Thursday, July 28, 2016

Getting into the world of coding

So this is what I have done so far:
Apparently, CS is a big hell of an ocean for me (see, I have already started using the acronyms: like a boss!). I spent a long time on Google trying to come up with my path into coding and I though that it would be a good idea to choose a programming language first. I must give credit to this post: https://www.codementor.io/learn-programming/beginner-programming-language-job-salary-community as it helped me greatly and convinced me to start with Python! (it was a clever choice to put this blog entry as a supporting evidence: http://cacm.acm.org/blogs/blog-cacm/176450-python-is-now-the-most-popular-introductory-teaching-language-at-top-us-universities/fulltext Talk to me with facts baby!)

Currently I am working at both courses provided by 2 different websites.

https://www.codecademy.com
It is pretty easy to use. Exercises are not always meaningful as it aims for you to acquire the mechanical skill first (I assume). Hints and feedbacks are useful but the correct answer is not given so it is: "try! try harder!"

https://www.datacamp.com/courses?learn=python_programming
The video lectures are purposefully arranged to provide a contextual basis. The fact that you lose experience points when you ask for hints or the correct answer is kind of challenging (might be de/motivating for some users)

What I have learned from my studies so far is that I SUCK AT MATH! (well, it's no news Earth! It feels so much like high school, damn!)

I proudly present my current status as a newbie coder:


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