this might be a good start: http://www.vogella.com/articles/Logging/article.html

re:2 --

here's a simple example:

Haha I like how you found a java specific site thanks.

Going to check it out in more depth soon.

*ahem*

So, I signed up for some more classes

In the summer, I am taking Network Security ( think it is a lecture but not positive if there will be a lot of coding or not )

In the fall, I am taking:

Assembly
Web Programming (Javascript and shit like that etc)
Algorithms
??? (Hoping to get into this one class but I apparently have to plead to the instructor because I am missing a req....) -- Or technical writing if I absolutely have to

I know someone said to avoid assembly, but I really am looking forward to taking it (aside from the 9:30 start time, fuck my life )

My only other option for an elective would have been advanced web programming with java, but there were 2 problems:

1 - the professfor for that class kinda sucks (not in a way where studying outside the class would help)
2 - I don't meet the reqs (missing web programming)


I think assembly will further enforce some of the things I learned in architecture, so I am not too worried about it.

Algorithms should be interesting.

The other class I wanted to get into was Programming Languages, which is a comparative study of programming languages and their syntax.


as you see, I haven't posted for help very much this semester. The java class has been pretty easy ( prof. literally assigns problems from the book instead of creating his own projects ), and the systems programming course is with that one bad prof. I mentioned above, but I like the course content a lot so I tend to do a lot of independent study on the various subjects covered.

I literally have shit grades on all the mini quizzes he gives because I cannot understand what he wants from me 99% of the time ~_~.....hoping to do good on the big test this week.

I was also taking discrete math this semester and that course went from brutally hard to very interesting. It is a pretty fun subject to dabble in (proofs, number theory etc)

anyways, that is my update since I haven't given one in awhile (for the people who care, if any)

This post was edited by Eep on Apr 11 2013 01:39am

Got into programming languages like I had hoped.

Rounding out the semester in my systems class talking about bitwise operations, in depth make file stuff (Like rules, dynamic macros..), debugging using gdb/preprocessor directives, version maintaining using stuff like SCCS, some other random C stuff.

OOP class basically turned into a giant java tutorial....was too easy to mention

discrete math was rough but pretty rewarding, assuming I remember anything

computer architecture was cool but mostly the stuff about parallel processing/multi processing pipelining etc.


Going to try and find an internship for the summer. Really want to do a self project of getting an android app made and stuff, but I need to find a good way to go about it. The eclipse IDE just fucks with me and I don't like it, so I really don't want to use the app dev kit for that.

Need to find a better tutorial than the android one, if there exists such a thing lol.

If you want try your hand at Android development, I highly recommend getting IntelliJ IDEA CE. It's free, has full-fledged support for the Android SDK, and is by far and away a much better experience than using Eclipse ever was...

This post was edited by irimi on May 7 2013 08:21pm

not eclipse? sign me up

developing in mono is by far my favorite

Quoted five times to emphasis the fucking wisdom this post contains. I highly recommend plunking down the $99 for a full academic license if you are going to do web programming. It's so worth it.

I got it last night haven't fiddled with it yet might do so this weekend

....then I deleted eclipse from the face of the earth

This post was edited by Eep on May 8 2013 01:44pm

Eclipse really isn't that bad anymore. I'd probably be happily using it if I weren't already so used to doing things on IntelliJ.