I wouldnt consider myself to be very good at it but most of my masters thesis revolves around a code used to simulate severe accident scenarios in a certain type of nuclear reactor (sodium fast reactor) with a new core design that reduces the chance of unwanted supercriticality
But I feel I am way in over my head. Now Im trying to search through a 3D mesh that was packed into one variable by writing an eqution to extract the coordinates. But I just cant get my test case to work, and its the only hint theyre going to give me.
So, any programmers on here? Would love to know what youre working on or were working on and how did you learn?
I just started programming in python so I am very much a beginner. It is starting to grow on me though I think. I think want to try kotlin also. I think I will get into making software nothing for nuclear reactors. I want to do a masters in computer science but I don’t have the meds just right yet. I was up all night again last night hearing things and really paranoid. I have only done some homework problems and made a tic tac toe game so far. Now I am learning about object oriented programming. The last slide was about inheritance and polymorphism.
Nothing is working! Why won’t anything ever work! I am so terrible and I hate this more than anything! Programming is the worst!
:find my mistake:
Wow I am a programming GOD all must bow before me and my amazing ability to write any code! I could do this forever!
When you find the trick to make it work, you will feel so much better. Maybe take a break from it and think about something else for a bit. Then the answer might pop into your brain.
@Rester thats awesome! I started coding in a college class like 5 or 6 years ago in C. Tough class
I much prefer python, its so simple yet really powerful for scientific computing. I think you made a good choice there if you wanna do data science or something, its great for that
@Ninjastar hahaha yeah thats me also. One time I wrote a code, and I kid you not, it worked on the first try. I felt like a goddamn superhero! Thanks for the support
@Cragger I find backend web stuff fascinating! Its interesting to see what happens behind the curtain at how websites really work with data and stuff. I was thinking that too, I dont have any code to look at, just the documentation explaining how the mesh is collapsed and my boss drew a crappy little diagram lol. No worries tho Ill figure it out, just have coding on the mind lol
@zwolfgang Yeah, it was an interesting job. Kept me on my toes, that’s for sure.
Yeah, people don’t realize behind that single webpage of pictures and text, there might be 18 pages of code and a complex inter relational database driving it
Sounds pretty cool. I dont know if I could do it tbh, my code is usually pretty messy. But I guess thats because Im not really a programmer, only I or a small number of people ever actually run my code.
Best thing I ever wrote was an algorithm to see the evolution of neuton energy when colliding with iron atoms. Commented and structured it nice because otherwise I wouldve gotten wayy too lost, it was a big piece of code
I didnt either but at least for that one I had help from my professor and had equations I could use already there, just had to manipulate them a bit. Im glad you think its cool cuz I agonized over that thing lol
Yeah commenting is always good. I come back to old code sometimes and Im like wtf does any of this do lol
I use to program in C and Basic. I learned both from the “for Dummies” books. I havn’t coded in years though and probably couldn’t write a line of code to save my life anymore.
Honestly the great thing about these days is theres stuff like stackoverflow or coding help forums that basically have the answer to any question you can think of. I dont know what Id do without it
I think the secret to coding is learning how to use what other people have already done, learn from it, then modify it for your purposes. Im sure you could get back into it with all that, just takes an idea for a program I think!
I am learning computer science for my bachelor degree. I have a friend who helped me a little. If you are just starting out, I recommend a textbook for java etc. It helps a lot as they explain some of the terms in depth
Thats a really good idea. Im not really a beginner but I think going back and relearning the fundamentals might fill in some of the missing pieces for me. Thanks! Ill prob get a book on python since thats the language I use primarily, other than fortran for work.
I have a new programming book. Since 2 months. But can not put myself up to learn it. The last and only time I did programming was 2011, for at least 8 - 10 months. I probably know the silence answer that I will never be competitive in it. Back then I stopped 'cause was overwhelmed of choices I could go.
The books I’ve finished where Programming: Practices and Principles and also The C++ Programming language 3rd Edition and one book by scott meyers, I also had a fourth book I was starting out at Qt GUI Development.
I forced myself to learn this all, maybe that’s why I gave it up.
i had worked as a programmer for 7-8 years till sz got the better of me.
but then that was way back in 2003 and it was tough even then.
since then i m out of touch
but i would like to get back in the groove if possible and secure a good job in the US
I program games with C# in Unity. It’s pretty fun, but when I try to program now on medication I’ve noticed I’m a bit slower than I used to be, but I can still do it.
The last project I worked on was an e-commerce platform. It had a deadline of one month, which was not so bad because I had lots of code I had done for previous clients to recycle. I think it’s some of the best work I ever did
However… I was so screwed up after the accident, I could only program for maybe an hour and a half at a time. The clients had already spent a hundred thousand dollars on Advertising and I missed deadline by a long shot.
The client was ■■■■■■■furious, and I have never felt so low in my life. Never EVER had I not delivered on time .Not to toot my own horn, but I was pretty good with coding, to lose my abilities to that degree was heartbreaking. I’m over it now though
