King Coder

So my name is Christian, I'm 23 years old, and I love computer science! I figured I would start blogging about my learning experiences in computer programming and what I've been studying. I'm open to any discussions concerning programming and I would love to hear any advice that you may have for me!

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Awesome.

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Additional Note:

I think it’s about time I invested in a Kindle. XD I share a room with my brother and I’m usually up way later than he is studying, so a Kindle would be fantastic.

Kindle, help me out here!

... hah, can’t say I didn’t try.

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So I started reading...

... “Sam’s Teach Yourself Java in 21 Days,” and I have to say I love the way the book flows. I had gained some experience with Java while going through college (that’s another post entirely), so I am able to brush over what I know and skip to what I haven’t seen yet. I’ve also completed “Head First Java,” which is another nice beginner java book. It also doesn’t hurt that it’s free!

Anyway, I’m looking into buying “The Pragmatic Programmer” because it’s been touted as a must-read for any programmer. I read through a sample of it on Amazon and wooooowww, it’s such an insightful read, so I’m using my birthday money to download it tomorrow! ^_^

I was just wondering if anyone had any recommendations for other books that they believe are musts! I’m looking to finish at least one book every quarter. I’m motivated and raring to get my feet wet!!!

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Being that I'm taking this road to programming mastery by myself, I'm continually finding more information into what I should know and study more of. Throughout high school and what college I did take, I never encountered discrete mathematics, so this is me taking my first steps in set theory. ^-^

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Raspberry Pi Giveaway!

Dear Wonderful Followers,

I have an exciting giveaway to announce!

From now until January 31st, 2016, you can enter for your chance to win a Raspberry Pi (Model B+) with a case, WiFi adapter, and a 16GB Micro SD card!

Since I am located in the US and shipping is expensive, this giveaway is for those in the US only (excluding Alaska and Hawaii).

All you have to do to enter is reblog this post and make sure you are following FYProgramming!

The giveaway will end January 31st, 2016 at 11:59PM EST and the winner will be announced and contacted by February 3rd, 2016. The winner will be picked randomly. Those who reblog multiple times will only have their first reblog counted, so no cheating!

Remember: Reblog, follow, and good luck!

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Here’s another reminder that we’re a little over a month away from the end of this giveaway! :)

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New year, new you, new Pi!

Enter now to win a free Raspberry Pi! :)

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It’s been a while since I’ve reblogged this!

Remember, reblog to win (you must also be following fyprogramming!)

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Yo!

Reblog to enter (also, you gotta be following fyprogramming)!

:)

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A week from today, somebody will be the lucky winner of their very own Raspberry Pi!

Please reblog to enter (you can reblog as many times as you want, but only once will count)! Don’t forget that you MUST be following FYProgramming to win!

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Awwww yisss.

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Saw this on InterviewCake.com and figured I'd give it a try! The objective was to write an efficient function in terms of big O that finds the greatest profit given on array of stock prices that are in order by hour. I decided at the end of my solution that I should have a piece of code that will make sure that there are at last two prices in the array to avoid any out of bounds errors. I think I did pretty will! ^-^

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Just saying hi!

Hey everyone! I figured I should talk a little bit about me and where I'm at right now in my programming journey

So I've decided I'm gonna start putting up some programming exercises that I think would be helpful for others to know. I'm currently in the process of learning Java, reading through Sam's "Teach Yourself Java in 21 Days" to forget solidify my knowledge of java. I have some background in C++, but not as much as I'd like. I'm working towards getting my Sun Certification for Java SE by the end of this year. I really want to be in a programming job by next year.

If anyone has any tips as to what to study for the certifications, they would be greatly appreciated!!! : D

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Must read :D

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You know who you are.

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Rammstein Programming

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Ohhh yes.

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Google Like a Boss

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Pretty useful lil reference! Especially for someone who uses Google as often as a programmer. XD

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Monitoring Process Bar

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Every time. XD

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