Re: The curtain over my eyes has been raised!! : )

["Gerco Dries" <gerco@gdries.demon.nl>]

I know about this thing called designing, my professors hammer on it as well
:)

But every time I sit down to actually design something, nothing comes up. I
just don't know WHAT to write down and stuffs :(

ne1 has ne pointers for me, I have to get started doing this, I have a
project to complete with 23 others in 3 months...

Regards,
Gerco Dries.

----- Original Message -----
From: "Mike" <mcroghan@MediaOne.Net>
To: <gameprogrammer@gameprogrammer.com>
Sent: Monday, September 11, 2000 02:58 AM
Subject: The curtain over my eyes has been raised!! : )


> Ah I felt like sharing this with ya'll...after yesterday I feel 240+%
better
> and steady with programmin' than I ever have.
>
> When I use the term "hacker" in this message, I'm refering to the type of
> person who tends to do work in a sloppier less effecient not well planned
> out manner.
> After yesterday I feel much more like a programmer than an average hacker
> (hack n' slash).
>
> The second assignment for one of my C++ classes basically is create some
> cheesy card game (doesn't matter...could be high card) that has to be able
> to add, delete and keep track of turns for each player...and to play the
> game of course.
>
> Anyways, yesterday while sitting there at work I took the advice I kept
> somewhat ignoring from teachers and a few peers (and that I even gave to
> another student when he couldn't figure out his problem) and actually
> planned everything out. I figured out the exact task(s) I needed this to
> accomplish. Took me approximately an hour to design (write out what needed
> to be accomplished, the functions and variables needed to complete the
task,
> write out what each function was to do plus pseudocode/(nipits of code))
and
> lay out all that I needed and it took me all of 10 minutes to code it. Had
a
> couple of typo and syntax errors but that was it.
>
> This normally would've taken me a few hours to beat out and in the end
> would've been a lot sloppier. LOL
>
> Granted it would probably take me even less time if I were more
experienced
> but practice makes perfect. ;>
>
> Good thing, I now have a very well written template for future linear
linked
> lists that I can add and modify to (hell create another type for circular
> and doubly linked lists).
>
> I almost felt stupid afterwards wondering why the hell I didn't figure
this
> out earlier...was kind of like when I first figured out how easy using
> pointers was when I used to fight it and couldn't figure it out. I even
> admitted this to my professor and she laughed...plus she was happy I
learned
> this NOW; apparently most of her students don't seem to grasp this concept
> until they hit some of the much higher courses. I actually felt very good
> about myself. Almost as if a rather large curtain lifted off my head!!
>
> Coding is VERY easy once you sit down and take the time to plan out every
> little inch of your program!! : )
>
> Mike
>
>
>
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