Well, last night felt like an accomplishment! Before I get into that, lemme give you a backstory.
For the last couple of months, I’ve been learning basic python from none other than the glorious Egg to add to my growing list of ‘things-that-I-can-do-but-I’m-not-good-at-it’...honestly just how many shits will I dabble in before settling into something I actually plan on working with…ughhh, I hate myself -,-
Anywho, for a few months, I’ve been learning python with a couple of my friends. It has been fun. Exciting. Painful. So many things.
Although at times I did feel like quitting and just throwing my laptop against the wall of my room, (you know, that typical cynical moment all coders face in their lifetimes…Yes, I can call myself a coder now! Ha!!) I still enjoyed it most of the time. After all, there is nothing like solving a problem with quick thinking, and I’ve been loving it, for the most part.
Last night though, was a night of achievement for me and the rest of the gang. Because after months of working with codes, we finally made something that can be visible in the front end itself, which is a Discord bot, and damn, I’ve never been more proud of myself.
I can’t even explain the feeling, you know? The moment the code kicked in and the little shit came alive and actually replied to my text when I said a simple hi to it like it was supposed to, it felt…weird. Is this how creators feel when they create something? Watching it slowly come alive in your hands,(in my case, my laptop screen), this feeling of content, I can’t even explain it.
Even though it’s not anything big or grand, this doing. Anyone can make a discord bot after seeing some detailed youtube videos on it, but still, to me it’s something. And every time the little shit replies to one of my texts, the amount of joy I receive from it, it’s worth everything.
Just look at the replies! He has the sarcasm I see in my dreams!! I feel like a proud father!
Now, as for my future plan with this python I’m learning, well….I really don’t know..for now. :3
It would be nice to be able to create more developed and smarter bots to have fun with in the future. I may even try my hand at making some trading bots to see if they work out or not, but for now, I just really don’t know.
I have this attitude of learning and knowing about things without any plans of using them in the future, so it has never been really linear for me. I pick up and put down skills like a person on a shopping spree which is never good. But hopefully, this python thing will come in use for me in something, along with all the web dev courses I did a year back.
But for now, I’m just gonna enjoy my time with Bob, and just keep on teaching him cool new insults to hurl at people every chance he gets! :v