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Hi there fellow programmers,
It's about time I joined a programming forum considering I'm student of Computing Science. Hopefully, being a member of this community will provide some much needed motivation and encouragement when I'm struggling with my logical thinking.
I've dabbled in Java and Assembly language - though I'm not using either at the moment. I've recently been learning Python and SQL throughout the first semester of my current degree. Python feels quite familiar as I'm used to Java. However, SQL seems intimidating at times :p
I'm looking to develop a deeper understanding of the languages I'm using at the moment and also discover sound approaches to planning my programs. Planning is neglected in the modules I'm studying at uni as it's an introductory course covering the basics.
Hope to get to know you all in good time.
Have a good Christmas.
Chris
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Posted 22 December 2010 - 04:41 PM
LuthfiHakim
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Welcome aboard, Chris! Merry Christmas to you!
About planning your programs, you may want to try UML (unified modeling language). It's not intimidating like SQL (lol), since there is no actual "language" to learn. Just some unified diagram notations to communicate different aspects of software projects for people with different backgrounds. Here is wikipedia article on UML. If you interested, we can discuss more about UML. Just open new thread in General Programming forum.
Cheers!
About planning your programs, you may want to try UML (unified modeling language). It's not intimidating like SQL (lol), since there is no actual "language" to learn. Just some unified diagram notations to communicate different aspects of software projects for people with different backgrounds. Here is wikipedia article on UML. If you interested, we can discuss more about UML. Just open new thread in General Programming forum.
Cheers!
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Posted 22 December 2010 - 04:47 PM
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I have learned UML in the past, but it's all forgotten now due to a lack of use. It would be good to discuss it again. I still have a great book on it in my student accommodation.
I'll open a new thread as suggested. Thank you.
I'll open a new thread as suggested. Thank you.
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Posted 22 December 2010 - 05:17 PM
Alexander
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Welcome aboard Christopher to our forums!
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If a suggested code/method fails, informing us is less important than telling us why or what errors occurred.
If a suggested code/method fails, informing us is less important than telling us why or what errors occurred.
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Posted 22 December 2010 - 05:24 PM
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Many thanks. Seems like a very active community. I'm pretty sure I'll learn more here than at university.
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Posted 22 December 2010 - 06:08 PM
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Welcome aboard! SQL is your friend, but requires a different mindset from procedural programming. It's more like Regular Expressions, in that you describe your data, rather than directly manipulating it.
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