There have been posts about how to learn programming which featured some pretty good tips on how to learn programming.

So, what are the worst ways of learning programming?. Your tip might help someone choose the right method by process of elimination.

I can think of: Reading a lot of books and not actually practicing. This leads you into a false notion of believing you can actually do all the things you read correctly on first try. Destroy that notion. You have to practice.

1. When you learn languages simultaneously with different keywords, you could end up with errors.

2. When money comes before passion and interest.

3. Programming without a proper algorithm and flowchart (most don't do this), etc

When you start with Cms frameworks instead of writing code at first.

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helloBae:
When you start with Cms frameworks instead of writing code at first.

This is probably akin to using code with no knowledge on how it works.

Another bad way is coming on Nairaland and asking ' What are the worst ways of learning Programming'

lordZOUGA:
Reading a lot of books and not actually practicing.

I agree with you.

Too much information can sometimes be a distraction. Its good to have lots of books but if you dont have a systematic way of studying then its of no use.

By going to university to learn programming

lordZOUGA:
There have been posts about how to learn programming which featured some pretty good tips on how to learn programming.

So, what are the worst ways of learning programming?. Your tip might help someone choose the right method by process of elimination.

I can think of: Reading a lot of books and not actually practicing. This leads you into a false notion of believing you can actually do all the things you read correctly on first try. Destroy that notion. You have to practice.

Hi, can you help with this python programs.

write a function called "howMany" using a for loop . This function returns a count of the number of occasions when a given day and month fell on a given weekday within a given period of time. "howMany" accepts five (5) integer arguments:
a. weekday is an integer in the range 0-6 and represents a day of the week
b. day represents a day of a month and can range between 1 and 31
c. month represents a month of a year and can range between 1 and 12
d. start represents the first year of the period being considered
e. end represents the year after the last of the period being considered
For example, if we wanted to know on how many occasions January 1st fell on a Sunday during the 20th century (Jan 1901 to Dec 2000), we would call howMany with the following arguments,
>>> howMany(0,1,1,1901,2000)
14
>>>

Write a function called "occurences". This function states the weekday that that day and month fell most and least frequently on. The function accepts four (4) integer arguments:
a. day represents a day of a month and can range between 1 and 31
b. month represents a month of a year and can range between 1 and 12
c. start represents the first year of the period being considered
d. end represents the year after the last of the period being considered
For example, if we wanted to know the weekdays that January 1st fell most and least frequently on during the 20th century (Jan 1901 to Dec 2000), we would call "occurences" with the following arguments,
>>> occurences(1,1,1901,2000)
That date falls most often on a Wednesday and least often on a Saturday within the given period
>>>

no too much talk, the foundational worst way is not learning the basics.

This is how I started:
1) QBasic
2) Access Basic
3) Visual Basic 6.0
4) Java
5) VB.Net
6) C#.Net
7) HTML/CSS
PHP
9) Javascript

lillaowow:


Hi, can you help with this python programs.

Create another thread for it and then we will see.

lordZOUGA:
There have been posts about how to learn programming which featured some pretty good tips on how to learn programming.

So, what are the worst ways of learning programming?. Your tip might help someone choose the right method by process of elimination.

I can think of: Reading a lot of books and not actually practicing. This leads you into a false notion of believing you can actually do all the things you read correctly on first try. Destroy that notion. You have to practice.

2. copying and pasting of codes
3. using too sophisticated IDEs e.g. netbean

4. failure to work out ur algorith or pseudocode eithr in ur mind, on paper or on a notepad in ur pc bfor startin to code.

lordZOUGA:


Create another thread for it and then we will see.

i was able to solve it.. thanks

it uses zeller's congruence

took a while but i got it.

i used to love programming from afar off, now i dread it

Learning two languages concurrently; especially when one is still a beginner.
It really slowed me down

chim14:
no too much talk, the foundational worst way is not learning the basics.

This is how I started:
1) QBasic
2) Access Basic
3) Visual Basic 6.0
4) Java
5) VB.Net
6) C#.Net
7) HTML/CSS
PHP
9) Javascript

so what are the basics

Jumping to web, desktop, mobile technologies e.g android, winform without understanding programming fundamentals leading knowing the whats but not the whys.

Learning from nairaland..

not asking for help when you know you need one.

castsports:
not asking for help when you know you need one.

Haha. you joined. Welcome to NL.

lordZOUGA:

Haha. you joined. Welcome to NL.

yea, figured its high time I mixln'ed

Reading Programming from webpages, instead of getting the video tutorial and Textbook for easy and fast comprehension.

So what exactly is the right way to start learning for someone with idea of html, css, php and javascrip?

So what exactly is the right way to learn programming for someone with idea of html, css, javascript and PHP.

antontech:
So what exactly is the right way to learn programming for someone with idea of html, css, javascript and PHP.

Check out all head first *title of issue* books. Most interative and none boring books I have ever read.

Not learning C.

KazukiIto:
Not learning C.

Learning Ruby

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Borwe:
By going to university to learn programming

Godbless u, any person wey need sense should visit u..infact that's exactly what am facing now bro, am a graduate of CSc, but dnt even know where to start cos back then dey mk it complex for u in d uni....imagine after NYSC i want to go register at NIIT for better sense

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chim14:
no too much talk, the foundational worst way is not learning the basics.

This is how I started:
1) QBasic
2) Access Basic
3) Visual Basic 6.0
4) Java
5) VB.Net
6) C#.Net
7) HTML/CSS
PHP
9) Javascript

and with all these languages what are you able to do with it ? can you create your own facebook ? it is an objective question.