I don't know if it's the Aha moment you are after. But in my programming 101 class the lecturer outlined the maximum-contiguous subsequence problem (which sounds very boring). Solved it once and then solved it two more times each time making it more efficient. That was my 'aha' moment that I decided I wanted to be a programmer.
I suspect that this is the most important learning moment - what is it in programming that excites you? (probably won't be this article :)
Not quite sure actually. I've always been fascinated with computers and the web from a young age. And I've gotten to a point where I have (at least what I'd like to think of as) great ideas and not being able to program is what's been "holding me back" from executing them. So, I bit the bullet and decided to start learning how to program.
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I don't know if it's the Aha moment you are after. But in my programming 101 class the lecturer outlined the maximum-contiguous subsequence problem (which sounds very boring). Solved it once and then solved it two more times each time making it more efficient. That was my 'aha' moment that I decided I wanted to be a programmer.
I suspect that this is the most important learning moment - what is it in programming that excites you? (probably won't be this article :)
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Maximum_subarray_problem
>what is it in programming that excites you?
Not quite sure actually. I've always been fascinated with computers and the web from a young age. And I've gotten to a point where I have (at least what I'd like to think of as) great ideas and not being able to program is what's been "holding me back" from executing them. So, I bit the bullet and decided to start learning how to program.