Started down the road of learning the basics of Java. There are a lot of similarities to C but there are also clear differences. So far so good though. Just like I said with C it’s all about exposure. Breadth over depth! At least for now.

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. Started on a beginner’s tutorial for Java. So far the JDK and the Java Runtime Environment seems very interesting. The fact that Java does not depend on a platform is pretty cool. Considering that I can understand the appeal for learning it. I’m not jumping on the Java team yet though LOL. I am simply dipping my feet in the water.

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.