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iOS

Kaiser De Kam
Kaiser De Kam
10,158 Points
Posted by Kaiser De Kam
Kaiser De Kam
10,158 Points

I'm hitting an IOS wall.

Hey guys,

I'm pretty tech savy but this is the first time I've done any real programming as far as C and Objective-C. I felt pretty strong through the first 2 sections but once I hit the area of pointers, structs, and Objective-C I've felt like I hit a wall.

Did anyone else feel like this?

Also, is this somewhere where I should just keep pressing ahead and let it all sink in or just keep banging my ahead against my computer till it makes sense?

Thanks!

4 Answers

Stone Preston
Stone Preston
42,016 Points
Stone Preston
Stone Preston
42,016 Points

Whenever I run into a concept thats hard to wrap my head around (pointers etc) I watch the video 2 - 3 times. Usually it will make sense the second or third time around.

RASHU BHATNAGAR
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RASHU BHATNAGAR
Courses Plus Student 2,669 Points
RASHU BHATNAGAR
RASHU BHATNAGAR
Courses Plus Student 2,669 Points

You actually don't have to BANG YOUR HEAD AGAINST YOUR COMPUTER!!! It might take some time to understand the concepts.... and you'll just understand those eventually... It happened with me as well but just keep trying till the time u completely understand . (Pointers are really a very important concept) I would recomend stephen Kochan's Programing in Objective C and there's a lot of material available on the internet... So Good Luck!!!!

George S-T
George S-T
6,624 Points
George S-T
George S-T
6,624 Points

I had the exact same problem, and I also made a post about it. As soon as I got onto Objective-C I felt like I wanted to quit. Trust me, just watch the videos over and over and make lots of notes. As you get to the first project, most things are almost re-explained (in a simpler way I found). Good luck!

Stephen Whitfield
Stephen Whitfield
16,771 Points
Stephen Whitfield
Stephen Whitfield
16,771 Points

Watch the videos and also muck around a bit in Xcode and watch how the code works. Sometimes I spend several hours just coding a lot of randomness and looking at the output to see how everything ties together. I think the problem may be that you're not understanding because you aren't doing.