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First Steps: Developing a Text-Based JRPG in Java

  By admin | February 20, 2018 - 12:12 pm | blog, learning

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What have I been up to lately? Making a Final Fantasy 6 – inspired game in Java! What a fun way to help you study programming! Of course, as I always tell my students, I … Continue reading →

Learning Computer Science Through Games: Conditionals and If-Else Statements

  By admin | August 30, 2017 - 4:16 pm | blog, learning

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Conditionals and Video Games School is back in session, and there’s a lot of students who are taking their first programming classes.  Let’s make computer science a little more fun, and a bit easier to … Continue reading →

Programming Tools: Ideone Online Compiler

  By admin | May 4, 2017 - 11:42 am | blog, learning

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When you’re learning a programming language, you need to do practice problems.  Even if you don’t have much free time, short, regular practice sessions are better than long, infrequent sessions.  If you have a break … Continue reading →

Programming Practice Problems: CodingBat

  By admin | April 27, 2017 - 10:46 am | blog, learning

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If you saw my last post on programming study tips, you know how much I emphasize programming practice.  If you need extra practice with Python and Java coding problems, check out CodingBat.com. Created by Nick … Continue reading →

It’s Final Exam and AP Time! More Computer Science Study Tips

  By admin | April 24, 2017 - 11:21 pm | blog, learning

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It’s that time of year again.  If you’re panicking about computer science finals or the AP Computer Science exam, take a moment to calm down, and then check out these tips.  If you need more … Continue reading →

Confident Programmer Study Tips: 20 Tips for Learning Computer Science and Programming

  By admin | January 8, 2017 - 11:23 pm | learning, study skills, Uncategorized

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Need some computer science study tips?  We have a new ebook available for Kindle and as a PDF! Are you learning programming on your own, attending a code boot camp, or taking a computer science … Continue reading →

How Can Programmers Remember Everything They Learn?

  By admin | November 30, 2016 - 2:37 am | blog, learning, study skills

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If you’re new to programming, it might seem like there’s so much information to learn, that it’s overwhelming. You might wonder, how do programmers remember all of those concepts, functions, and details?  Do programmers memorize … Continue reading →

Computer Science Exam Study Tips

  By admin | November 26, 2016 - 1:16 pm | learning, study skills

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In the last blog post, we talked about some ways to ease the discouragement and worry you might be facing as you head into final exam and project season. So let’s assume that you’re going … Continue reading →

Stressed and Discouraged Computer Science Students: All is Not Lost!

  By admin | November 24, 2016 - 5:43 pm | blog, learning, study skills, Uncategorized

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Not-So-Happy Holidays? With final exams and projects fast approaching, this time of year can be very difficult for computer science students, or all students, really. If you haven’t been doing well in class, you probably … Continue reading →

Six Steps Programming Students Can Take to Solve Coding Problems

  By admin | October 27, 2016 - 9:35 pm | learning

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As a tutor, I’ve worked with lots of computer science students who are new to programming. One of the issues that I see often is that students have trouble figuring out how to solve programming … Continue reading →