Freshman developer
Posted by TinyBoot8747@reddit | learnprogramming | View on Reddit | 12 comments
After learning some basic C++, I moved on to PHP and backend development, but now I find it extremely difficult, especially since I'm still in my first year of computer science. Do you have any advice for me as a beginner?
Timely_Raccoon3980@reddit
Stick with one language until you feel comfortable doing basic stuff with it, then switch to more difficult ones etc and once you feel you have a grasp then think about switching
Soft-Marionberry-853@reddit
If they're in UNI they dont get to make that choice.
Business_Raisin_541@reddit
Whenever you run into trouble, ask AI to englighten you.
Soft-Marionberry-853@reddit
Theyre in Uni. Id ask the professor or TA first.
CommunicationSad887@reddit
I made a career out of PHP programming. Not sure why others are mentioning you should not focus on PHP.
For the web, it's the fastest out there. These days, PHP is also a very mature language and perfectly able to use it in a object orientes style.
Combine it eventually with HTML, CSS (e.g. Tailwind) and JS (React, Vue, Svelte) and you have yourself a very versatile stack for web development.
Soft-Marionberry-853@reddit
I learned PHP in my undergrad.... like 20 some years ago thankfully Ive never had to look at it again. If you learned Cpp okay, I wouldn't worry about thinking your not going to be good developer if your not picking up PHP quickly. Ive never had a job list PHP and a requirement. There are much better ways to create web apps these days.
TinyBoot8747@reddit (OP)
I take php for beginning and start the web development but at the future i can change it
Soft-Marionberry-853@reddit
Learn what you can, also learn what it is that you dont like about PHP and keep that in mind when looking at other languages. Just absorb what you can. Learning to learn languages is more important the language you didnt learn.... or something like that. I dont know it sounded better in my head.
You'll be fine
AshamedDuck4329@reddit
stick with it, backend can be tough for beginners, focus on understanding the concepts, try small projects to apply what you learn
TinyBoot8747@reddit (OP)
I think to change it and come back to learn c++ and solve problems with it
Hobbitoe@reddit
Don’t get caught up in leaning a specific language. Focus on the concepts and data structures taught in class and think of applications they can be applied. I don’t recommend focusing on PHP, it’s old and newer and better alternatives are becoming the norm.
_XxJayBxX_@reddit
Practice practice practice. Build build build.