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Posted by Neil Zimmerman
Neil Zimmerman
4,388 Points

Very lost in Swift

I was expected to have a certain amount of progress everyday so if I got stuck I had to look up what someone else did so I didn't waste time. So I know it is very obvious now that was very stupid of me. Now I am to far ahead and I have no idea what some of the things we use do like (_ something) why the _ . I try to look it up but I don't know how I don't even know what it is name so I can wright it in Google. There is also other things like how to take a lesson that works with a String then the trial ask for it in an Int. I don't know what is important for the string to work or if it is an Int what is for the math or for the lesson. I look at the teachers notes and go to the apple site but I don't know how they correlate with my problem that I have at the time. So yes I am in deep despair now and don't know how to continue. I can't quit because my boss expects me to learn how to program. I think if I had to make an app then I can look up what problems I have and then problem solve but I don't know where to begin with that ether.

3 Answers

Jeff McDivitt
Jeff McDivitt
23,970 Points
Jeff McDivitt
Jeff McDivitt
23,970 Points

I would suggest going back through the lessons. Although I would be lying if I said that programmers do not rely on the internet; they still have the concepts of a language down. If I may ask are you a current programmer in another language and looking to transfer to Swift?

Neil Zimmerman
Neil Zimmerman
4,388 Points
Neil Zimmerman
Neil Zimmerman
4,388 Points

I am new to programing. As I understand it one of the most important skills is reading documentation and find where someone else got the same answer you are looking for. I am struggling with the basics like understanding how to set up a function. Right now I am trying to make an array and I am not sure how to find out how with out looking at the answer for the code challenge: Generic Function. But in all of this I am going through the old lessons to try to understand.