Better way to learn programming
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Peter
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I agree with everyone else, practice is very important, but I think it should be done in combination with taking a course or reading a book on the subject, especially if you're a beginner. A good book will not only teach you the syntax, but also how and when to use it.
You don't need to memorize everything in detail. A good programmer knows how to look things up.
You don't need to memorize everything in detail. A good programmer knows how to look things up.
paddelboer
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The best way is to set an aim "I want a software that can do xy" and then research what you need to realize it.
In every language there are thousands of libs etc.
You cannot learn every lib and every framework, pick what you need not more not less
In every language there are thousands of libs etc.
You cannot learn every lib and every framework, pick what you need not more not less
eclisseweb
Member
There's a lot of possibility to learn programming. Personally I use videotutorial to follow step by step the learning. The best software to learn Java is Eclipse.
Barnum4000
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In my opinion, you can read all the books and learn all the tutorials but if you don't actually sit down and program on the languages you won't learn much.
For me at least if I just follow a tutorial and copy each line of code word for word I don't really learn anything I'm just copying text. If I want to get better at programming I will give myself a goal to build a program that will do something. This is an effective learning method for me because I have to figure out how I will achieve my goal. I feel more independent on coding and can use my own knowledge rather than copy the code from the web I also become more efficient at my code and realise that I can do a function in a more concise way.
For me at least if I just follow a tutorial and copy each line of code word for word I don't really learn anything I'm just copying text. If I want to get better at programming I will give myself a goal to build a program that will do something. This is an effective learning method for me because I have to figure out how I will achieve my goal. I feel more independent on coding and can use my own knowledge rather than copy the code from the web I also become more efficient at my code and realise that I can do a function in a more concise way.
beancurry
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I found that while studying for the Z1-083 (Java Associate Certificate) exam, I retained more than when I was going through random tutorials. It forced me to know intricasies of the subject matter which helped my coding tremendously. There is no substitute for practice, so code anything and everything till you can do it in your sleep.
smalpierre
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You don't memorize everything, that's what documentation is for. You can hand me the documentation for a language I've never used, and I can probably figure it out. There are common things that a language does. you're storing, retrieving, and processing data. To do this, at a basic level you're dealing with data, control structures, and conditionals. You can set and retrieve data, you can compare it with other data and do things based on the comparison, and you can loop over repetitive items like collections or arrays.
Once you get that, all you need is the documentation. I use documentation every day.
Once you get that, all you need is the documentation. I use documentation every day.
How did you get your first job in programming?smalpierre said:
MrTechEdison
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99% of the time I'm coding in PHP. And the way I learned was, like everyone said above, practice! Live, sleep, and breathe coding.
Once you've worked on a few projects, you'll start to realize you learned so much that you want to rewrite your code to make it better! And with the occasional searches for certain functions and such, you'll start to learn things quickly just by using it a lot.
Once you've worked on a few projects, you'll start to realize you learned so much that you want to rewrite your code to make it better! And with the occasional searches for certain functions and such, you'll start to learn things quickly just by using it a lot.
amh
Member
zeus192 said:
hi, zeus192,
I am not too sure about the differences of java for android and web development, however, when speaking about web development, my future plan is to develop 3d design platform using java (web based 3d modelling), i plan to start with 2d problem and next, proceed with 3d modellling. My plan to apply for research grant and buy server, so ppeople can use the application using web browser....do you have any idea the differences of java for web development and android app?.....yeah..maybe in future i will share my achievements...