My name is Andres, and I've been serious about programming since the Spring of 2012. I love programming because it gives you that sense of creating something that is almost alive. The "creature" you create is as predictable as anything can get, if you know what you're doing. It will act EXACTLY as you instruct it to… perfectly. It will crash and burn perfectly each and every time you tell it to. And it’s easy to mistakenly ask it to crash and burn. But once you figure out how to instruct it to do something useful, it is incredibly satisfying. Soon, your creation is performing its task faster, and more accurately than any human could. And then, it becomes one giving you instructions. “Turn left in... one- hundred.. yards”
Most of my experience programming is in Java. It was the first language I learned, and two of my deeper courses (Data Structures and Algorithms and Object-Oriented Programming) were taught in Java. However, I’ve also taken a course in C, and I’m in an Advanced C++ Programming class this semester. I’ve also programmed in Objective C, and Python on my own.
Hey Andres, congrats on making your first blog post for our technical writing class at SJSU.
ReplyDeleteI too was first exposed to the world of coding with a Intro to Programming course in Java which I really enjoyed.
I really liked the way you described coding as being alive cause it really is in the way we are able to make something respond to user input.
A suggestion for future posts that you might want to keep in mind is that in my experience people post generally posts images near the top of their post unless that picture deals with content elsewhere on the post.
And I hope your future blog posts are just as informative as this one.
Andres,
ReplyDeleteI love your take on programming and completely agree with your view point on coding. When I finished reading the second paragraph of your blog, my response was- 'Amen!'.
I am in awe of your programming skills and hope to see some of your work.
To improve your blog, I suggest that you include a couple of links to your blog to make it more appealing and fancy, (There's a prize for the most appealing blog. remember?).
Also, I suggest you give a stronger ending to your blog, maybe by describing your plans with this class and what you hope to achieve from it. Your current ending is very powerful because you talk about your areas of expertise, but it seems a bit abrupt.
Good luck!
Andres,
ReplyDeleteI find it interesting how you have gotten so serious with programming very recently. I find it that a majority of people have some interest in programming but stop after a few months. I applaud you for staying in it this far. I know exactly how you feel when programming gives the sense of creating something alive. I think it is a great feeling especially when a large number of people see the product. I hope you stay around and I hope you see some of your creations in the near future!