Basiljoe:
No one is born with a passion. Determination and hard work makes all the difference. You could start from HTML and CSS then proceed to tougher languages.

Basiljoe:
No one is born with a passion. Determination and hard work makes all the difference. You could start from HTML and CSS then proceed to tougher languages.

ERCROSS:


No one is born with passion, like seriously?

Paapii3d:
The simple truth is this... Learning the basics are quite boring... But u definitely need the basics... So that's whr u need to struggle and try to understand them...

When u scale thru dat, u get into the fun part when u begin to work on projects...

Then trust me u won't wanna sleep until u see Wat you're doing work... U could only get tired when you've found some error and it's taking a while to debug.. At that time, u need to take a break ND come back refreshed.

Guys u can also check out my youtube channel: Jst search codenaij on YouTube

koontz:
Is 4 months realistic to learn python for someone in medical field without any knowledge of coding? Be candid sir. I'm thinking of giving coding a trial.

asalimpo:
@Frankicent
bf i tender any advice,i'd like to know how your study routine goes. In detail. How much time exctly do u put in. How regularly. Etc

koontz:
Is 4 months realistic to learn python for someone in medical field without any knowledge of coding? Be candid sir. I'm thinking of giving coding a trial.

Daejoyoung:

Yeah it is, even two months is realistic if you do it the right way, and by that l mean: Just learn the basics like...List, Loops, Functions, Dictionaries, String Formatting and Operators, then begin a project of your choice, while trying to accomplish that project, you'll find yourself going back to the basics from time to time, and learning other stuffs along the way.
Don't waste time on the basics or theory, spend more time on a project even if you feel you know nothing.

koontz:
Thank you for the response. Please can you give examples of projects one can embark on after learning the basics? I'm sorry if this questions sounds amateurish. Lol

Daejoyoung:

lt depends on what you are learning programming for?? why do you want to program?? For Web App?? Machine/Deep Learning?? Data Science?? Building Games?? Ethical Hacking??
When you identify about three projects you would love to accomplish, then search for the best programming language for that Project.
Android Apps/ Game= Java/c++
Machine Learning/ Artificial intelligence/Cyber Security =Python
Statistics/ Engineering/Academic Analysis = R/MATLAB
Web Applications = Javascript/ Python
lt goes on and on.

A medical student could learn Python for the purpose of deep learning to predict cancer( Python is the best language for this), after learning the basics, he/ she could just install Tensor Flow for deep learning and begin to see how to solve problems regarding cancer.
While trying to solve problems, if the medical student do not understand most of the codes used, he could then go back to research about that particular aspect and then continue trying to solve the problem.

lf like me, you learn Python for Data Science, then after 1 week of learning the basics, immediately install Pandas and begin to master the Pandas library in Python, do not wait until you understand all the basics, rather always refer back to the basics as you try solving the data science problem with Pandas and numpy library.
etc, etc.

Happy Coding.

Frankicent:
Hey as we all know if you not a programmer you'll be paid less... Am working in a place where I have access to learn programming online... it's quite fun learning from w3schools.com cause, of it's well defined tutorial.

The main problem am having now is I get tired quick when am learning programming. I also feel sleepy and lazy after studying for 1 hour or less..

Seriously, I want to be a good programmer but this weakness is killing my joy...

I don't know how you guys do it.... Any help you could suggest for me please...

paulnewplay:
how are u faring now? Still learning or given up ?

Frankicent:



since learning bro, it's not easy learning on your own no mentor, no guidance

Frankicent:
Hey as we all know if you not a programmer you'll be paid less... Am working in a place where I have access to learn programming online... it's quite fun learning from w3schools.com cause, of it's well defined tutorial.

The main problem am having now is I get tired quick when am learning programming. I also feel sleepy and lazy after studying for 1 hour or less..

Seriously, I want to be a good programmer but this weakness is killing my joy...

I don't know how you guys do it.... Any help you could suggest for me please...

Nimistix:
Well, i do 3 tinz 1. play music 2. open the IDE 3. Read the ebook (Sometimes i eat biscuit). bugs also cause fatigue

Basiljoe:
No one is born with a passion. Determination and hard work makes all the difference. You could start from HTML and CSS then proceed to tougher languages.

AdolphBrian:


you're right! No one is born with the passion to program; you have to develop it

Frankicent:


OK what about you. You good now?

inforesource:
Can you sleep when fire is burning under your bed? Passion is like fire. It is not your environment.

kunleiky:


Gbayi. This statement is a ginger!
Love it

inforesource:
Thank you my brother. That is the truth about passion. If you really want to know what you are carved out to do in life check what you do effortlessly.

asalimpo:


short answer: No.
You mayb smart enough to write all kinds of programs,if you're smart or struggle with writing tiny basic programs if u r average but ur code in the eyes of a senior programmer will still appear amateurish. It is only wen u look back years later that u'll see how raw u were.

long answer:
Long answer:
nobody can answer this correctly for you. Under a seasoned mentor, mayb to sure. On your own? No to mayb. Python,i hear is very easy to get into. This is what i'd say. 1) it depends on input. 4 month of 300hrs/month = 1200hrs of input! That is massive! 4 months of 50hrs/month = 200hrs of input. That is like meh. So one 4 month is equivalent to 2yrs of anothers scale.
2) it will take time for your mind to "expand" until you begin to grasp this thing at a deeper level. To get there,this is my opinion from my experience, 2-3 years (again massive time input)to 8yrs-10yrs+.
How dyu know when u r beginning to enter this level:
1) code reads like ENGLISH. Just like you'd read a newspaper headline in busy traffc. Subconsciously. Your mind has expanded.
2) your stamina has increased. You want work on a small project which u think will take a day or at most a week but wen u look up it's 5 months after! What's more,you can fit the whole project ur head and chew on it like a single unit (like a pad of tobacco in an addicts mouth). Noobs even cs graduates etc usually hav low endurance threshholds for coding projects. The issue isnt d concepts ,they grasp them,its d work strain. It separates the boys from d men. Coding can be so dry and boring,you dread it. You may hav lots of projects strted but none completed well. The tedium got to you. Coding chews time like jet engines burn fuel. Your mind has expanded.
3) you taste has transcended mere functionality to higher appeals. You are not satisfied that,it just works,you go seek beatifully designed code. Iow,u develop an aesthetic appreciation for code. You can architect (not necessarily use uml or any formal language) systems that use robust scalable extensible abstractions. Such that 10yrs after d code base is revisited,a maintener can pickup where u left with little hassles.
It takes years to get here.

Final advice. If you really wanna know if it's for you. Stay with it for 1yr. If after tht u still wanna quit, stay anoda yr. If after that,u still feel inept, then you may quit. But then, if it's still like u r not sure,go one last year. After that,forget,u r not called to it. Too many ppl quit to soon bf they finally get it. With programming,it's all about growing a MINDSET. A highly logical mindset. It takes time. But when it clicks,it would seem like u were born with it

4dor:
Funny how everybody here is just dropping big grammar without an idea of the problem. What the Op has is called a short attention span(I still battle with this an experienced Software Engineer). The only solution is to use the pomodoro technique. Google it, read about it, once you understand it download the application and you're good to go.

dgee1:
Hello bro, I'm in the same predicament as the OP. Your words are full of wisdom. Can you please mentor me? I've wasted the first half of this year already. Thanks