Timeline for I still can't figure out how to program?
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| May 23, 2011 at 18:09 | comment | added | abel | writer's block. you nailed it there! | |
| Jan 3, 2011 at 10:32 | comment | added | charstar | The Norvig post is a great synopsis of the need for deliberate effortful study. I absolutely agree with it but IMO a few specific things are missing. As a beginner, two things created the turning point where I got it. 1) I had a really great OOA/D prof. from SUN. As a beginner, OOP is a great way to start thinking about the composition of software (many come later of course). 2) Explore/cultivate interests in other domains. One'll likely find cool problems to solve with software which can be the motivation one needs. E.g. AI, biology/genetics, chemistry, robotics, games, sport stats, etc. | |
| Jan 1, 2011 at 15:50 | comment | added | jokoon | gablin: there's uml for that. | |
| Dec 30, 2010 at 20:53 | comment | added | gablin | One of the scariest things about programming is an empty document. Once you've crossed that hurdle, you've made good progress. | |
| Dec 30, 2010 at 14:08 | history | made wiki | Post Made Community Wiki | ||
| Dec 30, 2010 at 10:46 | comment | added | Andy | +1 for the analogy to writing a story. My programs are still at the "Once upon a time..." stage. | |
| Dec 30, 2010 at 1:41 | comment | added | Ken Henderson | gawd, I've been doing this for a few years (10 +-2) and I still write a bunch of code occasionally and end up deleting it. I've had a few "refactors" that I worked on for a few days and undid (via source control) because I was a retard (to be blunt). | |
| Dec 29, 2010 at 22:48 | history | migrated | from stackoverflow.com (revisions) | ||
| Dec 29, 2010 at 21:51 | comment | added | David Weiser | +1 For what Bill said and for discussing "writer's block." | |
| Dec 29, 2010 at 21:13 | history | answered | Peter Lawrey | CC BY-SA 2.5 |