From: Tim Hunter <rmagick@...>
Date: 2006-05-23T05:35:16+09:00
Subject: Re: program writing

corey konrad wrote:
> i think i understand the basic syntax of ruby, now what do i do with it? 
> I open up my text editor and draw a blank. How do i get ideas and 
> actually start programming? Its alot of different than poetry or art 
> where i can basically start anywhere and just go wild with creativity. I 
> guess i just dont understand the creative side of programming. I also 
> dont understand why when i look at o ther peoples code i have no idea 
> what is going on. its like i learned the syntax from the book and yet i 
> cant read source code and understand what is happening. Its kind of 
> frustrating. I thought when i learned the keywords and syntax of a 
> computer language that it would open up a new door of creativity but i 
> just have no idea what to do with it.

Programming is not so much an art like poetry as a craft, like making a 
chair. I don't think you can just open up an editor and start typing 
code until you have an end in sight. You need an itch to scratch, a need 
to fill, a problem to solve. What drew you to the idea of learning 
programming to begin with? What did you hope to accomplish?

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