Anyone have advice / resources for learning to code? How many hours do you think it would take to become proficient? I've probably done 20ish hours of coding (python) but find it hard to get the motivation to keep at it. It's so obvious how valuable of a skill it is though so I really want to learn.
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try doing a course on udemy.
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Yeah don't do this.
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Depends on what you're trying to do with coding.
Do you want to build a web app? If so start with languages like JavaScript that allows you to do Full stack work.
Do you want to build some simple programs or do some data related work? Then learn Python packages like numpy, pandas, and scipy. Lots of resources are out there.
Do you want to learn the fundamentals of Computer Science? (data structures, algorithms, basic concepts, etc...) Then look for MOOCs on introductory programming classes. These will most likely be Java.
Once you learn the basics of programming (for and while loops, conditional statements, Error handling, OOP, etc...) The best way to learn is to try to build something your own. For example, try writing a program that can build a simple DCF model.
Guy above has the right idea. No one ever becomes good at programming by reading a book / watching a video / taking a course or doing some prepackaged project. Everyone I know who is a real wiz started out by saying "man I really wish the computer would do XYZ" and then making it happen over and over again. Hands down the best way to learn.
Careful. I believe your headline is considered to be hate speech by Twitter.
https://github.com/ossu/computer-science
This is all you need.
Automate the Boring Stuff with Python
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Can someone explain to me the "It's so obvious how valuable a skill it is" part??? I can't tell you how many job applications I get from recent grades saying "I believe I have the perfect skill set for this job..." and then go on to tell me all about their knowledge of different programming languages and coding skills. Unless we are dealing with massively large data sets, what's the use? And even then, I'll get my data analytics team to process the information, we wouldn't do it. You're applying for an IB analyst role, why do you think that programming and coding is something I'm going to care about? What am I missing here?
well to be fair even if you had a job that would be massively helped by knowing how to code, you probably wouldn't realize that knowing how to code would make your job so much easier unless you knew how to code yourself
Im not trying to learn it for IB, I like to start businesses on the side being able to code is an incredibly useful skill for starting some low cost projects
We share the same motivation...my man Milton Friedman has the right idea above.
I tried lol. Once with Java in high school which I sucked at and once about a year ago to learn R via datacamp. Couldn't muster up the motivation plus I realized it was pretty unlikely to help in AM so I ditched it
Just not in the cards for me I guess
Don't start with Java. Start with some English-friendly language like Python or R or whatever.
Java is a bitch.
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