/r/learnprogramming - top ten submissions for each month of 2024

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2024, August
My son (9 years old) coded a game in plain Java...
3608 My son (9 years old) coded a game in plain Java...
This sub makes me depressed, I'm leaving.
1292 This sub makes me depressed, I'm leaving.
No, you are not too old to start learning progr...
810 No, you are not too old to start learning progr...
How hard is making an operating system for fun?
657 How hard is making an operating system for fun?
I don’t understand how you’d go from writing a ...
572 I don’t understand how you’d go from writing a ...
Why do you think some people get it (programmin...
554 Why do you think some people get it (programmin...
Who actually uses Assembly and why?
506 Who actually uses Assembly and why?
I am a fraud and they will find out and fire me
475 I am a fraud and they will find out and fire me
2 years into school, haven't learned jack.
447 2 years into school, haven't learned jack.
Got my first offer letter today
350 Got my first offer letter today
2024, July
ChatGPT is not a good tool for learning
1121 ChatGPT is not a good tool for learning
Boss requires 8+ pull requests everyday and tha...
621 Boss requires 8+ pull requests everyday and tha...
Found my first SE job at 32 years old
590 Found my first SE job at 32 years old
Linus Torvalds on C++
483 Linus Torvalds on C++
Are most "AI startups" these days just OpenAI w...
466 Are most "AI startups" these days just OpenAI w...
To all aspiring devs....Less is more, learn JEC...
447 To all aspiring devs....Less is more, learn JEC...
Leave tutorial hell - here's how I did
442 Leave tutorial hell - here's how I did
What makes modern programs "heavy"?
408 What makes modern programs "heavy"?
My journey as a self-taught to full-time softwa...
391 My journey as a self-taught to full-time softwa...
Here is my plan to learn to code in 1-2 years. ...
331 Here is my plan to learn to code in 1-2 years. ...
2024, June
You can absolutely do it.
877 You can absolutely do it.
Peope who started programming after 30s, how we...
487 Peope who started programming after 30s, how we...
Linux is looking real good right now.
424 Linux is looking real good right now.
Why you should read old programming books as a ...
375 Why you should read old programming books as a ...
'Real programmers use C and C++' should end
364 'Real programmers use C and C++' should end
Girls Who Code
363 Girls Who Code
Don’t Forget the ‘Science’ Part of ‘Computer Sc...
334 Don’t Forget the ‘Science’ Part of ‘Computer Sc...
New Python Programmers: please watch this video...
313 New Python Programmers: please watch this video...
Which programming/coding course is the most idi...
307 Which programming/coding course is the most idi...
Configuration issues are harder than learning t...
299 Configuration issues are harder than learning t...
2024, May
Me after finding out the entire operating syste...
3849 Me after finding out the entire operating syste...
My exact path from no code to software develope...
1320 My exact path from no code to software develope...
Why Do Fintech and Banks Use Java So Much?
706 Why Do Fintech and Banks Use Java So Much?
Is it normal to feel super stupid when learning...
689 Is it normal to feel super stupid when learning...
After a year, finally landed a job! (Self Taught)
634 After a year, finally landed a job! (Self Taught)
Picking your first programming language is like...
622 Picking your first programming language is like...
Learning programming: I finally "get it"
459 Learning programming: I finally "get it"
Why is everyone so obsessed with web dev?
351 Why is everyone so obsessed with web dev?
does anybody else kinda dislike python?
291 does anybody else kinda dislike python?
Why are data structure and algorithms fundament...
265 Why are data structure and algorithms fundament...
2024, April
Almost 4 years in software engineering and that...
1670 Almost 4 years in software engineering and that...
Stop Asking This…
1097 Stop Asking This…
So many people ask ‘is it too late to learn’ an...
858 So many people ask ‘is it too late to learn’ an...
Every senior software engineer from whom I've s...
803 Every senior software engineer from whom I've s...
1000 tutors who want to teach you python for free
729 1000 tutors who want to teach you python for free
Switching to programming at 30, and got this ne...
591 Switching to programming at 30, and got this ne...
Why is Python so popular?
573 Why is Python so popular?
My story of how I got better at coding, and fin...
499 My story of how I got better at coding, and fin...
What skills very few programmers have?
423 What skills very few programmers have?
What’s the point when professors ask us to use ...
416 What’s the point when professors ask us to use ...
2024, March
DON'T QUIT unless you have something lined up
927 DON'T QUIT unless you have something lined up
I completed every one of Harvard's CS50 courses...
834 I completed every one of Harvard's CS50 courses...
You don't learn programming by learning program...
779 You don't learn programming by learning program...
How do programmers do it?
572 How do programmers do it?
Petition to rename r/learnprogramming to r/will...
509 Petition to rename r/learnprogramming to r/will...
Just now learning programming, are you supposed...
459 Just now learning programming, are you supposed...
What are some negatives of being a Software Eng...
363 What are some negatives of being a Software Eng...
What are some general skills every programmer s...
334 What are some general skills every programmer s...
Is my bank storing passwords in plain text ?
320 Is my bank storing passwords in plain text ?
My son is very tech savvy, would python be a go...
313 My son is very tech savvy, would python be a go...
2024, February
Failed a technical interview since I “didn’t th...
1127 Failed a technical interview since I “didn’t th...
What are things people learn in a CS degree tha...
820 What are things people learn in a CS degree tha...
Self Taught to Software Engineer (Minority Edit...
609 Self Taught to Software Engineer (Minority Edit...
I'm addicted to writing code. Not sure if its g...
547 I'm addicted to writing code. Not sure if its g...
What apps have you made for your own use only, ...
537 What apps have you made for your own use only, ...
I'm 26 and want to code
514 I'm 26 and want to code
My 94 year old grandma and learning programming...
503 My 94 year old grandma and learning programming...
If Low Level languages are faster, why are LLM'...
386 If Low Level languages are faster, why are LLM'...
Coping with the fact that new developers actual...
390 Coping with the fact that new developers actual...
Learning Computer Science might be not a smart ...
335 Learning Computer Science might be not a smart ...
2024, January
Coding with eyes closed
689 Coding with eyes closed
I’m 2 months into a student software engineer p...
596 I’m 2 months into a student software engineer p...
Has anyone noticed that video tutorials take ho...
594 Has anyone noticed that video tutorials take ho...
I finally understand why I've never been able t...
541 I finally understand why I've never been able t...
I just said "screw it" with learning and studyi...
427 I just said "screw it" with learning and studyi...
My college has ruined my passion for coding
343 My college has ruined my passion for coding
Am I the only one who doesn't enjoy working wit...
305 Am I the only one who doesn't enjoy working wit...
Really dumb question but I don’t really underst...
293 Really dumb question but I don’t really underst...
Why are C++ pointers portrayed as a crazy hard ...
284 Why are C++ pointers portrayed as a crazy hard ...
I hate Java. Am I just bad at programming or wo...
270 I hate Java. Am I just bad at programming or wo...