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Java Java Objects Creating the MVP Current Progress

Jason Scruggs
Jason Scruggs
567 Points
Posted by Jason Scruggs
Jason Scruggs
567 Points

This is more of an observation. Feedback is welcome.

I'm starting to feel like this course isn't intended for someone with absolutely no programming experience. It seems that a lot is assumed. I'm trying to figure things out as I go along and I don't mind the challenge, but I have experimented with other platforms where things were explained without assuming prior programming knowledge. Any advice?

6 Answers

C W
C W
3,070 Points
C W
C W
3,070 Points

Feeling similar. Started fresh (no prior knowledge of OOP) and enjoyed most of the lessons so far, but I feel like the difficulty spiked considerably over the past two.

Jason Scruggs
Jason Scruggs
567 Points
Jason Scruggs
Jason Scruggs
567 Points

Cool. I'm currently watching a YouTube, Java video series by Math-tutor-dvd. I'm finding it to be really helpful. The instructor explains the concepts without assuming any prior knowledge of programming whatsoever. He also includes exercises after each concept. I plan to return to this platform after getting a better handle on the basics. Thanks again!

Jason Scruggs
Jason Scruggs
567 Points
Jason Scruggs
Jason Scruggs
567 Points

Thanks for your feedback CW. Kindly let me know if you've found a method that has helped you learn the concepts.

C W
C W
3,070 Points
C W
C W
3,070 Points

I had a good time going through codeacademy's intro to Java, really concise explanations of most concepts in this series (if you don't mind reading). W3schools is also great for its examples.

Feeling more confident returning to this series.

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17,062 Points
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17,062 Points

I started their java course with no programming experience at all and it teached me the principles of OOP preety good :] just give it a time. You can't be a master in a day and not even in a year.

Paul Stevens
Paul Stevens
577 Points
Paul Stevens
Paul Stevens
577 Points

I feel like I understand 75% of a lesson, and then I get blindsided with 5 new concepts that aren't explained. I've spent two hours trying to figure out this f*ing Scrabble exercise. At this point I'm just guessing to get through it. Its very frustrating.

carlorigacci
carlorigacci
4,777 Points
carlorigacci
carlorigacci
4,777 Points

I have spoken to some of my friends who are experts in Java. From what they tell me, before jumping into Object Oriented Programming we should have been very familiar with data types, methods, constructors, and have learned arrays before reaching this video. This video here in fact mentions arrays but it's a concept that has not yet been introduced by this point in the course. I just feel like I have skipped an entire section of content before getting to this video, and it frankly makes me lose faith. I am not sure if I will be renewing my subscription for the next month.