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Kim Sorgalla
2,174 PointsWill I ever understand this?!
Hi my fellow students, I'm confused. At this point it starts to get really detailed and we are writing a lot of code now. I am watching the helper method video the 2nd time now, but I still don't get everything. Is that normal? How do you feel about this?
I am not sure if it is necessary to already understand everything or if it's okay when I still have some knowledge gaps after watching this several times.
16 Answers
Jesus Mendoza
23,288 PointsImagine learning German, do you think you'll be able to understand everything after the second class? It's normal, the more you practice and keep learning the more you will understand! Keep going and never stop!
If you don't understand something, try to google it and read about it, maybe it will be easier to understand that way
Holger Liesegang
50,595 PointsWelcome to Treehouse, Kim Sorgalla !
Reading a book simultaneously/in addition to video tutorials might be of some help - I do prefer learning this way. I had a look at your Achievements and "iOS-Apps programmieren mit Swift: Der leichte Einstieg in die Entwicklung für iPhone, iPad und Co. - inkl. AppleWatch" von Christian Bleske might help - and it's brand new ...just my 2c :)
Viele Grüße Holger
Kim Sorgalla
2,174 PointsVielen Dank! :)
Kim Sorgalla
2,174 PointsKinda funny example, as I AM German haha. But thanks for the motivation. Yes, I think it comes with time. I need to relax and simply practice.
One of the problems I have is, that I don't know how to practice. I was looking on the net for exercises for Swift, but couldn't find any good ones. By "good ones" I mean exercises that for example list, what background knowledge is needed to solve it, or by giving hints. Do you have any idea about good ones?
Jesus Mendoza
23,288 PointsAfter I posted the answer I thought "What is this guy is German" hahahaha
To be honest I can't tell you how to practice because I went for a different path (Web Development), so, it's kinda different. I can tell you that the best way to practice is to try to copy a project from 0, but it's really hard to create an app from 0. I'd recommend you to keep learning and after you feel you have a basic knowledge, then start to make a project with the help of internet.
Kim Sorgalla
2,174 PointsThank you Jesus, that sounds like a plan! For now I will go through the whole track, acknowledging that I can't put everything into practice yet, and will then start with an own simple project. If I got stuck somewhere, I will look into my notes that I made during the courses and gather further information from the web if needed.
Jesus Mendoza
23,288 PointsGood Luck!
Jhoan Arango
14,575 PointsHey Kim:
One of the best ways to practice is to answer questions here on the community, I did that and it helped me a lot. Also if you are interested, I made of group of new developers who are learning and looking for projects to "practice". If you are interested just post your e-mail and I'll send you an invite. Right now, some of the group members are starting to work no a simple app.
Kim Sorgalla
2,174 PointsHey Jhoan this sounds good. You can email me at kim.sorgalla@gmail.com
Jhoan Arango
14,575 PointsI sent you an invite...
Kim Sorgalla
2,174 PointsThx Joan, I'm in :)
Polina tre
3,226 Pointshi Joan, may I ask you to have an invite too??))) thank you!
Jhoan Arango
14,575 PointsSure, send me your e-mail.
Polina tre
3,226 PointsPolin911@mail.ru thank you!)
Jhoan Arango
14,575 PointsI sent you an e-mail invite, check for slack.
Polina tre
3,226 PointsNothing(
Jhoan Arango
14,575 PointsI resent it.. look for an e-mail from "Slack"
Alexandre Wajcman
4,966 PointsHi There! Jhoan Arango , may I joy in the group too? awajcman@gmail.com
Jhoan Arango
14,575 PointsI sent you an e-mail.. with the invite from slack
Alexandre Wajcman
4,966 PointsThank you!! Jhoan!
Ali Sutcu
Courses Plus Student 1,719 PointsHi Jhoan like others may i ask for an invite :) ali@sutcu.xyz
Jhoan Arango
14,575 PointsInvite sent ! look for a slack email.
Antonija Pek
5,819 PointsCan I get in? My email is antonijapek@gmail.com
And to answer you... I am confused as hell. So many loops and logic. My brain can't follow everything.
Ahsaas Syed
4,069 PointsCan i get in too please ?
Jhoan Arango
14,575 PointsE-mail ?
Ahsaas Syed
4,069 Points
Wilztan Andrew
Python Web Development Techdegree Student 4,979 Pointshi all i want ask what is the meaning of enemy:Enemy ? is it the enemy get the data from the Enemy class? and what is the meaning of enemy.position?
func fireAtEnemy(enemy:Enemy){ if inRange(self.position, range: self.range, target: enemy.position){
}
thx
Berry Loeffen
4,303 PointsHi Jhoan, can you please invite me too? much appreciated!!! loeffenb@gmail.com
Jhoan Arango
14,575 PointsHello, you can join with this link
Reagen Rahardjo
3,770 PointsHi Jhoan can you please invite me too? Reagenrahardjo@gmail.com
Thx a bunch
Jhoan Arango
14,575 PointsYou can join with this link ! http://newdevelopersteam.herokuapp.com/
Steven Beckham
iOS Development Techdegree Student 2,979 PointsGlad to see I'm not the only one feeling this way. I was feeling confident coming out of the Soccer Coordinator project and then I started watching Object Oriented Swift and my mind started spinning. I wasn't sure if I should keep pushing forward or pause and go back over the same lessons again.
Audrey DeMello
2,965 PointsAudrey DeMello
2,965 PointsI'm fuzzy on some stuff too, did you stick with it and end up understanding fluently?