This is not to say that learning one language is a waste of time when you then proceed to another language.
This is not to say that learning one language is a waste of time when you then proceed to another language. But, learning one language isn't learning how to code, any moreso than learning how to punch is the same as learning karate -- you haven't begun learning karate until you have the basics of a wide variety of punches, kicks, and blocks; in the same way, you haven't begun to learn programming until you know the basics of a wide variety of languages and techniques. At best, stopping at your first language will give you a false sense of competence that will lead you into making poor decisions. By all means, learn a first programming language. But, which you choose doesn't much matter, because you'll need to learn a second and a third before you start to understand what it's all about.
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I mean that's the problem though.
I've always believed the opposite: get conditionals deep in your code so that the higher level control flow is regular.
The biggest problem with AI isn't being able to do things.
I am a 3D printing maker type nerd (I make my own tools for other creative tasks, rather than as their own outcomes) and I saw an incredi...
Of course not, those are clearly scams.
Claude makes more detailed plans that seem better if you just skim them, but when analyzed, has a lot of errors, usually.
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This is not to say that learning one language is a waste of time when you then proceed to another language.
This is not to say that learning one language is a waste of time when you then proceed to another language. But, learning one language isn't learning how to code, any moreso than learning how to punch is the same as learning karate -- you haven't begun learning karate until you have the basics of a wide variety of punches, kicks, and blocks; in the same way, you haven't begun to learn programming until you know the basics of a wide variety of languages and techniques. At best, stopping at your first language will give you a false sense of competence that will lead you into making poor decisions. By all means, learn a first programming language. But, which you choose doesn't much matter, because you'll need to learn a second and a third before you start to understand what it's all about.
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