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October 15th, 2010, 05:10 PM
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Having Trouble With Semantics
I just read this article which BigEd suggested for PinkFloydEffect, and it sums up the problem that I'm having with semantics and programming.
I have a list of about 20 different books that I'm using to help me learn C#. I rely mostly on Illustrated C# 2008, published by Apress, because the illustrations make it easier to 'visualize' what is happening.
Ocasionally, I'll refer to other books if I have trouble understanding my main read. The one thing they have in common, is that they lay out all the rules very clearly... but fail to explain WHY things are the way they are, or which is preferrable in a particular situation. I'm shown a bunch of mind-numbing facts and laws to memorize, without really getting a clear explanation of why I need to know these things, or when to apply them. It would be easier to commit all these rules to memory if I could understand why I need to know them, or when they are applicable.
Has anyone else had this problem, when learning to program, or am I just reading all the wrong books?
Last edited by mbegley; October 15th, 2010 at 05:19 PM.
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