Seems like you have the problem of ‘having your tools but not knowing how to use them’.

Perhaps start with something very basic.
Make a simple interactive program that does +, -, ×, ÷.
No need for fancy GUI. Let it ask: “What do you want to do? 1. + 2. - 3. × 4. ÷ 5. exit” When the user enters one of the numbers, then you ask for the operands and then you give the result.

The important part is to do it all by yourself.
Don’t use an IDE. A simple text editor will do. i.e. write all the boilerplate yourself. There is a meaning to it. It only becomes boilerplate because it is the default way to do things.
No need to use a build system. Just make it in a single file and call the compiler command yourself. Or the interpreter, if it is an interpreted language.

If it is Python you want to use, don’t use PyCharm or what not.
If you are on Linux, just open a terminal and type python3 (assuming it is installed). If on Windows, use IDLE.

In case of C++, just write in a normal text editor and the call g++ or mingw.

Make sure to complete this simple little thing all by yourself.
After a while you’ll see yourself getting ideas, mental pathways unblocking and you being able to convert logic to code.

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• bryndos

Yeah. Get the code generated by some random no-login session and give it to them.
If they end up using it to train their highest tier model, it’s their problem.