I'm a computer science student and my school has a pretty heavy focus on Java. I'd like to get a leg up on my classes by learning more than what may be taught, so what would all of you say is the best way to learn outside the classroom?
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I'm a computer science student and my school has a pretty heavy focus on Java. I'd like to get a leg up on my classes by learning more than what may be taught, so what would all of you say is the best way to learn outside the classroom?
Practice.
Create a project that you find interesting or find one that you would like to contribute to.
Sourceforge is a great place to look for existing projects
If you want to excel in computer science in general (and not just Java), I would check out this article.
My suggestion is to pick a small project that would be fun for you. Like a tic-tac-toe game or a blackjack game, so that you have a goal and something that you use to apply what you read in books, from the web, and from your classes.
I would also suggest installing an IDE like Netbeans or Eclipse.
While i was going through college i also worked on a monopoly game. I remember in a number of classes thinking during the lecture "ahh... i should have done it that way" and i would go home and rewrite a portion of the game from what i learned in lecture.
Sourceforge looks pretty sweet, I'll register there for sure. Thanks for pointing me towards it!Quote:
Originally Posted by Mr.Beans
For what I've done so far it's all been in Eclipse, and on the topic of games I made connect four game but there's a bug in it somewhere that I haven't been able to find yet.Quote:
Originally Posted by mrmatt1111
Thanks for both of your input!