“𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝗺𝗼𝘀𝘁 𝗰𝗼𝗺𝗺𝗼𝗻 𝗿𝗼𝗮𝗱𝗯𝗹𝗼𝗰𝗸 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝘀𝗼𝗺𝗲𝗼𝗻𝗲 𝘄𝗵𝗼'𝘀 𝘁𝗿𝘆𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝘁𝗼 𝗹𝗲𝗮𝗿𝗻 𝗥𝘂𝘀𝘁? 𝗙𝗲𝗮𝗿.” This quote from Herbert Wolverson says it all. Herbert has taught countless Rust workshops, and before the first lesson even begins, people are already terrified of lifetimes and the borrow checker. “I try really hard if it's a multi-day class to make sure they never see either of them the first day. Get them to the point that they're writing productive, useful things, and realize that, hey, you never actually once did memory management. You never once ran into a lifetime issue, because you didn't ever have to think about that.” Only on day two do they introduce “the bad news”: what Rust won’t let you do. The truth is, so much of the literature emphasizes that Rust is hard. And as Herbert says, “𝗜𝗳 𝘆𝗼𝘂 𝗯𝗲𝗹𝗶𝗲𝘃𝗲 𝗶𝘁'𝘀 𝗵𝗮𝗿𝗱, 𝗶𝘁'𝘀 𝗴𝗼𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝘁𝗼 𝗯𝗲 𝗵𝗮𝗿𝗱𝗲𝗿.” A good reminder that the biggest blocker to learning Rust isn’t the syntax, it’s the story we tell ourselves about it. #RustLang #Programming #DeveloperCommunity #LearningRust #TechCareers
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💻 Post: “Programming, Where Theory Meets Chaos” There’s a fine line between theory and practice... And then there’s programming; where both collide, catch fire, and somehow still deploy successfully. 😅 🧠 Theory: You know everything, but nothing works. 🛠 Practice: You know nothing, but somehow everything works. 💻 Programming: A wild combination of both, nothing works, and you have no idea why. It’s funny how coding teaches you the most valuable life lessons: 👉 You can read every documentation, watch every tutorial, and still find that one bug laughing at you. 👉 You can spend 2 hours debugging, only to realize you forgot a semicolon. 👉 You can “fix” something and break five other things in the process. But that’s the beauty of it every crash, every console log, every mysterious error message is part of the journey from knowing nothing to creating something real. So if your code isn’t working today, don’t panic. You’re not failing; you’re just in the “programming” phase of learning. 😉 Keep going. Keep breaking things. Keep learning. Because eventually… it’ll compile. (Maybe.) 😂 #ProgrammingHumor #DeveloperLife #CodingJourney #TechLife #SoftwareEngineering #CodeNewbie #ProgrammerHumor #WebDevelopment #Debugging #LearningToCode #SoftwareDevelopment #WorkLife #TechCommunity #CodingLife #Innovation #Motivation #LinkedInHumor
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Too many courses? That’s fine — but what truly sets you apart isn’t the certificates (even though they matter). What changes the game is the project you built, failed at, fixed, and finally turned into something useful. Focus on this loop: real problem → simple & practical solution → constant feedback → improvement. This process makes your blog, your GitHub, and your interview conversations speak for you. #Programming #SoftwareEngineering #BuildInPublic #Projects #LearnByDoing
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📖 Starting 𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝗥𝘂𝘀𝘁 𝗕𝗼𝗼𝗸. A key insight from the intro: Rust challenges one of programming’s oldest beliefs - that power and ease can’t coexist. It’s not just a language; it’s a philosophy. The compiler’s strictness isn’t friction, it’s guidance. It catches your mistakes before they exist, turning runtime bugs into compile-time conversations. And it comes with tools like Cargo, rustfmt, and rust-analyzer - each designed to make “systems-level” work feel natural and empowering. Let’s see how this mindset plays out in practice. 🦀 #RustLang #Programming #FullStackDeveloper #LearningInPublic #BuildingInPublic #100DaysOfRust #MakLearnsRust
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Rust Mastery Curriculum Deep Rust Mastery Curriculum (Free Resources Edition) Philosophy & Approach This curriculum prioritizes understanding over memorization. You'll build mental models of how Rust works at a fundamental level, enabling you to reason about complex problems rather than pattern-match solutions. Phase 1: Foundation & Mental Models (4-6 weeks) Week 1-2: The Ownership Revolution Goal: Internalize why ownership exists, not just how it works Resources: 📚 The Rust Programming Language - Chapters 1-6 📚 Rust By Example - Parallel reading for hands-on practice 🎥 Let's Get Rusty - Ownership playlist - Visual explanations 🎓 Rustlings - Exercises on ownership, move semantics Deep Dive Activities: Trace memory allocation/deallocation manually on paper for simple programs Compare Rust's approach to C++ RAII, garbage collection, and manual memory management Read this article on ownership multiple times Exercise: Complete all ownership-related Rustlings exercises Build a sim https://lnkd.in/g6aytTUt
