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things to do during the summer that will help me in the workplace.
So far my list is:
-learn Java programming
-learn some C/C++
-become fit (haven't worked out for nearly a year and a half due to schooling)
-stop playing all forms of games by Sept (when college begins)
-I might get a job, but not really feeling it.
Please add on so I can consider and also add to my list. Hopefully this inspires you to do something besides play videogames. Either way it will help me to hear some responses.
So far my list is:
-learn Java programming
-learn some C/C++
-become fit (haven't worked out for nearly a year and a half due to schooling)
-stop playing all forms of games by Sept (when college begins)
-I might get a job, but not really feeling it.
Please add on so I can consider and also add to my list. Hopefully this inspires you to do something besides play videogames. Either way it will help me to hear some responses.
Comments
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You should hit up the gym in Antelope.
I was there today in the morning.
HUEHUEHUE
I'm actually down for that, but its kinda far to go to Antelope... I'm thinking about borrowing my friends in-home gym. Gots a bunch of stuff in there and I got a pool so the combination of that is pretty much a gym. -
Irony.RawrJafrikan wrote: »things to do during the summer that will help me in the workplace.
So far my list is:
-learn Java programming
-learn some C/C++
-become fit (haven't worked out for nearly a year and a half due to schooling)
-stop playing all forms of games by Sept (when college begins)
-I might get a job, but not really feeling it.
Please add on so I can consider and also add to my list. Hopefully this inspires you to do something besides play videogames. Either way it will help me to hear some responses.
Anyway, maybe buy a pet?
I dunno, just my personal useless input. -
RawrJafrikan wrote: »Aeronautical engineering
Seems like a good school for it i guess from what i am reading. This summer i am still going to school taking compressed classes, it's hard but i am some one who likes pressure, plus completing 14 weeks of content in 8 weeks is a no brainer. not much of a summer.. -
Aimoperative wrote: »Irony.
Anyway, maybe buy a pet?
I dunno, just my personal useless input.
Idk how it's ironic but thanks for the feedback. I was thinking of doing a guppy farm (show fish) but they take too much dedication and I won't be here in a few months... Not worth leaving it to my parents.Seems like a good school for it i guess from what i am reading. This summer i am still going to school taking compressed classes, it's hard but i am some one who likes pressure, plus completing 14 weeks of content in 8 weeks is a no brainer. not much of a summer..
Yeah, really looking forward to the rocket projects and competitions and what not. I tried taking some classes over summer, but all of them are booked over here and I got waitlisted so I said might as well learn something on my own. -
RawrJafrikan wrote: »Idk how it's ironic but thanks for the feedback. I was thinking of doing a guppy farm (show fish) but they take too much dedication and I won't be here in a few months... Not worth leaving it to my parents.
Yeah, really looking forward to the rocket projects and competitions and what not. I tried taking some classes over summer, but all of them are booked over here and I got waitlisted so I said might as well learn something on my own.
yeah some colleges put freshmen last when it comes to booking classes, most of mine are at night (only ones that are open). 6-10 is a killer, especially math...
only thing i am trying to do this summer is read more about cameras and photography. -
For getting fit, learn to cook(or improve cooking) healthy.
Get a hobby so you have something to do when you're bored/tired of learning or working out.RawrJafrikan wrote: »-learn Java programming
-learn some C/C++
How are you planning on learning?
I might as well try to do something more productive this summer. -
In my personal experience, getting a job is a helpful way to prepare you for the workplace.
I'm not talking about a job that will necessarily impress future employers after you graduate from college. Any sort of job will most likely give you some helpful knowledge/experience that can help you further down the road.
Just my two cents. -
In my personal experience, getting a job is a helpful way to prepare you for the workplace.
I'm not talking about a job that will necessarily impress future employers after you graduate from college. Any sort of job will most likely give you some helpful knowledge/experience that can help you further down the road.
Just my two cents.
If not it could show you responsibility and get you used to a workplace. -
most jobs out of high school do not offer skills that can be transferred to a later work place and usually are based on robotic tasks, example: general labor, restaurants, etc.. you are better off trying get an internship related to your field of study rather than just a job, little is picked up with the previously mentioned work environments.
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for the fitness part, I SUGGEST DUMBELL PULLOVERS, do these correctly with high weight and low reps and do the workout(look it up) 2 times a week and in 2 months you will look like swarzenegger, its a chest workout that expands your ribcage so you have a buff/broad body style!!
i know i helped no need to mention it -
Just read any generic Java textbook. If you want some practice you can use this website: http://codingbat.com/java
Thought it was kinda useful when I was learning Java.
How good is it for someone with no real knowledge on it?
I don't know if I will have textbooks available. -
How good is it for someone with no real knowledge on it?
