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I am Bharath. I am doing my MCA programme in an university. Actually, I am very poor in programming languages. And, i really want to overcome this problem within me. I do study books but i can't be good with this. I need to learn programming languages. My friends are not helping me with it. please do help me with this. what should i do to overcome this problem??
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[no name] 4-Sep-13 8:59am    
Read, study, write code.
[no name] 4-Sep-13 9:01am    
Be Hard and Smart worker to stay in this field.

As said by others, you have to study, read, ...

I learned the most when I got challenged, this way I needed to search on the internet, in books, ask questions on a forum like codeproject, etc.

There isn't really a big secret to becomming a good programmer. You just need to practice and never stop learning during your programming career.
 
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As has already been said... Read, Study, Write Code, ... repeat frequently for the rest of your life. There is no other way other than to practice, practice, and practice some more.
 
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Hi Bharat,

Now reading book is good, but one more thing you can do is start studying using video tutorials place for that programming language on internet.

or you can go for Membership of Pluralsight here you can find all video tutorials for many languages, databases etc, it will help you alot...

If this thing helps then dont forget to vote for me dear.



Regards,
Mubin Shaikh
 
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r_bharath 5-Sep-13 10:24am    
whats Membership of Pluralsight??
Mubin M. Shaikh 5-Sep-13 11:43am    
http://www.pluralsight.com/training

please visit this site, it will also offer free trial for few days
read this book,it is helpful for reducing mistake developers_best_practices_tutorial
keep reading,keep improving yourself...
best luck...!:)
 
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I disagree with most of the posted solutions. As for (at least) myself, reading books doesn't help me learn a programming language at all; it only confuses me and sets me off the track.

If I comprehended your query well, you need to know the best way to teach yourself a language. Very well.

Let's for example say that you would like to build an Android application, but you have never tried building an Android App before. If I were you, I would think of something that I would like to do. Something simple; doesn't have to be perfect and bombastic the first try.

Secondly, I would look for a great beginner's tutorial which would help me get the basics right; by basics I mean setting up the development environment and getting to know the environment. After that, look out for other tutorials which could help you learn the programming basics(there are TONS out there on the web), or Video tutorials which are also great!

Start off by something as simple as setting up a User Interface. Explore and get familiar with the different input methods that the user will interact with (that is the ultimate goal of every program / application; the user will somehow interact with your product). Than work your way up, start displaying the user input, make changes to it, save it to a database, learn how to make reading and writing to a database more efficient and less resource hungry, etc...

After becoming familiar with the language try tackling the scenario you have thought about before.

If you already know some of the language, than put your mind to working on a side project that you would like to accomplish. Look for solutions over the internet if you face a problem.

http://stackoverflow.com/[^] is a great developer's community where you can post your programming problems and get help from other developers. It is the same as Code Project but solely dedicated to helping others.

Spending time practicing coding at home besides the time you spend at school is a must. I was not good at programming myself at the first few years of my college. I just spent all my free time playing games and ignoring my (ultimately) future career. After almost failing one of my years, I promised myself that I would spend at least 45 minutes of my free time after school hours working on a side project and practicing programming by myself. I can guarantee you; it help me A LOT!

Do not be afraid of challenges, or do not let them throw you off your learning path. I myself am grateful that I have faced as many challenges as I have because that is how I got my knowledge. If you face one make sure you win it, that is how you learn!

Good luck!
A fellow learner like yourself
 
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You have to read,study,practice as suggested by DAVE continuously....
 
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