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Java

I hit a wall learning Java!!!

Craig Dennis I need help, Sir. I am currently on the "Java Data Structures, Efficiency, Add Tags to course". on the UI 3 part challenge to be exact.

I find everything so complex and overwhelming, I find myself literally googling the answers and just pasting the stuff on the challenges. I feel like I am not learning anything, and I really want to learn this stuff. What do you suggest I do? Should I go to the very beginning and start over?

Kind Regards, Luis Santos

3 Answers

Craig Dennis
STAFF
Craig Dennis
Treehouse Teacher

Hi Luis!

Sorry you are feeling that way!

First about the challenge, you want to check and see if the tags set you created contains the tag you are looking for.

I talked about that in the earlier video when I talked about Sets initially. I am trying to make sure this information sticks by having you try to recall it, it is expected to be challenging. By spacing things out like this I'm having you practice recalling the information, and when you recall it from long term memory, you'll be able to do it more frequently.

Did you try checking out the Set documentation? That's definitely not cheating ;)

Why don't you go back and watch each of the lists, sets and maps videos, and pause them when I move from REPL to workspace. Those videos are next on my chopping block, they are way too long time wise. You really should only focus on videos for about 10 minutes before your brain starts wandering.

Watch those again and let me know how you are feeling!

Try to watch again the things that you don't understand. Take your time until you kind of understand, then move on to the next video. On the test, try to answer it by yourself or ask in the forum if you stuck and dont googling and see the answer right away. Hope thats help.

same here,, I have a hard time understanding data structure...