I don't know if I will have textbooks available.
eh... not really. It's more useful as a complement to a text.
I think that you could probably pick up a Barron's AP CompSci book for like 10 bucks and that will teach you the fundamentals of Java (it's written for people who have no Java experience, which is why I recommend it for beginners.)
If you don't want to do that, I suggest just googling online Java tutorials. There's probably some sort of tutorial on the official Oracle website.
First step after you decide to start learning Java is to download Netbeans IDE (what you'll be writing your code in) There are other choices, but I recommend Netbeans because it's clean and convenient. -
No idea what you work with - but if you have contact with customers (or want to have, good opportunity to climb), you'll want to learn a couple of languages, at least spoken.
One of the greatest and most underrated qualities.
Go for the biggies first obviously, or be more specific if you know which regions your company works with.
Spanish, French and Chinese should all be taught in elementary school as far as I'm concerned, when the mind is still easily molded.
English skipped because if you can read this post, you know English.
French is kind of tied with German, time will determine which will be the major EU language.
Chinese is a biggie, and extremely easy to learn.
German opens you up to the other Germanic languages, with similar grammar. Since you bring up programming, being familiar with Scandinavian grammar might be beneficial since they're huge in IT development.
Spanish is pretty easy too.
Once you've finished with those, move on to at least two more specific languages.
I'd go with Italian for a wider southern Europe access and Latin for epic win.
also you can call yourself a polygot which is cool -
No idea what you work with - but if you have contact with customers (or want to have, good opportunity to climb), you'll want to learn a couple of languages, at least spoken.
One of the greatest and most underrated qualities.
Go for the biggies first obviously, or be more specific if you know which regions your company works with.
Spanish, French and Chinese should all be taught in elementary school as far as I'm concerned, when the mind is still easily molded.
English skipped because if you can read this post, you know English.
It'll just get harder the older you get.
also you can call yourself a polygot which is cool
Which languages are you currently fluent in, Dot? -
I'm only fluent in Swedish and English, spoken anyway.Which languages are you currently fluent in, Dot?
I more or less understand written French and spoken Spanish.
I can make myself understood in German, and since Swedish is my native tongue I can communicate well with Danes and Norwegians.
Got some Latin grammar down, its a cool language but without any real use, the motivation for learning declines.
So I'm probably at an average level, helped a lot by speaking a germanic family variant from birth.
Going for fluent German next, then Chinese. -
I'm only fluent in Swedish and English, spoken anyway.
I more or less understand written French and spoken Spanish.
I can make myself understood in German, and since Swedish is my native tongue I can communicate well with Danes and Norwegians.
Got some Latin grammar down, its a cool language but without any real use, the motivation for learning declines.
So I'm probably at an average level, helped a lot by speaking a germanic family variant from birth.
Going for fluent German next, then Chinese.
Nice. You're a very knowledgeable person, eh? Anyways, learning Latin would mean knowing the roots for almost every word known to man. I think that would be pretty cool. -
Chyeah, I'm pretty much amazing at everything. And modest.
And yeah, its cool but its just a note on a CV and might help with learning other languages, not really useful in itself.
Unless you know someone else who is also fluent in it, it'd be pretty sweet to have conversations in it that nobody else could possibly understand. -
Chyeah, I'm pretty much amazing at everything. And modest.
And yeah, its cool but its just a note on a CV and might help with learning other languages, not really useful in itself.
Unless you know someone else who is also fluent in it, it'd be pretty sweet to have conversations in it that nobody else could possibly understand.
Pfft. Keep up your learning, learn to build a time machine, build it (Duh?), and go back to the older days, when everybody spoke Latin! ;D
*Edit: I believe we've broken a Forum Rule, it's best for us to continue via PM/VM's. Reply to me there, and if you can delete our posts here? They are somewhat irrelevant to the topic besides your initial post. :rolleyes: -
eh... not really. It's more useful as a complement to a text.
I think that you could probably pick up a Barron's AP CompSci book for like 10 bucks and that will teach you the fundamentals of Java (it's written for people who have no Java experience, which is why I recommend it for beginners.)
If you don't want to do that, I suggest just googling online Java tutorials. There's probably some sort of tutorial on the official Oracle website.
First step after you decide to start learning Java is to download Netbeans IDE (what you'll be writing your code in) There are other choices, but I recommend Netbeans because it's clean and convenient.
Since it's for the AP exams, just wondering, do you need basic knowledge on the other subjects it deals with? Even if it does explain Java, would I be able to follow along with the rest of the book?
Also asking anybody, any good websites you recommend for things such as C++, HTML, etc...?
As for Java, I might use oracle.
Since this is the only website I've heard about programming, is this any good?
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