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iOS Objective-C Basics (Retired) Fundamentals of C Variables

zaakir Hamzavi
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zaakir Hamzavi
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Posted by zaakir Hamzavi
zaakir Hamzavi
Courses Plus Student 307 Points

first time coding really frustrated

In the video you type the program but how did you get that 9 over 6 symbol

4 Answers

Ben Falk
Ben Falk
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Ben Falk
Ben Falk
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Do you mean the percent symbol? "%". It's on your keyboard on the "5" key -- press Shift and 5 at the same time to type that symbol.

Fernando Ysunza
Fernando Ysunza
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Fernando Ysunza
Fernando Ysunza
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If you are referring to the module symbol (%), you get it from Shift+5, but if you look for the division one (/) just type Shift+7

Ben Falk
Ben Falk
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Ben Falk
Ben Falk
3,167 Points

Just out of curiosity... maybe it differs depending on your keyboard's language... but isn't Shift+7 an ampersand?

Fernando Ysunza
Fernando Ysunza
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Sorry about that. Yes, it differs quite a bit. I'm using an Spanish ISO layout... in my case the ampersand comes from Shift+6.

zaakir Hamzavi
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zaakir Hamzavi
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zaakir Hamzavi
zaakir Hamzavi
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Thank you all very much i figured it out it was easy but took a while to figure out. Also I wanted to know is coding in c just really hard to learn at start. I have never had any experience at all before this

Ben Falk
Ben Falk
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Ben Falk
Ben Falk
3,167 Points

My impression is that yes, coding in C or Objective-C is a significant step from learning PHP or Ruby or similar web based languages. At least for me, my challenge isn't usually the core language, since there are a lot of similarities if you are familiar with web programming, but understanding the various APIs and how all the different APIs work together.

Just stick with it, and it does get easier the more you do it. Just be prepared for a pretty sharp learning curve if you haven't done much programming before, and probably a bit of frustration. I really wouldn't suggest learning coding for the first time with Objective-C. Maybe the upcoming Swift language will make this easier, but there are a lot of general concepts and programming basics that are helpful to know, and Objective-C and programming using Cocoa Touch throws a lot at you all at once.