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JavaScript JavaScript Basics (Retired) Making Decisions with Conditional Statements The Conditional Challenge Solution

Rex Orioko
Rex Orioko
3,234 Points
Posted by Rex Orioko
Rex Orioko
3,234 Points

Not one correct so far !!! On first try, I literally have to still watch the solution video, is this normal?

I haven't gotten ANY of the logic right so far for any of the challenges, is this a sign I wouldnt be able to make it? Planning on going into the JavaSCript techdegree, pls advise. I am talking about the challenges where the teacher ask us to write a program, I breeze through the objectives and code challenges no problem, but when he asks us to write the program ourself I seem to always apply the wrong logic or only able to write half of it

4 Answers

Javier Gandia
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Javier Gandia
Full Stack JavaScript Techdegree Student 9,153 Points
Javier Gandia
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Javier Gandia
Full Stack JavaScript Techdegree Student 9,153 Points

Hey bud, I too have felt like I was getting no where at the beginning.. And I'm sure many of us have felt that way too.. It is difficult at the beginning, not gonna lie.. But just stick with it and you'll get the hang of it.. Advice I have, if you aren't already doing this, is WRITE EVERYTHING DOWN.. Buy note pads and write what you hear, write codes down, write write write.. At least for me, this helped a lot.. I started to understand everything a lot better when i would write it down with a pencil on a notepad.. Also, google is your best friend. Whatever you need to accomplish with your code, just google it.. There will be an answer somewhere.. But DO NOT GIVE UP. About the TechDegree, I suggest doing it.. I like that you do projects and get graded by other students. It's encouraging when you complete a project and pass with great comments on how well you did.. Anyways, hope you don't give up and continue coding! :p :) *ThumbsUp

Rex Orioko
Rex Orioko
3,234 Points
Rex Orioko
Rex Orioko
3,234 Points

Hey Javier,

    Thanks for the reply, how is the techdegree REALLY different? Is it just the projects and slack channel? Or is it really in depth and helps solidify your learning experience, I am trying to wrap my head around the value you get out of the program. Thanks in advance.
Nicolas Hampton
Nicolas Hampton
44,638 Points
Nicolas Hampton
Nicolas Hampton
44,638 Points

Rex,

Absolutely normal! Everyone who's learned a computer language this way can identify with this. The teacher asks you to try to program it yourself, and you get half way through, get stumped, and then when you watch the next video, the teacher does something that seems so obvious that you never thought of, and now you feel a little silly.

I promise you that your current teacher has had that feeling MANY times, and sometimes still does. You'll get better, and almost silently, because you'll be asked to code more and more complex problems, and keep having that same "duh" moment. A couple months down the line, you'll be trying to populate a database the way the Teacher showed you and you'll have that same "duh" moment when they show you the right way to do it. Do me a favor, and when that happens, come back to this project you're working on, and realize how easily you can solve it just a couple months later. It'll put things in perspective.

I really hope to see you in Full Stack Rex. You're doing fine, just keep trying to code those hard Teacher challenges and you'll be fine. Happy coding!

Nic

Rex Orioko
Rex Orioko
3,234 Points
Rex Orioko
Rex Orioko
3,234 Points

Thank you all for the great advise, will stick to it and not give up!

Steven Parker
Steven Parker
231,275 Points
Steven Parker
Steven Parker
231,275 Points

Try hanging on for a while.

Whenever I've learned something really different from things I already know, I often start out with in a "bewilderment" phase. So for a while I just keep plugging along but not really understanding what I'm doing. Then there usually comes an "AHA! moment". Suddenly all the mysteries (well most of them) clear up and things begin to make sense.

I'm guessing you might just need a little more time to reach your "AHA! moment".

In the meantime, remember you can ask for help here on a specific problem. Just remember to show your code and provide a link to the course page (or use the "get help" button which will normally do both of those for you).