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And your point is?
Sounds reasonable to me.
You have probably found that it is very easy to read “how to program”. You’ll get a lesson called “variables”, and it all looks so easy.
And it is.
Until you write a real program.
Because then, all in the same line, you will put together knowledge about variables, and loops, and data, and simple algorithms, and your specific application.
No-one is there to tell you which variable to use, when, how, what to call it, how to set it, whether you should set it again, how to test if it is equal to something, what to do when it is, what to do when it isn’t.
Programming is hard, because it combines a lot of simple building blocks into a complicated whole. And you are solely in charge of making all those decisions. Every single one.
Never forget: every line of code contains at least one decision. Made by you.
Every line.
Keep calm, and carry on programming. Sounds like you’re doing OK to me.
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And your point is?
Sounds reasonable to me.
You have probably found that it is very easy to read “how to program”. You’ll get a lesson called “variables”, and it all looks so easy.
And it is.
Until you write a real program.
Because then, all in the same line, you will put together knowledge about variables, and loops, and data, and simple algorithms, and your specific application.
No-one is there to tell you which variable to use, when, how, what to call it, how to set it, whether you should set it again, how to test if it is equal to something, what to do when it is, what to do when it isn’t.
Programming is hard, because it combines a lot of simple building blocks into a complicated whole. And you are solely in charge of making all those decisions. Every single one.
Never forget: every line of code contains at least one decision. Made by you.
Every line.
Keep calm, and carry on programming. Sounds like you’re doing OK to me.
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Continue reading...
