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The thing about Java is it isn't even that bad a language. I think Java primarily gets a bad rep because people learn it as their first programming language.

Java should not be learned as a first programming language. Learn another language like Python, learn about classes and functions and methods in that language, and only then start learning Java. If you're learning Java first, you're going to have no idea about any of that stuff, which will make everything that's done seem like confusing and arbitrary boilerplate.

Unfortunately, the College Board seems not to have gotten the memo. AP CS A, which is the primary high school Computer Science curriculum in the US, uses Java. And they don't even make you use any unique Java features like having everything be tied to a class, or interfaces, or Java's uniquely fantastic enum system, or anything else. It honestly feels like they just threw a dart at a list of programming languages and it happened to land of Java, because the curriculum would be the exact same in almost any other language.

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girl why does coding have to make absolutely no fucking sense

#i wish i was still learning python #i see the stupid ass coffee mug of java and start seething with rage #love it when i work out how to do an assignment though its like a little bit of confetti goes off in my brain #but in the meantime?#i want to abolish java #and i cant even say that computers should be smart enough to understand what im wanting them to do by now #because you know how computers become that smart?#FUCKING CODING THEM TO BE #how tf do i tag this now #computer science #java #python #ap cs #(which lowkey i should drop out of)#(not really but sometimes it can be tempting)#comp sci #coding #ap comp sci

I must have picked the right 5 AP classes because somehow it doesn't feel like a lot of work. I've been working late nearly everyday but for once my homework is actually entirely fun. I do worry this may wear off further through the school year, but at least it's going well for now.

#still worried because i might not be able to get my second physics class on my transcript since its combined and im doing both at once #ap cs #ap calc #ap physics #ap spanish #ap #studyblr #studying #homework

hey! me again. i took ap comsci last year and got an A in the class and a 5 on the exam, so i thought i’d help you out and share the resources i used. i didn’t use all of these, but i’m sure there are some gems in here you’d find useful. best of luck! feel free to ask me any questions you have about the course.

educator.com videos (you get a couple for free)

ap flash cards (basic info)

code practice from CodingBat

a teacher’s exam tips

the GODSEND FULL CURRICULUM REVIEW

exam frq solutions

@theapresource‘s masterpost

@studyblu‘s masterpost

beginner’s java intro

intro to programming using java textbook (notes? not sure)

2009 mc exam EXPLANATIONS

for and for-each loops video

the entire course (brief overview) in 60 minutes (gr8 last minute overview!)

basics of java 30 minute crash course

2016 FRQ explanation

java gui basics (jframe, jpanel, jbutton) **NOT tested on exam

good luck!

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Hi! My name is Annika. This is my first time making a studyblr and I really hope it can motivate me to study and have an amazing junior year! Feel free to message me, I’m always looking for new friends!

About me:

✍ I’m 15 and a junior in high school (hardest year, I know)

✍ I live in the US (Indian American)

✍ INTP, Ravenclaw, Virgo

✍ I speak English and Marathi fluently, French and Hindi to a lesser extent

✍ I’m stuck between engineering and medicine but I have time to figure it out

Interests, hobbies, and clubs:

💖 Playing the piano and baking

💖 Criminal Minds, Pretty Little Liars, Gossip Girl, and Supernatural

💖 Bullet journaling (will probs upload pics from it)

💖 Traveling and being in nature

💖 Tech theater, model UN, Science Olympiad, TSA, and speech club

Classes:

📚 AP Calc BC

📚 AP Physics (mechanics)

📚 Engineering III

📚 AP Lang

📚 AP US History

📚 AP Psych

📚 Personal Finance

*Please tell me your experience with taking these classes!*

Goals:

✨ Get a 1600 on the SAT

✨ Get a 4+ on all my AP exams

✨ Successfully self-study AP CS

What you can expect:

☕️ Notes, tips, and bujo spreads

☕️ Life updates and obsessions

☕️ Random Hindi stuff because I’m trying to learn how to write in that script

Hi hello my AP CS A friends

I need a little bit of calming down so if you observed that "really fucking frequent" and "D" belong together can I get a yee yee?

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hi i currently have a C+ in AP CS bc im suck at coding is it possible to raise my grade to at least an A not an A- by the end of the year? any advice im really struggling labs are so hard for me i feel like a failure its been half a year of AP CS and foundations and i dont get a lot of things like constructors and all the weird vocab

Response from Padma:

I definitely struggled a ton with APCS at the start of the year and somehow managed to pull my grade back around so here's my two cents! I do believe it's 100% possible for you to raise your grade back up, but the more you focus on your grade, the less motivated you get. Focus on the individual grades for each assignment and not the holistic grades!

APCS, is, at its core, a class that teaches you how to think. Instead of just mindlessly doing every lab, see the similarities between different labs, and think through every problem before you start coding. Do AP classroom to sample MCQ. The vocab is admittedly kind of confusing - but at least in my experience, expertise came with practice. Don't be afraid to discuss with your teacher how to do better in their class, and gl anon!

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