So a very cool feature of MS Visual Studio is the Debugger… being able to step through code and watch it in action is very helpful to a visual learner such as myself.
Right now I’m working on loops… yes basic loops again in my life. I am trying to be patient as I am sure I have learning gaps that I need to fill but at this point it is review. I have officially written loops as part of learning to code since I was in college in 2009 and the logic is always the same. However, visually stepping through my loops and the watching the variables change value is pretty cool.
Tip: Step through your code using the F10 button while debugging and add a ‘Watch’ to specific variables to watch them change as the code is executed. 😉
I am humble enough to realize that there are loops that get really complicated that would take quite a while to understand but these really are basic… believe it or not I am STILL on Chapter 2… there are a lot of activities and I have been quite distracted with other pursuits like some freelance work but this is soooooo slow!!!
A few weeks ago I started 
is book for 23 days… not sure what the typical learner’s progress looks like but I am only on Chapter 2 (the end of the chapter but nonetheless… chapter 2). The material is still pretty light and easy but real coding hasn’t even begun. It’s all graphical at this point which I did not expect. Ready to get into some code already!! It gets frustrating always starting over but that seems to be the pattern. Anytime I start making any real progress I either finish knowing just enough to get excited with no opportunities to learn more or I move on to something else due to a need.
