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submitted 7 months ago* (last edited 7 months ago) by [email protected] to c/[email protected]

I really wish programming tutorials for absolute beginners were exactly like that. Like please program my dumb ass to learn programming.

Ideally a tutorial would Just assume I know nothing at all. In fact, assume I'm some medieval serf from 1320, motherfucker. Assume I've never heard of a computer before, never mind used one. Assume I've lost two dozen children to the plague, scurvy, smallpox, and conscription into wars with neighboring fiefdoms. Assume I'm currently imprisoned in the oubliette for hiding grain under my floorboards. Assume I speak in such a thick accent from bumfuck nowhere that it is entirely unintelligible to both contemporary nobility and modern English speakers alike. Assume I'm illiterate. Assume I've never washed my penis before. Assume I've never wiped my ass.

I'm talking about a tutorial that involves a thorough description of each and every click of the mouse. Rigorously define every single word that has programming relevance. Leave no stone unturned, if you're even slightly vague about any step I guarantee you I will fuck it up! It'd be sick as hell if such a lesson plan existed for every common programming language

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[-] [email protected] 3 points 7 months ago

Maybe it isn't for you. I've never been able to get into it myself. I like IT, networking, security and Linux. I'm not dumb, but I'm just not suited to coding. I wish I was-- it would be really useful for me. ChatGPT is good for a lot.

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[-] [email protected] 2 points 7 months ago

Comforting to know there's at least two of us!

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