Comments on: How to learn computer programming? http://anaykamat.com/2007/10/13/how-to-learn-computer-programming/ Technology, Programming, Career, Fun, Friends And Thoughts Fri, 26 Nov 2010 06:43:00 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.1 By: Nigel Fernandes http://anaykamat.com/2007/10/13/how-to-learn-computer-programming/comment-page-1/#comment-63 Nigel Fernandes Sat, 10 Nov 2007 18:14:01 +0000 http://anaykamat.com/2007/10/13/how-to-learn-computer-programming/#comment-63 I think you have drawn a nice comparison between learning a spoken language and computer programming. However I think you have overlooked two very critical requirements to learning programming. 1) You have to bend you mind to a clear, structured, methodical and logical way of thinking. 2) You have to belong to the set of people who like and set out to solve problems and challenges with technology. Without these two ingredients, even the best books and best people around will not help you learn to program. The good news is however that both these qualities can be cultivated. The <a href="http://www.alice.org" rel="nofollow">ALICE</a> project is an excellent example of this. Nigel Fernandes http://www.nigel.in I think you have drawn a nice comparison between learning a spoken language and computer programming. However I think you have overlooked two very critical requirements to learning programming.

1) You have to bend you mind to a clear, structured, methodical and logical way of thinking.
2) You have to belong to the set of people who like and set out to solve problems and challenges with technology.

Without these two ingredients, even the best books and best people around will not help you learn to program. The good news is however that both these qualities can be cultivated. The ALICE project is an excellent example of this.

Nigel Fernandes
http://www.nigel.in

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