Tim, I'd encourage you to keep going, but seriously take a step back and reexamine what you're trying to do. Really. I told you, starting off, to think in small steps. You need to try to do that. If you can think in small steps, programming is *trivial*. If you persist in seeing only the large-scale problems, you'll never be able to actually accomplish anything. (This assumes that accomplishing things is, in fact, a goal.)
Again - step back. If this is a personal project and not homework, go through the Java tutorial, if you're hell-bent on using Java to begin with. I'd suggest not using Java at all; I'd suggest learning C, then Perl, and THEN Java... but YMMV. (I'm sure there are alarms going off everywhere now that I've said that.) It's not a criticism of you - if your skin's so thin as all that, you're in for a rough ride, and not only in this field. It's a criticism of your approach. Get it right, and everything will go well. >From: "Tim Nicholson" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >Reply-To: "JDJList" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >To: "JDJList" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >Subject: [jdjlist] Re: / >Date: Fri, 27 Sep 2002 01:03:17 +1000 > >Alan, > >I am sorry but I don't see it that way. Just because I cannot solve a >problem that I have set myself, doesnt mean I have to walk away from the >whol thing. > >I am sorry but I do not agree with you suggesting, on the basis that you >have, that I am not cut out for programming. >I do not see it that way at all. > > > > >----- Original Message ----- >From: "Alan Williamson" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >To: "JDJList" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >Sent: Thursday, September 26, 2002 11:38 PM >Subject: [jdjlist] Re: / > > > > ||| At present I am *stuck* so I don't see my understanding > > ||| getting any better !!!! > > > > there is of course the other alternative that we aren't addressing ... >Tim > > ... you just may not be cut out for programming. Let it go. Its not >maybe > > for you. As many of the list posters have commented, the problem has >become > > so trivial in coding terms that maybe this is a signal to you that maybe > > software engineering isn't the course for you. > > > > Not everyone can do it, so don't panic. Find something you can do and > > enjoy. > > > > ;-) > > > > To change your JDJList options, please visit: >http://www.sys-con.com/java/list.cfm > > > > > >To change your JDJList options, please visit: >http://www.sys-con.com/java/list.cfm ----------------------------------------------- Joseph B. Ottinger [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://enigmastation.com IT Consultant _________________________________________________________________ MSN Photos is the easiest way to share and print your photos: http://photos.msn.com/support/worldwide.aspx To change your JDJList options, please visit: http://www.sys-con.com/java/list.cfm
