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The foundations to build on <<<Read the previous post in the series Read the next post in this series>> I am now on post 8 which for reference is about 8 weeks in, and it is time to do a quick review and check that we are still on course. My original study plan looked somethi…
How to pseudocode problem solve like a boss << Read the previous post in this series Read the next post in the series>>> Before starting to put together any new program it is best to think it all through and make sure that the problems you might come upon have been mitigated in a…
Playing around <<Read the previous post in the series Read the next post in the series >> 42 and the meaning of life. So a couple of posts ago, I shared with you a small, albeit incredibly awesome, program I made “what is the meaning of life” which asked you to guess the meaning…
Head First Programming book review << Read the previous post in this series Read the next post in the series>> Over the last few weeks, I have been concentrating on just one source of learning to program. I’m hoping that focusing on a single course will actually make it much easier …
Habits << Read the previous post in the series. Read the next post in this series >> Even with all the theory and planning on the best way to learn how to program in place, I am not going to lie to you, it is incredibly hard to stay on track, and there have been several times w…
Debugging << Read the previous post in this series Read the next post in this series >> So if like me you are preferring to really get your hands dirty with the code and trying out things beyond what the exercises are asking you to do, then the chances are you are needing to fix a l…
Pick a path and stick with it <<Read the previous post in this series Read the next post in this series >> Everything is possible in theory. 2.5 hours a day I need to dedicate to the pursuit of learning to program if I am going to get through all the courses I have set for myself to c…
Setting sail on the journey to learn to programme << Read the previous post in this series Next post in this series >> So finally it is here. The day has come. The weeks of preparation, of everything beforehand leading up to this one momentous event. I’m going to start with the PyChar…
The way to learn something new << Previous post in this series Next post in the series >> Effective learning is a practice that most people have never really considered, and worryingly is rarely taught in school. People who have been lucky enough to learn a musical instrument or a new…
<<Previous post of this series Next post of this series >> Because SMART just isn’t clever enough Everyone knows about SMART goals right? No? Specific, measurable, attainable, the other two which no one can ever remember off the top of their head. Smarter takes it one step further for …
<< Previous post of this series Next post of this series >> So many choices, so little time The internet is full of information. Where can you find the best resources for learning to program from scratch? We will answer this question and provide the best resources according to our develo…
<< Previous post of this series Next post of this series >> Possibly the trickiest part of learning to program is simply knowing where to start. For a first time developer, which I am assuming you are as you are reading this, there are a lot of options out there of things to learn. W…
