you just have to grind really hard at it.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4703991&forum_id=2#41479388)

XO 2020 doesn't grind, much less "really hard".

But for the OP: get an adderall prescription and complete 100 Leetcode mediums in your language of choice. You can't claim failure until completing the prerequisites. You haven't done any work at all. You never started, stop pretending.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4703991&forum_id=2#41479783)

i really doubt he's learning to code so he can solve autistic puzzles

someone who lands a job without knowing how to code is gonna get fired anyway

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4703991&forum_id=2#41481458)

i know youre about to suggest he do open source, which us really bad advice imo bc theres no way he'll be able to come to grips with everything on his own as a noob

learn to swim before you dive into the deep end

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4703991&forum_id=2#41481632)

I guess he'll just have to find the one random employer in his city that won't ask a single screening call question about javascript or give him a take home project or a simulated bug fix/feature problem on a codebase

open source is great in theory but it's some chicken and egg shit, people who can do that stuff are never novices looking for jobs

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4703991&forum_id=2#41481696)

startups are the only places that will look past a bizarre/lack of resume. f500 will trash it and hire pradeed with their stack of h1b visas. startups have to get creative with hiring sometimes. and who said he shouldnt learn javascript? I just described exactly how I broke into the industry. you havent actually given any suggestion here btw

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4703991&forum_id=2#41481744)

he should do leetcode but only after or in parallel with going through a full stack web dev curriculum or two and knocking out some original projects that don't look like shit. every job gets like 100 applications from people with a todo list and something using the Pokemon API and I don't think "lawyer who leetcodes" looks any better than that on paper

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4703991&forum_id=2#41481805)

Standard library is also small and MOSTLY consistent (some weird exceptions like strncpy() doesn't work quite like one would assume), so learning the built-in functions isn't too bad.

I really liked Sams Teach Yourself C. There are a lot of mistakes/it doesn't necessarily focus on the standard or portability, but it's 95% right and very approachable.

https://amazon.com/dp/0789751992/

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4703991&forum_id=2#41481685)

https://www.tiobe.com/tiobe-index/

C is the #1 most popular industry language, and C-based languages make up 3 of the top 5.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4703991&forum_id=2#41481853)

You seriously just claimed that the junk positions that have to be posted on random internet job boards are an indicator of best/most popular programming language.

You're subhumanly idiotic and I won't engage with you again. Goodbye.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4703991&forum_id=2#41482077)

and JavaScript and Java mostly look like that (you're talking about sub 50 line toy programs doing basic algorithms and i/o)

http://ptgmedia.pearsoncmg.com/images/9780789751997/samplepages/0789751992.pdf

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4703991&forum_id=2#41481814)

but my god why do you want to be a programmer?

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4703991&forum_id=2#41482104)

I can't stand his voice so I never play his shit

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4703991&forum_id=2#41482128)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R2pIutTspQA

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4703991&forum_id=2#41482136)

why do you think he sounds like that? he doesn't really sound asian american or fresh off the boat chinese either, a weird mix maybe

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4703991&forum_id=2#41482157)

but if you can get past his voice he has some quality videos

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4703991&forum_id=2#41482171)

The problem is pedagogy. I didn’t like coding the first time I tried (required as part of a math degree) but it was presented differently when I got my MS in CS elsewhere and had to start from 100 level classes.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4703991&forum_id=2#41488676)

What are you trying to learn/study for

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4703991&forum_id=2#41488800)

I am currently doing Udemy courses re js, node and react taught by this guy Andrew mead (mead.io). His courses are really good but I always leave them realizing I still don’t know squat

i am trying to find some 'projects' to do to build on the stuff i am learning in the udemy courses but idk i dont feel like creating a background refreshing button for the DOM. so i'm pushing myself to see how stuff like JS and python are used to implement things like blockchain (see link)

i have wasted so much money this week. i mean i have some but i have signed up for teamtreehouse, codeacademy, paid $50 for two rando JS courses that kinda blow, tried out 3 or 4 other "we'll teach u to code!" non-pay sites, five udemy courses at $10 apiece (tbf they have been the best things i have singed up for)... i hit the same roadblock which is i go through the course and am like "okay, so this is how arrow functions work in JS/ES6; okay this is how arrays work in JS; okay, this is how you create classes in JS/ES6...." ... and then when i am done at the end of the day i'm like "holy shit i dont know jack about JS"

i wish there was a course that had a guy like one of the two udemy instructors who i like who would walk me through like 20 different projects of escalating difficulty in JS and for each project it included minor homework projects that helped solidify the ideas and methods in each of the 20 projects

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4703991&forum_id=2#41488823)

Why don't you just study DS&A?

Also don't be discouraged if you don't understand some autistic dude's blockchain demo. I work @ FAANG and I'm sure it would go over my head

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4703991&forum_id=2#41488832)