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<< Read the previous post from this series The Journey of One Thousand Lines of Code. So that about wraps it up then. It has been quite an adventure discovering the world of computer programming and learning a new skill which I can take on into the future. I am sure that there are parts I could have done better and more efficiently, and I have a whole new respect for dedicated learners who

Adaptive Python << Read the previous post from the series    Read the next post in this series>> Now comes the really fun part, putting all the things that have been learned over the past 5 months into practice. It should be a nice final finish to the process of learning how to program as we can see what we know and test out what we have learned, but also see where there are still ga

Problem-solving strategies << Read the previous post from the series     Read the next post in the series >> So we are really now starting to embark on a whole new discipline that comes with programming. Logic and problem-solving. We now have enough of how and what we can do with with the code behind us that we can work out how to use the code, what different things do in the code, o

CS50 review part II << Read the previous post from this series        Read the next post in this series >> Finally! I have finished the CS50 course. The future is there for the taking. I won't lie this was a big undertaking. I think though overall this was a really good course to get through as it covers a lot of computer science principles, helps you to get familiar with some of

CS50 review part I << Read the previous post from this series  See the next post in the series>> The Harvard University computer science course CS50 This course has been highlighted by a lot of resources as a great jump off point for programming and I have to give it its due, this fame is well deserved. If you are coming to programming with no prior background it will take you t

A-Z of technical coding terms <<Read the previous post from this series       Read the next post in this series >> After 12 weeks of computer programming, you come to get to know some common lingo which you can use to impress your Nan with over breakfast. Here is an A-Z of some terms to get you through the day. If you are wondering how the studying CS50 is going... it is hard, intere

I am too old for this Git <<Read the previous post in this series     Read the next post in this series>> Git. No, not the guy who pushed in front of you at the checkout, and then paid in pennies which he counted out one-by-one losing count halfway through, but the Version Control System (VCS) which has become pretty much used by everyone in the open source development world https://

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 something like this: Monday: 2 hours Adaptive Python Tuesday: 3 hours Headfirst Learn how to program W

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 advance. Without putting in all the code and making sure it works as it should there is a far simple

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 of life. It wanted the number 42. Anyone who is familiar with Hitchhiker's guide to the galaxy will

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 to make progress with the learning. The book I have been using was Head First Programming by Paul Ba

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 when I fell off the wagon. Life has a way of throwing hurdles into even the best-laid plans. And so i