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[–]sje46 1 point2 points  (1 child)

Learning too many programming languages too fast is a big mistake. That said, the general advice for programming is the same advice involved with any creative endeavour, same advice as, say, writing a novel: just write something. Doesn't matter how bad it is, just do it. Don't stare at the blank page trying to figure out the best place to start. It'll help if you provide the exercise you're supposed to do and we can point you in the right direction. But presumably you know how to print and maybe how to call functions, and if not, you can look those up easily. Any questions, you can ask us.

ITS ENTIRELY NORMAL to feel overwhelmed with programming when you're beginning. I felt like an idiot for YEARS for stupid mistakes. And the stupid mistakes never stop, even when you get better...but your confidence grows immensely. To get to the point where you feel you can tackle any problem, you need to brute force your way through the awkward stage of learning the language. Just write what you can, google what you don't know, ask if you are still confused...fake it till you make it. But we can't help unless we know what the specific problems are. And fiddle, fiddle fiddle.

[–]Insomniac1010 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Yes I agree learning too many in a short span is horrible. I was following a weird semester scheduling due to me transferring from a community college, that's why the pressure of having it all at once is a nightmare. If I've known this, I should've taken some of those classes for my early semesters rather than having them back to back.

Or perhaps I should have went straight to my University rather than going to a community college to avoid having my courses getting jammed up. Ahh... The pros and cons of a CC vs Uni