Hi im trying to learn software engineering at home but m confused about two things
should i learn coding 1st or learn algorithms 1st i already started learning coding but some people said that i should learn algorithms 1st then i started looking for algorithms courses online but most of them require knowledge in programming to understand so what should i do !!
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Jump to PostI'd suggest learning coding first if you need to pick one. Give yourself an understanding of how to code and do some small projects, etc. Then when you come to learn algorithms you'll be able to see how your code could be improved. Your previous mistakes and in-efficient code will …
Jump to PostThat's an extremely broad topic... Without programming there's no software. Without algorithms there's no programming.
Of course implementing an algorithm in a computer program requires programming. But you can envision an algorithm and describe it in other contexts as well, without writing any need at all.
For example a sorting …
Jump to PostThere is a great book by Niklaus Wirth (the inventor of Pascal and Modula programming languages) called "Algorithms + Data Structures = Programs". This is one of the bibles of software engineering. My copy is from the 1980's, but it has been revised and updated a number of times since …
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rubberman i trust your answers they are always helpful but you didnt specify algo or programming can u give me few steps to follow and start my way
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Ok. Voting up, but this is silly!
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THanks
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thanks a lot
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