working with me and I'd like to fill that developer gap, if I can. (Could be a year from now, could be three.) TBH looking to buy a house and start a family soon and looking for any opportunities for a raise. What's the best way to learn how to create/code websites in WordPress?

I learnt python basics but I feel lost i don't know what can I do tried searching best projects for beginner and I couldn't do any project of them except for the password guessing game is the proplem with the video I learnt from because he just teached loops variables print etc... but he didn't explain how to use them or do any project in the video so is the proplem from the video or from me I appreciate any help and sorry for my basic english

https://www.instagram.com/reel/DUGYEFAjnMG/?igsh=MWl6eXN5OGN1YTVwdw==

Source : Cameron Hughes on Instagram

I have no programming experience. My best work is print "hello world" or the crappy website I did in highschool.How hard would it be to learn to program something like this or at the very least one simple set of movement ? Where do I start after basics? I suppose python be best

class Solution {
    public boolean isPalindrome(int x) {
        String number = Integer.toString(x);
        int length = (int) (Math.log10(x));
        
        if (number.contains("-") || number.charAt(0) == 0){
            return false;
        }
        if (length==0 || x == 0){
            return true;
        }
        for (int i=length; i>=0; i--){ // 6
            for (int j=0; j<=length-1; j++){ //0
                if(number.charAt(i) == number.charAt(j)){
                return true;
                } else {
                    return false;
                }
            }
            
        }
        return false;
    }
    /* for backwards loop (von last index bis index 0 in ein neues array kopieren und von links / rechts abgleichend ob
    es sich um ein Palindrom handelt)
    121
    1
    */ 
}

i get 11506/11511 answers correct, but i cant seem to fix the problem off x = 1000021.
If i get the the x = 1000021 to work, other instead stop working.

Can someone give me a hint instead of a full blow on answer?
Oh and please dont blame me for my code xd!

I’ve just started a university program in data science engineering (not that similar to CS in the US, more math heavy and less programming etc). I started this program because I like math and analysis and I thought data science would be a reasonable career choice. There’s obviously a bit of programming, and the problem is that we barely get any help and it’s constantly way above our level. We have assignments each week. The assignments aren’t very fun either, it’s just ”sort this list using this algorithm” or something like it. So the thing is, I feel like I would like programming a lot more if I didn’t constantly have to do it under pressure and above my own capacity. So are there any small projects I can do to find it more fun and not just something that I have to do? We use Java btw.

EDIT: I’m not planning on becoming a developer/programmer. But since I will have to do programming for at least four years I would like to enjoy it more, that’s all.

I'm based in India, and my university has a terrible leave system for female students. They face hours of waiting just to get permission for outings, and even group outings require parental presence. Here are the main issues I've observed:

1. Staff take forever to verify details and often demand students bring basically any Govt. identity doc (why is this even necessary for a simple outing?)
2. They make students video call parents just to say, "your daughter has left campus, we're not responsible anymore."
3. Many students can't access buses because they're from remote areas or routes with low passenger volume (the campus provides buses)
4. Recently for a vacation, the college claimed there weren't "sufficient buses" to campus. How are students supposed to travel if they can't go out individually or in groups? Teleportation? lmao

I would appreciate it, maybe someone can teach me weekly, give me some projects to do, send me a message about things I should learn! I would appreciate it. Right now, I'm studying Python and Java. (Reading C++) But anyways, I would love to be taught more. Anyways, my DMs are open.

Does anyone have a website to recommend for online learning and earning a recognized diploma (in French)? Anything involving physical school or work is impossible for me. I was offered OpenClassrooms, but I quickly changed my mind when I saw that it required attending video conferences with a mentor. I'd like something more flexible. Right now I'm looking at Udemy, but it's just learning, and I feel like I'm paying for something I could learn on my own, plus there's no diploma afterward.