How to Master Programming as a Beginner
Programming lets you witness the unbounded universe right from your comfort zone.
As a beginner programming may seem endlessly boresome, but once you get an understanding of how things workaround, you will feel the world limiting down to you and your program.
So let’s get down to some points which can help you become a pro programmer.
· Understand the scope of language
Learning any programming language pretty much starts like learning another natural language. First thing you do is get an understanding of the scope of languages. Some, are designed which a computer can understand directly, they are in binary format (strings of 0’s and 1's).these are called Low-Level programming languages some are closer to human comprehension. They have English like words which are easier to understand and memorize called the high-level programming languages. As a beginner, you should begin with High-level languages like C, C++, python etc.
· Syntax is IMPORTANT
Think of programming like an old rich irascible lady who is very rigid about her dress style. A slight alter of stitches, and you lose your job as her tailor.
Like all other natural languages, computer languages also have rules which are called the syntax of a programming language.
The first step in mastering any programming is understanding the syntax. Then comes the practice. The more you practice the syntaxes, the better command you will have on them. Now how do you practice? Take a paper and a pen and the consulting source. Rewrite the syntax twice or thrice. According to research, the traditional pen and paper way helps your brain process the information more deeply and retains for a much longer time than taking notes using the digital means. So when you program, go with the traditional stuff.
· Read the context:
Begin with the very first page of your book. Read the history of the language and the personality who developed it. Now how does reading history makes you are a better programmer? It does. Reading history helps you get to know the users of a particular language. You also get a better understanding of your inclination about the language.
Reading the paragraphs above and below the syntax helps you know the names of the symbols used in it. The context explains all the constituents of the syntax which you will remember if you know what the purpose of every symbol or keyword is. Profound analyses of the context highlight minor facts which may not be relieved to a hurried eye.
· Environment:
While programming, there are a few preliminaries which you should take care of. The first and foremost is the environment; peaceful and calm. Lock the door of your room or go to your hiding place which you use when you are feeling sentimental. Trust me sentiments and programming will become best buddies. Or trying snapping at your siblings can get the peace you need.
· Avoid Distractions:
The last thing you need is a distraction. DON’T LET ANYTHING DISTRACT YOU (or even anyone, considering all scenarios). Keep your mobile phone away while programming. Some points hit your comprehension like a flash and, if you are not concentrating these priceless flashes may slip away and, their revival may take hours or maybe days.
· Use a book:
Printed books come in handier while you’re programming. First, you can write things down comfortably without having to search for the note-making option in case of an eBook. Additionally, staring at the screen may affect your eyesight and thus making compromises on your health. Try consulting different books it aids understanding a concept from various perspectives.
· Employ your knowledge:
After understanding a syntax, engage it in a written program. Flip your book upside down and assign yourself a task which requires the employment of your newly acquired knowledge. Putting the knowledge to practice is mandatory. Not practising your programming concepts leads to vague understanding, which ushers to utter confusion on the sudden emergence of a question in an exam.
· Record your jewels:
Detailed context study is an edgy attribute of a good programmer. Note these fine jewels down on somewhere safe, more like a journal. In this case, they remain safe from one’s classmates even, if they borrow your book for their test preparation. Remember your discovery is yours and only yours, no one has a share in it, but best friends are always exceptions(only and only if they are interested). Don’t throw out your endeavour in the open.
· Execute your programs:
Writing a program on paper is far different from executing it on a compiler. Execute every program you write on your computer to see if it generates the desired results. It helps you understand how you make a computer understand what you are trying to say. If it doesn’t; fix it! You owe it to your program to fix it. Execution also helps in fathoming the correct use of trifles in programming.
· Try out other different language processors:
Don’t always stick to one language processor. Play around with all the soft wares you can find from anywhere. Experimenting gives you an intense and firm understanding of things which sets you apart from all the other classmates. Always remember programming is a dynamic, limiting it only to your course outline would be an injustice.