is it possibile to learn the basics/fundamentals of CS in 1 year?
Posted by ericuzza@reddit | learnprogramming | View on Reddit | 4 comments
hello, I am going to finish my bachelor's in Economics but I want, since almost the beginning, to switch to Statistics or in general something computational and math-heavy (still have to find my niche, there are fields I assume I would really love but I haven't had the chance to explore the courses about it because of my economics degree). Hence, if I do not get admitted to a Master's I enjoy, I would love to use next year to kinda catch up on all the skills and knowledge I lack, especially regarding computer science. Would you say that in 1 year, by selecting specific topics to self learn (e.g. algorithms and data structures, strengthening python knowledge, a bit of front-end development skills et cetera) I could manage to bridge a little bit the gap between my preparation and the CS folks? I do not aim to learn Java, and probably the same applies for C and C++, though maybe for the latters it would be beneficial to at least learn the basics, but I would do it if I really have time ( which I won't because I also want to catch up on pure maths). I am always super anxious about my background and the fact that I do not have the right skills to study what inspires me, so an advice would be super appreciated!
vegan_antitheist@reddit
It should be enough to do some programming in some niche. Learning never ends anyway.
JohnBrownsErection@reddit
If you have the time and really haul ass you can definitely do it un under one year but it isn't going to be easy.
usefulservant03@reddit
Absolutely, but you gotta stay consistent. Limit your use of AI to that of dumping information for you and writing for you small snippets of code, write most of the code yourself.
AMajoris@reddit
Maybe in months, especially if you don’t want to code. Maybe PowerBi is for you.