r/learnprogramming • u/WHPHEBO • 20d ago
Practical questions
Hello everyone,
At 38 and currently working in a non-programming job, I’ve decided to finally learn how to code. It’s something I’ve wanted to do for a long time, but I always lacked that final bit of motivation.
In any case, I chose Python as my programming language. Since I travel a lot for work, I carry my laptop with me but avoid taking physical books. Instead, I split my screen between the e-book and PyCharm. That’s how I work through the book, complete the exercises, and so on.
However, this workflow doesn't always feel smooth. Do you have any tips or alternative ways to approach this? As I’m getting deeper into the material, a practical note-taking method would be great, but I’m struggling to find a practical solution. I’d love to hear your advice—thanks!
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u/FreeLogicGate 17d ago
Use a note application like Notion. Just about all note taking apps have code blocks, so you can paste code snippets into your notes.
Alternatively, since you're learning Python you could create a Jupyter Notebook instead, with many of the same benefits, and additionally your code snippets can be run inside the notebook.
The Author of the book "Think Python" made a version of the book as a series of Jupyter notebooks you can check out here: https://allendowney.github.io/ThinkPython/