MOST RECENT CHALLENGE AND HOW I TACKLE IT
My most recent challenging learning experience is when I took a class on algorithm on hackerank.com to learn python.
I love self-educating myself, most of what I have learnt in the IT world had been by self-educating myself through self tutorial (both ebook and video).
So I try to take the hacherrank.com challenge in algorithm, the challenge were from Insertion sort, Quicksort and Counting sort.
These challenges have no formal tutorial as book or video but you have to follow the specification and explanation given if you want to solve the problems.
My major challenge was the breakings down the programming logic in some of these questions despite there were explanation.
It took me like 24 hours to solve one question even though I was new to python; I thought it should be easy for me.
Since I have been in programming for 3–4 years, I thought I should not be struggling with programming logic. I had to encourage myself by writing the same code in the language which I am use to i.e PHP. I found it much easier to write. These gave me more courage to continue with the tutorial challenges and I am sure I am going to finish the whole curriculum.
Although I have not solve much of these challenges but the never-dyeing spirit of a confirm programmer will not allow me to give-up. I hope to solve all the challenges in the nearest future. Then I will be a better programmer than I am now.
Thanks
Abimbola Olaitan
