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Cake day: August 12th, 2023

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  • Really depends on your age and interests

    I started learning programming concepts as a teen by using RPG Maker. It introduced me to concepts such as variables, conditions, loops in a “low code” environment.

    Thing is, I had a reachable goal which made it easier for me to learn and feel good as I had a tangible result. Things such as “I want to add a point everytime I touch X item” where very good for this.

    IMO, I wouldn’t worry too much about the language at first and focus on small reachable goals you want to achieve. But to each his own way of learning.

    Like games? You should probably check out GDevelop.

    Want to automate some of your online tasks? Maybe n8n.io.

    Also, it’s better if the tool you use starts with a high level of abstraction (it’s very esay to use) and allows you to add in some scripts.

    If you want to go further, pick a language and go through the basics. And if you’re feeling even more adventurous, head to roadmap.sh to find a learning path towards your goal.

    Edit: Also, ChatGPT is really good to teach you IF you always ask it to explain whatever you don’t fully understand in the code it writes





  • I know and I researched quite a bit before making the jump.

    Basically there are couple of things which make me think they won’t just shut down:

    • They’ve been around for quite a while (10 years as of now)
    • They’re betting on the ever decreasing costs of storage to manage their margin
    • They still try to sell you complementary products
    • They don’t ever have to increase your max storage unless you pay again
    • They still have monthly subscription available

    All in all, I’ve felt pretty safe using them and I’ve done the cloud provider switch once so I can do it again