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Hi.
I've been trying to learn to Code in C for about 3 days now.I can already code in VB,and ASM,but i'm not good at ASM.Anyway,i've reached to the part that describes the arrays.But whenever i try reading anymore i feel lazy.Bah..:(
has any of you ever felt that?any suggestions on how to overcome this?
a couple of bottles of beer seem to take care of that for me... I dont know what works for you. Try sleeping.
I have had that kind of frustration learning C and ASM, and the best advice I can give is that you should take a break for a few days or more, to let things absorb. For me, OpenGL in C++ and ASM were both really friggin' frustrating and I had to take some time to get out and forget about it for a few days, week, whatever. Go to a party or something. Don't get in trouble tho.
LOL, I'm having the same problem I've stopped reading my c++ book ever since they got into arrays. I force myself to read.
I find getting out of the house and doing something to be a good way to overcome laziness.
If I get out and do something it gives me a chance to refresh from my girl, work, school and computers.
I prefer to mountain bike, hike, play disc golf, rollerblade, fish, rock climb, camp out for a weekend, go 4x4, or anything outdoors. Even a night at the bar can help out... but I'm even more lazy the next day because I'm recovering...
If I get bored with a book... I'll head down to the beach. When I get tired of reading a bit... I can look up at the ladies (can't do more than look... I already have a girl)... or jump in the water and then get back to my book.
My state actually has a site that promotes these types of activities.
cybr1d, booze loosens up everything, the mood and the ideas ;), it works great for me too
Take up skateboarding. :D
Yeah, arrays are a pain in the land of C/C++. Ah, but things get so, so much more worse, the nightmare has only begun! ;) It's worth it though.
What worked for me during my most bogged-down years of college was this method:
1) Study
2) Playstation for half an hour
3) Study
4) Playstation
5) Study
6) Playstation
Hopefully, you're seeing a pattern here...Graduated barely under 3.5 GPA. Thank you Sony! ;)
Ali -
Don't think you are alone. When I first started learning computers I decided I would start with learning HTML. So as everyone here knows HTML is incredibly simple so it was very easy to learn and I saw fast results.
After HTML I decided why stop with that so I turned to VB. Well I started to not like VB but I pushed through not taking time to let it soak in (bad idea). Well after that I didn't really wanna even look at anything having to do with programming for a while and I started to focus more on graphics and 3D design and that sorta stuff. Well soon after learning a about graphics I started learning java and I liked it and read (even through arrays or objects) alot. However I soon after abandoned it for I could not focus on the coding.
Now, fast-forward to today. I am sitting in front of my computer around 10 - 12 hours a day (consistently) and I love it. How I don't get bored of reading and learning is my varying my computer activities and after I get out work I try to do something fun for myself. Like go swimming then get some, run then get some, play some soccer then get some, smoke a bunch of cigarrettes then get some, go out with the lady, get some or go drinking then get some. Then the next day I am either recovering or I feel refreshed ready to take on the world. But either way I don't get bored with computers to get a 'computer depression.'
- MilitantEidolon
I've never found learning anything computer related frustrating. And I also seldom get bored for more than 15 minutes behind a computer. If I am reading a computer related book I only stop reading when I want to actually use a computer instead of reading about them or when it's time for dinner :D
Never frustrated? El, you must be some sorta cyber-Jedi. When it comes to programming, I get frustrated often, especially when your bug is some itty-bitty character in code that has been misplaced or mistyped, and you have to spend the next couple of hours trying to find it (which is why I'm not a programmer!).
I LOVED learning C. Of course, I'm a geek and a nerd, so I never really got frustrated. Heck, I fed off pointers when the book introduced them :D.
Cheers,
cgkanchi
Learning a Langauge can be interesting. It's not always being bored, it's just some times you don't feel like reading.
I love to read, I average no less than 3 hours a day reading, but sometimes. You just won't feel like reading. What I usually do, when I have some reading to do and I am not in the mood to do it, I will either jump on IRC, and chill there for a sec, that always gets me wanting to read.
(Nothing like looking at a blank screen for 10 mins, to make you want to do other things.) Also just have a little taste of alcohol, for some reason, it works, just a beer or 2 or 12 and you can read forever, without being drawn away to anything else. Surprisingly enough, your recognition will be a lot higher. (This might be just with me, but the more I drink, the higher the chance I have to be drunk, to remember what the hell I learned while durnk.)
Last thing, is just go for a walk, it helps, take your book to a better more fun place and read.
When I get bored and can't seem to make myself work on programming stuff or learning new programming stuff (I've got books for Java, Perl, AWK, Javascript, VBScript, ASM, QBASIC, and C and only know C, some ASM, and euphoria. This boredom happens a lot), I either do some image work, or write something for my website, or fool around on my keyboard (musical one, not attached via PS/2 to the computer =p), or crank up my music and dance around like a jackass, or solder something, or build something, or play with the hot glue gun, or ....yeah, you get the idea.
I'd say the best cure if you're tired/lazy, is to intake a lot of caffeine and listen to music, usually some stuff from 8bitpeoples or some of the techno I got on a tape from K-Mart that no-one would buy does it for me, but your music tastes might be different. The best thing I can suggest to improve programming is to get a bunch of songs that make you want to just race off the edge of your chair, put them in a playlist, and then listen to them while coding. It'll keep you awake and focused on what you're doing.
Programming is your friend :)
Whoa..i wasnt expecting so much responce :D
Anyway..i think some sleep or playstation works for me.I had some sleep and then i read a bit more,but couldnt read anymore.I think I just have to take it slow.
Lol, it never makes me frustrated when I can't find a stupid bug in a program, I really enjoy programming, including searching for bugs whether they are stupid or not doesn't matter. I've spent more than a week looking for a bug once, then it turned out I forgot a '(' somewhere.Quote:
Never frustrated? El, you must be some sorta cyber-Jedi. When it comes to programming, I get frustrated often, especially when your bug is some itty-bitty character in code that has been misplaced or mistyped, and you have to spend the next couple of hours trying to find it (which is why I'm not a programmer!).