Coping With Programming Frustration

Okay, this is just for fun. I don’t really mean for visual studio to be broken. What I mean by this is no matter how complex your problem is, the solution always exist there. If one approach doesn’t work you try the other one. I remember myself doing one of my school assignment and I set up the network for VM’s in the virtual box but it didn't seem working. I checked everything again, everything’s perfect but still not working. Ok uninstall the VM’s, install it again, still not working. Uninstall the whole virtual box, install it again, set the network again but still not working. Like what the heck……It took me a whole day just to figure out that although I restarted the VM but forgot everytime to restart my PC just after setting up the network. (It makes me feel so stupid now). And I came to know that things actually sometimes work after restarting the PC. :D

Anyways the point is looking at the problem from another perspective is always a good idea. So try the ways till you get your way of things working.

Play Team:

There’s this misconception that programming is a one-man show. I BEG TO DISAGREE. Ever wondered why software companies have ‘teams’ dedicated to a particular project. Synergizing always pays off. Stuck on an apparently small problem? Swallow your pride and ask someone. There could be a lot of programmers who encountered the same problem. You might be too stuck on your problem to look at the big picture while the other person might see it all. If you don’t have anyone right next to you to ask, play the team with your system. (Googling is my favorite too.)

Whatever it is. It will not only help you learn but will also save you lots of frustration.

Use Paper:

If you’re stuck with a problem, try writing that code down on paper. Why am I suggesting it? If you have noticed, students are made to attempt their exams even of programming on paper. When in a programming competition, you’re provided with a paper to write your solution on. The reason is when you’re using the paper, you’re more focused on solving the problem rather than syntax which really helps to get things done. Syntax errors can be dealt later on.

Recognize your achievements:

I’ve seen this meme like thousand times on social media saying first computer programmer was a woman that’s why the language of the computer is difficult to understand. Although I’m a woman yet let me say that I agree but only to the extent that programming is hard. It is more like magic as you’re trying to do something that has not been done before and most of the people can’t even think about those things. Can an ordinary person think about Decision Support Systems or Natural Language Processors (Does that mean we are not normal? I guess one has to be a little offbeat to choose CS anyway :D). Everyone started little. I started when I didn’t even know to install windows. (Okay again makes me feel stupid but who cares.) You’ve come this far why not a step ahead. You need to recognize your own achievements and appreciate yourself even if nobody else does. Be proud of yourself for being wizard Harry.

On the end note; it doesn’t matter where you are; what matters is where you want to be and what you’re doing to be there. (Fine I heard it somewhere. Copied) If you’ve chosen this path then set your attitude to ‘Challenge Accepted’. Don’t let this frustration hinder your way of learning. Find your addiction to work. For me, I take tea and coffee. Be silly, be playful and be proud of yourself. Again this is purely my way of dealing with things. Yours might be different. Choose what suits you best. Happy Coding you all. :)