Still going through some more of the C tutorial. I am realizing how different it is to go from a loosely typed language to a strictly typed one. It makes me really have to gauge what is the size of data I am dealing with. Alternatively, I could just use large data types for everything LOL. I think that is defeating the purpose of the feature though lol.

TLDR;

Okay, so here are the highlights of what I did:

• Started on the “Technical Questions” section of the book “Cracking the Coding Interview” by Gayle Laakmann McDowell. I decided to get a quick intro to the C and Java programming languages before I jump into building the core data structures and algorithms that will be covered in most all technical interviews. I continued with the C for beginners video on YouTube. Tried to write out the simple calculator example. So far things are going well. It is taking me some time to declare every type correctly though. It’s similar to TypeScript but it also feels different. It’s hard to explain I guess lol.

Conclusion

That’s all for today. This is my sixth round of the “#100daysofcode” challenge. I will be continuing my work from round five into round six. I am currently working through the book “Cracking the Coding Interview” by Gayle Laakmann McDowell. My goal is to become more familiar with algorithms and data structures. This goal was derived from my goal to better understand operating systems and key programs that I use in the terminal regularly e.g. Git. This goal was in term derived from my desire to better understand the fundamental tools used for coding outside of popular GUIs. This in turn was derived from my desire to be a better back-end developer.

I have no idea if my path is correct but I am walking down this road anyways. Worst case scenario I learn a whole bunch of stuff that will help me out on my own personal projects.