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The next step is to make it fluid, something I can't do yet as the code needs to be significantly more efficiently written for that, and I am thinking I may need to use another technology.I personally find the brain and pharmacology incredibly interesting, so that sounds exciting!Laura.marie55 wrote:Hey!
That sounds like a really interesting project best of luck with it! I will look at the Web page when I'm off night shift!
I am currently doing my masters degree so my entire life is pretty much dedicated to that. I am currently writing about cranial nerve involvement in emotion recognition in autism spectrum disorder (my degree is in neuroscience).
I am also writing my first novel which is quite exciting. It is something I have been wanting to do for around 14 years.
I wish I had chosen something medical instead of Computer Science at university, but hindsight is 20/20 and all that! Still, I suppose that computers are a really easy way to find work these days, so that's a plus at the very least. Novel idea sounds really promising, I must say! There's a lot of opportunity for juxtaposition.Laura.marie55 wrote:Yeah brain and pharmacology are fascinating, my first degree was in psychology so this is much more scientific than what I am used to! I am really enjoying it though although feeling the pressure a bit at the moment.
Computer science is really interesting too though and there are probably far more jobs in that field! There isn't really a clear career path for me. Do you work in computer science now?
I work as a support worker on intensive care which is why I am covering the night shift.
My novel is still very early planning stages, it was a very successful procrastination tool but really need to get on with my uni work now so it is taking a back seat at the moment. It is kind of a coming of age story but both from the perspective of a mother and a daughter who are both starting something new but in different stages of their lives. I haven't figured out the full details yet!
Yeah, I've written in Java before, but to have this run in the web browser, I had to use JavaScript. Despite the similarities in the names, JavaScript and Java are totally unrelated languages. There is a potential to run Java in the web browser, with the Selfridges site I work on using Java for the server-side stuff, but JavaScript tends to be the best language to use for client-side stuff.RedRevolver wrote:My boyfriend did something like this in his third year at university. He did a Physics degree, but the code itself was an introduction to Java.
So perhaps Java might be worth learning for this? Idk. I'm thinking about learning to code but I'm too anxious right now to do anything. I just have heart palpitations all of the time.
I get them sometimes and it's scary. Hit me up on Twitter if you ever want to talk about those things, as I have a few friends on there with whom I discuss anxiety, depression and such, so I could introduce you to them. Here's the link to moi: https://twitter.com/danieldeanhodge
Wish me luck!I would honestly recommend C#, rather than C/C++ at this point, as it has garbage collection, meaning that you don't have to use pointers to prevent memory leaks. It's marginally less efficient than a well-written C++ application, but it's essentially a significantly faster version of Java. Python's great though, and Lua is a pretty promising scripting language. I tend to write for the web these days, especially as it means that I can show things to people with ease - C et al simple applications run in a console window, so they're not very pretty at all.MrLiquorish wrote:Dan,
I am also (slowly!) trying to learn to code. I'm following a book for C, and also have a book for Python lined up. I've done a fair bit of research of different areas and have spent a lot of time 'hopping between' different languages that I think are best to start first!
Dan wrote:I would honestly recommend C#, rather than C/C++ at this point, as it has garbage collection, meaning that you don't have to use pointers to prevent memory leaks. It's marginally less efficient than a well-written C++ application, but it's essentially a significantly faster version of Java. Python's great though, and Lua is a pretty promising scripting language. I tend to write for the web these days, especially as it means that I can show things to people with ease - C et al simple applications run in a console window, so they're not very pretty at all.MrLiquorish wrote:Dan,
I am also (slowly!) trying to learn to code. I'm following a book for C, and also have a book for Python lined up. I've done a fair bit of research of different areas and have spent a lot of time 'hopping between' different languages that I think are best to start first!
Still, good luck with it all, and hit me up if you want help.
Not too difficult! I recommend buying a C# For Dummies book. The For Dummies books are excellent for learning any development language.MrLiquorish wrote:Dan wrote:I would honestly recommend C#, rather than C/C++ at this point, as it has garbage collection, meaning that you don't have to use pointers to prevent memory leaks. It's marginally less efficient than a well-written C++ application, but it's essentially a significantly faster version of Java. Python's great though, and Lua is a pretty promising scripting language. I tend to write for the web these days, especially as it means that I can show things to people with ease - C et al simple applications run in a console window, so they're not very pretty at all.MrLiquorish wrote:Dan,
I am also (slowly!) trying to learn to code. I'm following a book for C, and also have a book for Python lined up. I've done a fair bit of research of different areas and have spent a lot of time 'hopping between' different languages that I think are best to start first!
Still, good luck with it all, and hit me up if you want help.
Thanks for the reply Dan! Yes I know someone else who recommends c# - how easy is it to learn for a complete beginner do you think?