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zyrion · 08-19-2009, 07:56 PM

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.

08-19-2009, 07:56 PM	#1 (permalink)
zyrion Pikachu's Flea Collar Join Date: Aug 2009 Posts: 51 Reputation: 10	Can anyone pick up programming? 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.