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Re: How to become more motivated to learn Python

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On 5/3/2016 4:20 AM, Cai Gengyang wrote:
> So I have completed up to CodeAcademy's Python Unit 2 , now moving on to Unit3 : Conditionals and Control Flow.
>
> But I feel my motivation wavering , at times I get stuck and frustrated when trying to learn a new programming language ?
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> This might not be a technical question per say, but it is a Python programming related one. How do you motivate a person (either yourself or your child) to become more interested in programming and stick with it ? Is determination in learning (especially in a tough field like software) partly genetic ?
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> Related , This is a very well written essay on determination by Paul Graham ----------------------------------------http://www.paulgraham.com/determination.html
>
> Gengyang

I started out translating old BASIC games into Python. These are the 
same BASIC games that I tried to program into my Commodore 64 without 
much success when I was much younger. Many of these BASIC games are a 
good introduction to classical programming problems like rolling dice 
and playing cards.

http://www.atariarchives.org/basicgames/

When I realized that I wasn't learning enough about the Python language 
from translating BASIC games, I started coding a chess engine. If you 
ever look at the academic literature for chess programming from the last 
50+ years, you can spend a lifetime solving the programming challenges 
from implementing the game of kings.

Thank you,

Chris R.

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How to become more motivated to learn Python Cai Gengyang <gengyangcai@gmail.com> - 2016-05-03 04:20 -0700
  Re: How to become more motivated to learn Python Sayth Renshaw <flebber.crue@gmail.com> - 2016-05-03 04:46 -0700
  Re: How to become more motivated to learn Python Rob Gaddi <rgaddi@highlandtechnology.invalid> - 2016-05-03 16:50 +0000
    Re: How to become more motivated to learn Python mm0fmf <none@invalid.com> - 2016-05-03 18:44 +0100
  RE: How to become more motivated to learn Python "Clayton Kirkwood" <crk@godblessthe.us> - 2016-05-03 14:50 -0700
  Re: How to become more motivated to learn Python Christopher Reimer <christopher_reimer@icloud.com> - 2016-05-03 19:12 -0700
    Re: How to become more motivated to learn Python Cai Gengyang <gengyangcai@gmail.com> - 2016-05-03 19:55 -0700
      Re: How to become more motivated to learn Python Larry Hudson <orgnut@yahoo.com> - 2016-05-03 23:53 -0700
      Re: How to become more motivated to learn Python Terry Reedy <tjreedy@udel.edu> - 2016-05-04 03:44 -0400
        Re: How to become more motivated to learn Python Marko Rauhamaa <marko@pacujo.net> - 2016-05-04 12:51 +0300
    Re: How to become more motivated to learn Python DFS <nospam@dfs.com> - 2016-05-03 23:00 -0400
      Re: How to become more motivated to learn Python Christopher Reimer <christopher_reimer@icloud.com> - 2016-05-03 20:39 -0700
  Re: How to become more motivated to learn Python mviljamaa <mviljamaa@kapsi.fi> - 2016-05-04 11:41 +0300
  Re: How to become more motivated to learn Python alex wright <wrightalexw@gmail.com> - 2016-05-04 07:37 -0400
  Re: How to become more motivated to learn Python jladasky@itu.edu - 2016-05-05 19:56 -0700
    Re: How to become more motivated to learn Python wxjmfauth@gmail.com - 2016-05-06 01:37 -0700

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