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I'm not smart enough to code. I can't code because I'm not good at math. Does this sound like you? It's something I hear all of the time. There's enough gatekeeping going on already, so the last thing you need to add to the mix is self sabotage. If you can flex your problem solving muscle, you can program. I spent some time and recorded a quick 100% free video course to help you take those first steps. You'll learn about some terms you've heard floating around and understand what's involved with being a software developer. No code to write. And best of all, no math involved. #Coding #LearnToCode #Programming #Courses
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Code doesn’t just work — it evolves. Every time I look back at code I wrote months ago, I realize how much I’ve grown — not because the code was bad, but because I’ve learned to write smarter, cleaner, and more efficient logic. That’s the beauty of programming — it’s not about writing perfect code, it’s about constant refinement. Whether it’s learning new syntax, debugging smarter, or mastering version control — every line teaches something new. What’s one coding lesson you’ve learned recently that changed how you write? Put it down in the comment section. #code #Techxcellence #Elevate #SpentAcademy
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💡 Curiosity — The Hidden Superpower in Programming One thing I’ve realized as a developer is that curiosity matters more than experience. When you start coding, you don’t know everything — and that’s okay. But the moment you start asking “Why does this work?” or “What if I change this?” — that’s when growth begins. Most of the things I’ve learned didn’t come from tutorials — they came from breaking code, debugging endlessly, and exploring what others might skip. That’s the beauty of curiosity — it turns every error into a lesson and every challenge into an opportunity to explore deeper. Curiosity is what makes you open a source code just to understand it. It’s what keeps you up late trying to fix a bug that doesn’t even affect production. And it’s what turns a beginner into a real problem solver. In programming, knowledge starts with learning — …but mastery starts with curiosity. 🔥 #Curiosity #Programming #DeveloperMindset #Growth #Learning #Motivation #CodingJourney
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Today I wrote a C program that takes multiple subject names and their marks, stores them, displays them, and finally calculates the average. While writing this program, I understood the real purpose of loops and arrays: → Loops help reduce repeated work → Arrays help store multiple values efficiently Small progress everyday is still progress 🚀 #CProgramming #Student #Learning #CodingJourney https://lnkd.in/d652mXUN
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7 GREAT Tips to Learn Programming 1. Find Your Learning Style 🧠 2. Understand the Fundamentals 📚 3. Learn by Doing: Practice, Practice 💻 4. Summary, Cheat Sheet and Code by Hand 📝 5. Build your own Project 🚀 6. Share, Teach and Ask for help 🤝 7. Make Learning a Habit and Let it Take Time ⏱️ #LearnToCode #ProgrammingTips #CodingJourney #LearnProgramming #CodeNewbie #ProgrammingForBeginners #CodingTips #SoftwareDevelopment #TechLearning #ProgrammingLife #WebDevelopment #CodingLife #DeveloperLife #CodeAndCreate #ProgrammingIsFun #LearnToDevelop #CodingCommunity #TechEducation #KleverishVoices🚀
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🚀 DSA Journey – Day 04: Mastering Loops (For Loop) Today’s session was all about strengthening one of the most powerful programming tools — Loops! 🔁 I practiced several foundational yet essential problems using for loops, and here’s what I covered: ✅ Print "Hello World" N Times ✅ Print Natural Numbers up to N ✅ Reverse Loop (N → 1) ✅ Table of a Number (10 terms) ✅ Sum Up to N Terms ✅ Factorial of a Number ✅ Sum of Even & Odd Numbers in a Range ✅ All Factors of a Number ✅ Check Prime (3 Different Methods) 💡 Homework Challenge: Accept two numbers a and b, then calculate a^b using a loop. Even though loops might look simple, they’re the core of problem-solving in programming. Mastering these basics builds a strong foundation for tackling advanced DSA concepts later on. 💪💻 ✨ Remember: “Repetition is the mother of mastery.” 💬 What’s your favorite loop-based problem or challenge? Drop it in the comments! 👇 #DSA #CodingJourney #ForLoop #ProgrammingBasics #LearningDSA #SheryiansCodingSchool #ProblemSolving #DeveloperJourney
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6dMr. Wolverson's books on Rust are some of the best (and most fun) . :-)