Darryl Burke wrote:gary barlow smith, please BeForthrightWhenCrossPostingToOtherSites
http://www.java-forums.org/new-java/80016-noob-cant-get-his-head-around-basics-java.html
Winston Gutkowski wrote:
gary barlow smith wrote:I get stuck and can't remember a certain code or word in java and partly due to the tedious task of switch, searching constantly to find out what word I was looking for.
Well, once you get familiar with things, the absolute best "cheat-sheet" you can have is the API documentation. I always have it open when I'm programming; and I've been writing Java code for 12 years now.
My advice though: If you really want to become a good programmer, don't find excuses for not doing it.
Either you like it or you don't. If you do, you'll find a way - and the only way to get good is by practice - if you don't, it's probably not for you.
Think positive.
Winston
PS: Read my "10 years" link. It's an excellent article, and covers quite a bit of what we've discussed.
Winston Gutkowski wrote:
gary barlow smith wrote:I've now been trying to learn java for a good few weeks following online video tutorials. But I can't even grasp the basics.
Two weeks? Try 10 years...
What can i do? Are there any tutorials which are so basic, that a little child can understand?
I doubt it - unless that child is very clever. Programming is inherently complex, so don't expect to just "pick it up".
My advice: Start here.
I'm even in two minds if this is a language for me to learn.
There may be simpler ones to kick off with - a scripting language like bash, for example - but eventually you're going to run into the same basic problem: programming is not simple. You don't have to be a genius, but you do need discipline and a basic grasp of logic. The rest is just hard work and practise.
Winston