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block_daggertoday at 6:29 AM1 replyview on HN

Talk the LLM and have it explain code. Write very small examples by hand and make sure you understand how they work. Big software is just a bunch of those small things working together.


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mc3301today at 8:34 AM

Fully self-taught, my first time ever working with someone on real-world code, I was interning for a open-source python CRM. The owner said to me, "anytime some code is difficult, just break it into smaller pieces. If it is still difficult, break it into smaller pieces."

This has stuck with me since; it is indeed applicable to many facets of life.