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zyrion

I tried learning programming at my university, but I found it to be too difficult. They made us learn Scheme, which I thought was a useless and obsolete language that no one uses nowadays. I also tried learning a bit of Java on my own by reading a textbook.

It seems that for programming, you need to be able to think logically in a certain way. For some exercises, I would spend hours trying to figure it out but I still wouldn't be able to think of a remotely sensible solution.

My main question is this: Is it possible for just anyone to learn programming or should I just give up because I'm not smart enough? It seemed like everyone else in my Computer Science class understood everything instantly while I was the only one struggling.

Eriond

I personally think that anyone can learn programming, given enough time, and enough effort, though obviously the amount of each required is different depending on the person.

Java and C are good places to start for practical languages. You're right, that it requires a different mindset; but once you have that, it pretty much carries across any language you'll learn. It just takes time, is all.

What you should do is set yourself some relatively easy project, and try to make it. Like, try and make tic-tac-toe in the console, using Java or C. It'll do wonders for your understanding.

If you don't know where to start; I can definitely help with that, just ask!

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beather64

I personally think it has nothing to do with being able to think in certain ways or not.

I have just passed my drawing exams of my university the first time in my life, after four times of failure, and drawing is the thing I hate the most. I am a programmer of my heart. I believe it all has to do with the way you are open to the thing you want to learn. I hated drawing so I barely did something with it. And yet I have now acquired the skills needed for me to advance further in drawing.

If you like it, go for it. Start slowly, and you'll gradually advance. This goes for everything in life. All you have to do is get motivation.

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