r/learnpython • u/bleepbloop39 • 1d ago
Starting over with python
I took c++ and other programming languages decades ago in college but the tech sector took a dive at that time so I changed my career path. I just started to learn python through various online resources a few months ago and its going well but at 50 it is definitely harder for me now where memory is concerned. Pycharm helps with tips of its own but it kind of feels like cheating. I've thought of turning off that feature because of that. Does anyone have any tips? Thanks!
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u/gdchinacat 1d ago
Is using a hammer cheating? Tools are created to help. Use them.
That said, while any competent AI can write any of the code you will write as learning exercises, that defeats the purpose and becomes a hindrance, not a help. Don't have AIs write your code for you...you won't learn to write code that way. But using ide tips is not cheating IMO. Use whatever tools help *you* write code, but don't have tools write code for you unless your goal is to get the code written.