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| “First, solve the problem. Then, write the code.” - John Johnson |
It was summer 2010 that I shifted course from BS Accountancy to BS Information Technology. At first I have so many doubts in my head like IT is a hard course, hard to pass and I'm afraid that I won't finish this course. But still I end up shifting course because I love Information Technology compared to Accountancy. To be honest I thought that Information Technology is just learning Adobe Photoshop, editing videos and filming. When I entered in this computer world I don't know what to do and thinks that I will not last long in this course. I conquered all my wrong thoughts. From a sophomore, now I am a senior.
At first I have no major subjects during
summer. But when first semester started, my bloody life also started. My doubts
about this course were true. BS - IT is a hard course, hard to pass, and you
must need a sharp mind that can think fast what kind of algorithm in each
problem the teacher gives. There's no course that is hard when you just study
hard and do what a student should do. My first time to make a program is the
most famous phrase that any programmer knows about it. "Hello World"
-- It's like welcoming new students that are new to programming into the
computer world. Some say it's like welcoming students to hell because of the
hell-o-world. Yes, it's like a hell to those people who does not understand
what the meaning of programming is. For those people who see the real meaning
and loves programming, being here in this division is heaven. I experienced
sleepless nights because of doing a project, assignments or even thinking of
the algorithms given to us by the teacher.
In four semesters and three summer classes
here in this division, I learned different programming language such as C,
Java, MySQL and Visual Basic. The most programming language that I like most is
MySQL and Visual Basic because it is easy to understand and not so complicated
compared to the other languages. It takes time to learn this different
programming language because they have different environment. I realized that
being an IT it is very important that you know what programming language you're
good at. If you know what your specialty is, then you must practice it so that
you will become a professional in that specific language. Aside from the
programming languages taught by the teachers in school, students must learn
languages that are not introduced by the teachers. There are a lot of things that I still don't know. I will learn it and become a professional someday. It's so early to give up.
