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Request for Advice
Okay, so I’ve been trying to train myself to be a programmer and it’s really not working. I consider myself to be a reasonably intelligent individual. I hold a masters degree and have a day job where some people might consider me “important”. I am a Phd candidate at an accredited institution in the midwest. I swear to God I am not a moron…somebody please believe me!!!
In the past I have learned and near mastered several concepts that some might consider “advanced”. So why the hell can’t I get past the first few tutorials of Ruby, or Java, or Python, or even Liberty BASIC? Everybody says the same thing, “Just stick with one book about one language at a time. Eventually you’ll get it.” What I always do is work until I get stuck, then bang my head against a wall for a week or so and then move on to a different language and then repeat. Is there some open source project that I should go join? Can I sign up for a computer science mentor somewhere? Anybody want to come over? I need some advice to unmoronify myself.
Thanks.
