I quit

[Q]

F*$*ing 3rd lab of my CS career in college and I already suck. Now we have some things for HW and I know what I have to do and I feel that I'm doing it right but it never works.

I suck at math, which should have been my first clue that I will suck at programming. This is only C and the most basic stuff yet I have been trying for almost 2 hours on this one problem and can't get it right.

I've never been this frustrated in my life before, I feel like such an idiot that I can't do this.

/rant

 

[RapidSnail]

What is the problem?

 

[effowe]

We've all been there. Step away from the problem and take a break. Sometimes all you need is some time away to give your brain some rest. Come back to it tomorrow and you might feel much better about the assignment.

 

[QurazyQuisp]

Originally posted by: RapidSnail
What is the problem?

He's trying to write a loop that counts from one to one hundred and prints it out!

for(int i = 1; i <= 100; i++){
cout << i << endl;
}

done.

 

[RapidSnail]

Quintox, I meant to post the problem on the forums. I'm not an expert, but sharing with the rest would help.

 

[SandEagle]

drop CS, go into Business Administration with a concentation in MIS. no math needed, only business stats lol

 

[Jmman]

Originally posted by: QurazyQuisp

Originally posted by: RapidSnail
What is the problem?

He's trying to write a loop that counts from one to one hundred and prints it out!

for(int i = 1; i <= 100; i++){
cout << i << endl;
}

done.

I thought he was trying to print "Hello World". That problem stumped me when I was in school........

 

[QurazyQuisp]

Originally posted by: rrahman1
drop CS, go into Business Administration with a concentation in MIS. no math needed, only business stats lol

But then you're a helpdesk monkey for the rest of your life. (Instead of a cube-code monkey)

 

[Chronoshock]

Sometimes a roadblock can be the result of a misunderstanding of a fundamental concept, a small lesson you forgot or never learned, or something that gets easier with practice. Other times you just can't learn it (within a reasonable amount of time). In college I have faced both types of obstacle, and the important thing you need to do is figure out what kind you're facing now.
Don't force yourself into a major you hate or can't succeed at, but also don't give up easily. Post the problem here as well as what your thought process has been thus far in attempting to solve it.

 

[Regs]

Originally posted by: QurazyQuisp

Originally posted by: rrahman1
drop CS, go into Business Administration with a concentation in MIS. no math needed, only business stats lol

But then you're a helpdesk monkey for the rest of your life. (Instead of a cube-code monkey)

No. That just depends where you get in at a good company and how you work yourself up the food chain.

 

[ballmode]

go networking

 

[frostedflakes]

Originally posted by: effowe
We've all been there. Step away from the problem and take a break. Sometimes all you need is some time away to give your brain some rest. Come back to it tomorrow and you might feel much better about the assignment.

This

 

[ConstipatedVigilante]

I'm a language guy and I've been annoyed with Chinese lately - I suck at writing characters. But then I realized that everyone else in the class is struggling to grasp it too, so I'm sticking with it. When I took a Java class in HS, I was annoyed because I sucked at it at first. Just keep trying and you'll do better.

 

[Queasy]

Originally posted by: QurazyQuisp

Originally posted by: rrahman1
drop CS, go into Business Administration with a concentation in MIS. no math needed, only business stats lol

But then you're a helpdesk monkey for the rest of your life. (Instead of a cube-code monkey)

<- MIS graduate. Currently a business analyst. Know quite a few others from my class the ended up as consultants.

 

[ivan2]

Originally posted by: QurazyQuisp

Originally posted by: RapidSnail
What is the problem?

He's trying to write a loop that counts from one to one hundred and prints it out!

for(int i = 1; i <= 100; i++){
cout << i << endl;
}

done.

he said C.

 

[ivan2]

Originally posted by: Quintox
F*$*ing 3rd lab of my CS career in college and I already suck. Now we have some things for HW and I know what I have to do and I feel that I'm doing it right but it never works.

I suck at math, which should have been my first clue that I will suck at programming. This is only C and the most basic stuff yet I have been trying for almost 2 hours on this one problem and can't get it right.

I've never been this frustrated in my life before, I feel like such an idiot that I can't do this.

/rant

if you couldn't get it you are not trying hard enough. I think you should just keep trying, you need to build up confidence later on when the code gets more complex.

coding session to complete one homework at upper division course usually last from 8-11 hours.

 

[QurazyQuisp]

Originally posted by: ivan2

Originally posted by: QurazyQuisp

Originally posted by: RapidSnail
What is the problem?

He's trying to write a loop that counts from one to one hundred and prints it out!

for(int i = 1; i <= 100; i++){
cout << i << endl;
}

done.

he said C.

Fine.

int i;
for(i = 0; i <= 100; i++){
printf("%d \n", i);
}

I think it's kind of weird that they aren't starting them off with a OO language...

 

[txrandom]

I spent over 5 hours trying to turn (- (- x)) into x for a derivative program in LISP. Finally getting it done was one of the best feelings I've had. LISP is a bitch to use and something like this would have taken 10 mins to figure out in Java or C++.

 

[OREOSpeedwagon]

Originally posted by: QurazyQuisp

Originally posted by: rrahman1
drop CS, go into Business Administration with a concentation in MIS. no math needed, only business stats lol

But then you're a helpdesk monkey for the rest of your life. (Instead of a cube-code monkey)

Maybe to start off. A lot of companies have tiers where the first might be helpdesk, but once you advance past that you'll be doing more interesting things.

 

[RESmonkey]

i feel the same way. im stuck on this fucking circuit for an intro circuits class, and I am pissed, sad, tired, and sick.

 

[irishScott]

lol 2 hours? My record on a CS lab is 8, and I'm a Computer Engineering major. Suck it in.

That said, the third lab of an intro course should be fairly straightforward.

 

[sandorski]

Smoke the entry, Flashbang, Flashbang, rush in with P90.

 

[OREOSpeedwagon]

Originally posted by: sandorski
Smoke the entry, Flashbang, Flashbang, rush in with P90.

Well there goes getting a good nights rest. Now I can't resist some CS.

 

[LongCoolMother]

Originally posted by: QurazyQuisp

Originally posted by: ivan2

Originally posted by: QurazyQuisp

Originally posted by: RapidSnail
What is the problem?

He's trying to write a loop that counts from one to one hundred and prints it out!

for(int i = 1; i <= 100; i++){
cout << i << endl;
}

done.

he said C.

Fine.

int i;
for(i = 0; i <= 100; i++){
printf("%d \n", i);
}

I think it's kind of weird that they aren't starting them off with a OO language...

lol. we started with scheme (LISP). Yeah. It's that bad.

 

[Goosemaster]

Originally posted by: sandorski
Smoke the entry, Flashbang, Flashbang, rush in with P90.

:laugh: