This semester is off to a crazy start. My modern algebra class is my first 300-level math class and it's proving to be a lot of work outside of class. I enjoy the problems but they do take a large amount of focus and creativity to solve. It's been a bit difficult getting into the right frame of mind to be academically productive with the distractions of my real job and, well, life in general. In addition to my regular classes on Monday and Wednesday, i also have to head out Allendale on Tuesday and Thursday to work on a group project. Let's not forget that i've also had to set my alarm clock back a few minutes so i can get to work earlier to make up for the time is miss when i have to leave early to get to class on time. All this basically means i'll be spending most weekends draining the lead from a pencil and making a large pink eraser just a little bit smaller.
I haven't complained as much about my Java class as i thought i would. I'm trying to make the best of the simple assignments by using classes and such even though we've got a few chapters to go before we are officially taught how to use them. Most of the concepts are already familiar because Microsoft obviously borrowed many of Java's idea when putting together their .NET framework classes. When i don't know how to do something, i take a guess and many times its correct. However, when i'm not right, i've found i've become pretty darn good at reading and understanding error messages. In fact, i think programmers should be judged on how many error messages they know and understand rather than how many lines of code they can write.
Posted by Matthew at January 19, 2005 10:23 PM