Progress at last!

March 25th, 2007

Finally, some progress! Almost three months after buying it, I’ve finally finished Chapter Three of my C++ How to Program (Deitel) book! Yes, three months! Now I only have 20 more chapters to go! Hopefully, if I finish the basic stuff, I would be a bit eligible to enroll for a Diploma in Computer Science through the University of the Philippines Open University (a.k.a. distance education/learning) program. Being a graduate of Philosophy, any academic credential such as this would be useful in getting some jobs.This weekend I was also able to go through 2 more chapters of a (quite old) book that I’m using for basic web design and development. So I think that this week has truly been a productive week.

That said, I’m still far behind, as far as my ever-growing ToDo list is concerned. And I need to play catch up really soon, but at the same time, must take it easy, otherwise I will have another burnout… Just to give a short glimpse of the stuff that I need/want to do, in no particular order:

I might have to schedule a sort of “do this project” week/day to do these things, of course, not simultaneously. I’m through with “crash course” types of activity. I only end up even more confused, flustered, frustrated, and edgy.

Here’s to hoping that this coming week will be as productive as the previous one.

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3 Responses to “Progress at last!”

  1. nihad Says:
    March 26th, 2007 at 12:02 am

    I really suggest you take on a steady course at some school to learn C++. I’ve tried the self-learning method quite a few times, trying a plaethora of different books. But until I eventually joined a course at my university I didn’t really have a firm grip of… well… anything. I was mostly “aware” of programming, so to speak. You really need someone to tell you the “do’s and dont’s” while actively coding. Reading a book takes too much energy. Energy that could be better spent on training how to could. That’s all it really boils down to: how much real active training one gets. But of course.. I’m not saying it’s impossible to learn C++ strictly from a book. Only very hard.

  2. Jucato Says:
    March 26th, 2007 at 9:16 am

    nihad: Thanks for your suggestion. I really do want to take a full 4-year course on computer programming or some equivalent form of education. However, due to some circumstances, I’m restricted in how much time I can spend away from home.

    You’re right about self-studying requiring more energy. Self-studying requires a lot of self-discipline. With no one to watch over your back, the tendency is to slack off. This is my greatest problem. There is also a lack of peer/instructor review, which I believe is a necessity in *true* education. Luckily, the book that I have is a bit oriented towards teaching C++ in a classroom setting, so at least I have a bit of a guide. I guess I should be looking for sources of peer reviews on C++, too.

    Hmm… where to look, where to look? :)

  3. olesja Says:
    February 2nd, 2008 at 4:27 pm

    easy to make peanut butter cookies

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