Okay so… I just entered my final year and ngl I’m lowkey panicking. I wasted my last 3 years doing basically nothing. I don’t know programming properly, never built a single real-world project, and now placements are around the corner.

Like fr, is there still any chance for me to pick up a skill, actually build stuff, and somehow get job-ready before it’s too late? Or should I just accept my fate lol.

Also random question (pls don’t roast me): is there even a platform where you can:

  • buy projects (so I can at least see how things work)
  • get mentorship/teaching from people who know their stuff
  • and later maybe even sell my own projects when I get better

Basically like a one-stop place to learn + build + get guidance. Does that even exist or am I just daydreaming here?

Any advice would be a lifesaver 🙏—

  • flandish@lemmy.world
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    7 days ago

    projecteuler.net

    do them in order. in whatever language you want to learn. shiiiit back in “the day” it was how I learned ruby.

    but the probs are not gamified like “hacker” coding questions they are, in my 30+ years exp as an eng, more realistically like real world plain english specs/asks from customers.

    trust me. i’m a guy on the internet. do it. you got this and know more than you think.