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Subject: Re: grassroots level SPARK Initiation
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The problem is, I have untold difficulties with algorithms. Even-though I m=
ay understand easily how they operate in natural language (say, binary sear=
ch through a sorted container), I have great troubles actually coding it. I=
 cannot have in mind the whole thing once I wrote 25+ lines, which is, hum,=
 unfortunate. Then I'm "forced" to tweak things here and there, until it wo=
rks.
I know I shouldn't debug like this, and I hate it too. I especially hate no=
t knowing what I do.

I'm self-taught.
You see, I have way much more perseverance than talentedness. Probaly a tad=
 less naturally talented than your average student. Hence I would like to h=
ave the logical structure of I write/would like to write buried in my mind =
before touching the keyboard. To think the least possible.
That's why finding good, step-by-step materials is vital to me...

I saw there was a thing called "propositional" calculus: is it covered by G=
ries book ? Were you a patented programmer before reading it ? I read the p=
rerequisite is "one year of experience", but I'm not sure what it entails. =
One year of being able to actually code for living ? If so I may not be at =
here yet. Otherwise, of course I know the basics and purpose of programming=
 and computer architecture, but I doubt it's enough..
To start I'll go train logical/formal reasoning in math books. Or find old =
books on this on the web.
If you have suggestions, feel free...