How To Learn Python 🐍 Or Any Programming Language Effectively — Powerful & Productive Tips For Beginners

Hey!!

I got into BTech CSE with absolutely no background in Computer Science. I wanted to learn at least one coding language since we all know-skills matter more than marks. But i was too lazy to kick off the start point and wasted 3 years. Finally during my 3rd year vacation, which was 2 months ago I suddenly became determined to learn python. This time i was glad ,that i actually started. But the problem was how to keep this consistency and productiveness. After surfing through basic concepts i tried to attend problems offered by ChatGPT , but guess what? I failed incredibly -why?. Because i lacked in-depth practical knowledge other than theoretical knowledge. My surface-level knowledge didn't do much in my skills. So even if I'm still a beginner, I learned some important things. And i want to share some real tips and techniques to become productive with your learning-be it python or any language

1. PRACTICE!!! PRACTICE!!!

Your brain needs practice to remember, understand things. We will become more confident and fluent in coding, the more we practice.

2. DO PROJECTS

Beginner projects are gold. Try to do more beginner projects, since you will learn so much by building something yourself. You will see mistakes, errors and ask about it on forums, AI or anywhere and learn. Curiosity is the best teacher. In fact you will study more things than you ever will learn from just watching tutorials. Yeah-you should watch tutorials- you should learn basic syntaxes and base concepts. But use most of your time to implement codes, write your own codes. Once you learned the basics of new concepts, don't waste time on it anymore and jump to practical session.

3. CONSISTENCY

Code daily! This is one of the decision that requires hardest will power at the beginning. You should build a daily habit of coding. If you are a college student spent atleast 1:30 hours of your night for code practicing. Else if u are a morning birdie, spent that 1:30 hr at morning. Even that much helps in your growth. Anyway code daily. I used to spend my day after college watching animes, reading manhwas, manhuas etc. Now, in 4rth year , I'm giving more focus on coding habits. That being said, I often get tired in the evening after college, so some days I just watch tech reels and skip the practice session of the day. So what I'm saying is, things like this are different for each person , so try to keep consistency without getting overwhelmed or burdened .

4. SOLVE HACKERRANK /LEETCODE PROBLEMS

Solving problems on these platforms offer you the consistency and sharpens your coding skills. It will train your brain and helps it to learn concepts easily. you train logic, focus etc by this. You will get examples, mini challenges, problems. Additionally, these platforms offer competitions , badges and ranks that we can show off and make us more engaged. You will be able to track your growth. Also it will help you get jobs more easily than others. At first all this might be confusing and difficult but you will definitely get better at the end. I recommend doing at least 2 problems a day. Right now, I'm using HackerRank. I started HackerRank 4 days ago and i feel great. Im planning to use it for consistency.

5. USAGE OF AI'S LIKE CHATGPT, DEEPSEEK

As strange it might sound, it's actually a great method. If you haven't tried learning with AI's , I suggest you try that method. Ask it to give tasks based on any concept you want to study. You will get so many tasks ,plus, simple explanations and so many examples just so you can etch the concept thoroughly in your mind. I personally prefer Chat GPT, since it's more good at personalized teaching methods and strategies. ChatGPT remembers your flaws and problems, it will give you a personalized explanation and examples so that you wont feel overwhelmed or not going to be at the edge of giving up. If u read my previous post you might have noticed that i learned some cool things by accidently stumbling upon new methods because i saw in ChatGPT-which i would have never learned or even notice while simply watching tutorials or lecture notes.

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