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u/bubble_bursts, have you seen this new Linux distro called Omarchy? I think it's something up your alley cuz it runs off Arch Linux, has a couple of AI on it like ChatGPT, SuperGrok and has a lot of developer tools like Javascript, Ruby on Rails and so on.
I think it's stunningly beautiful, simple and comfty to use. I haven't installed it myself, but I was watching David Heinemeier Hansson's (DHH) introduction to Omarchy as he's the one who developed the OS. He's also the same one who came up with Ruby on Rails.
If you haven't, check it out: https://omarchy.org/
Looks beautiful, thanks, I will check out out. Btw, have you tried codex?
No, I'm not a programmer/coder and frankly, I have zero interest in A.I. lol
I know I need to at least learn one programming language since I'm using Linux. Last I learned some of a programming language was PERL and I have completely forgotten PERL now. I should maybe start learning Python, I guess? Unless you have any recommendations?
Oh boy. PERL. I used to use it extensively for a long time. Only realised it was a satiation torture technique after Python came along lol.
Yeah Python is definitely the way to go. But wait. Hold on a second.
If you already know Linux, codec is perfect for you. If you can do things like install software, run complex commands, understand the file system, etc you can use codec to generate whatever your dream apps are without writing or understanding a single line of code
When i started off, being a coder, i would obsessively review the code it writes to see if is doing a good job. It was. Bud add i started writing more and more complex apps, these days i don’t even know what language is writing in lol.
I now spend all my energy thinking about what my app needs to do and what the user expects etc rather than code. Best part is that, right now, if you have a paid account you don’t have to pay per use! You can write as many apps as you want with the fixed monthly fees!
Actually when I was majoring in I.T., I was concentrating in Networking and Sys Admin. I know I should at least learn some programming, but for some reason, I struggled big time with programming as far as developing apps or whatever on my own. I can debug some parts but I can't really debug the whole thing because sometimes I get "programmer's block" (similar to "writer's block").
I forgot what loop it was but it was something like x=1, x+1 or whatever it was and it was supposed to be a counter but for some reason, it wasn't registering with me. I've studied it for a long time but I couldn't understand it at all. Two of my friends in college, tried explaining it to me but I still can't grasp the concept of that loop. Funny thing tho, my two friends are bad at math while I'm good at math, yet I'm bad at programming while my two friends are good at programming...
Anyways, I learned Visual Basic, C++, a little of Java, then PERL, which was the last language I learned before finishing college and it was for my Linux class, a core class for Sys Admin.
With Linux, I know the commands to do this and that and how to set things up but as far as programming/coding goes, I'm bad. But I think I will give Python a try and hopefully the material will finally become clear for me.
Thanks for letting me know about Codex, tho!