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[/] Register. Register Log in. Blog. Dark mode. Learn Blogging the Hard Way Announcements and essays about the Learn Code the Hard Way project. Just Use MSYS2 You Say? Debunking idiots on HackerNews who think a total beginner can just 'Use MSYS2' on Windows. TechnologyPublished Jul 16, 2024 Solving the Worst Problem in Programming Education: Windows I've created a set of install scripts for Windows that helps people install many different programming languages using standard tools. TechnologyPublished Jul 11, 2024 Minimum Educational C++ I go through various style guides and attempt to extract the minimum C++ someone can learn to be functional on many code bases, and in your own code. OpinionPublished Jun 1, 2024 How Long Does it Take to Learn to Code? My standard answer when people ask me how long it will take for them to become competent enough to get a job. OpinionPublished Jun 1, 2024 Exploring the Replacement for C as an Educational Language My thoughts so far on finding a replacement for C in teaching compiled languages and memory safety. ResearchPublished Apr 20, 2024 How to Read Programmer Documentation An excerpt from Learn Python the Hard Way, 5th Edition that explains how I analyze learn from projects with poor or no documentation (which is most of them). PythonPublished July 29, 2023 The 5 Simple Rules to the Game of Code An experimental idea to teach the basics of a Turing machine before teaching loops and branching. Feedback welcome. PythonPublished July 29, 2023 Announcing Learn Python the Hard Way 's Next Edition Announcing the new version of Learn Python the Hard Way which will be entirely focused on Pre-Beginner Data Science and not web development. AnnouncementPublished May 11, 2023 Ten Reasons Youtube's Streaming is Awful I did a test of Youtube and its streaming has tons of problems. Here's 10 reasons why Youtube's streaming is mostly pointless when compared to Twitch. I'll use Twitch for streaming, then post to youtube. JavaScript Reposted from Learn JS the Hard Way SPA vs. MPA, FIGHT! Getting realistic about Single-Page vs. Multi-Page applications. JavaScript Reposted from Learn JS the Hard Way How to Create Your Own npm init and Get Off npmjs.com After struggling with npm init I figured out a way to avoid it entirely that ends up being easier. JavaScript Reposted from Learn JS the Hard Way Stripe is Paypal circa 2010 After integrating both Stripe and Paypal I've come to the realization that they are nearly the same, including all the evil. Payments Reposted from Learn JS the Hard Way Equal Height Holy Grail Layout in Modern CSS Cheap and easy ways to get paths out of your web server logs. CSS Reposted from Learn JS the Hard Way A Frontend Development Process An excerpt from Learn JavaScript the Hard Way teaching a starter creative process for using HTML and CSS. Sample Reposted from Learn JS the Hard Way Process and Web Development What would a traditional artistic process look like for a web page? Opinion Reposted from Learn JS the Hard Way NaN is Not a Math A critique of the counter-claim that JavaScript's use of NaN errors is valid because it's 'math.' Essay Reposted from Learn JS the Hard Way Convoluted Team Code and Software Urban Planning An idea about the irrational focus of developer technology on teams to the detriment of everyone else. Opinion Reposted from Learn JS the Hard Way No Tracking, Part 3 The result of my work to eliminate my own ability to track other people around the internet, and how that might end up working in practice. Announcement Reposted from Learn JS the Hard Way Your Side Projects are Your Future How the prevailing view of side projects is a damaging perspective for early programmers. Opinion Reposted from Learn JS the Hard Way No Emails, Update 2 Thoughts on implementing a method for not storing email addresses while still allowing for password reset, Part 2. Theory Reposted from Learn JS the Hard Way Getting Rid of Emails Thoughts on implementing a method for not storing email addresses while still allowing for password reset. Theory Reposted from Learn JS the Hard Way How To Ask for Help A brief description of how to ask another programmer for help with your code. Opinion Reposted from Learn JS the Hard Way LCTHW Courses for pre-beginners. follow me @lzsthw Copyright © Zed A. Shaw. All Rights Reserved. COMPANY PRODUCT PRICING LOGIN help@learncodethehardway.com RESOURCES LIVE STREAMS CURRICULUM BLOG RECENT POSTS Just Use MSYS2 You Say? Solving the Worst Problem in Programming Education: Windows Minimum Educational C++ How Long Does it Take to Learn to Code? Exploring the Replacement for C as an Educational Language How to Read Programmer Documentation The 5 Simple Rules to the Game of Code Announcing _Learn Python the Hard Way_'s Next Edition Ten Reasons Youtube's Streaming is Awful SPA vs. MPA, FIGHT!