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Rodrigo Chousal
Rodrigo Chousal
16,009 Points
Posted by Rodrigo Chousal
Rodrigo Chousal
16,009 Points

I don't understand.

I am trying to learn Objective C, but I just can't understand. Should I just continue watching the videos and hope I will eventually grasp the concepts, or should I watch them all over again until I understand?

4 Answers

bobkingstone
bobkingstone
27,869 Points

HI

The way I find helps me to learn is to watch the video and then have a play with the code examples and try and break them, then fix them again referring to the videos if I'm not sure, this helps me to understand what is going on and error messages can be very instructive in this process.

You can learn the examples off by heart but if you don't have an understanding of the concepts and structures then you will just find it that much harder later on.

All the best

Bob

Steven Chin
Steven Chin
2,001 Points
Steven Chin
Steven Chin
2,001 Points

You could watch them again until you understand, that's what I would do. But if you can't grasp the concepts (I find even though it may take a longer time) try learning an earlier language first. These languages tend to be built from the earlier ones, not created from scratch. Objective-C is built upon the C language. take a few moments to learn just the concepts of C only and come back to Objective-C. you may have an easier time with it.

Rodrigo Chousal
Rodrigo Chousal
16,009 Points
Rodrigo Chousal
Rodrigo Chousal
16,009 Points

That is what I'm doing right now, combining it with robertkingstone's advice. Thank you.

cmonk
cmonk
4,955 Points
cmonk
cmonk
4,955 Points

If you haven't done any programming, I would recommend that you first learn a simpler programming language. If you have done programming before, learn more about C, and then try again.

Thomas K
Thomas K
11,565 Points
Thomas K
Thomas K
11,565 Points

I would say if you watch a video and don't understand then it would probably be best to watch it again.