Developer’s Dungeon: Where Idealism Meets Reality.
Hoo Boy! I’ve spent almost my entire day scrolling from site to site, looking for the perfect tutorial for basic mathematics, working on my numbering systems, God I even had a phone conversation with one of my friends about it. But finally! I've understood perfectly, I believe. The only part I have problems with is the conversion of hexadecimal digits to binary bits.
On one of the tutorial websites, there was a conversion chart that had numbers that I'm still yet to understand what they mean. I mean, it's not like I need it Or I will need it anytime soon, but, since a new empty cup has been brought to the table, It needs filling right?
In other news, I went back to Cisco to continue my python classes, and I must say, I’m glad I took those Maths classes. However, given the number of operations I’ve done, it’s easier for me to perform these calculations on paper than on the IDE’s or rather, it’s easier for me to understand them. An example.
Converting a hexadecimal to its equivalent decimal unit on the IDE would be 0×123 = 291. I mean the answers are still the same when I work it out manually, like the whole breaking down and simplifying, and it feels so much more natural to do it like that. I guess what I'm saying is it feels better, even to work out Maths questions on paper.
It's Lab questions like these that make everything look so big and scary. Well, the answer I gave did output the desired answer, however how I was supposed to work it out was by using shortcut operators in Python. No, I didn't even know that's how I was supposed to do it, but IMO it doesn't really matter, as long as the answer was correct.
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So I worked out the conversions from Miles to KM’s by hand, then added it all to the program. Maths is fun, I’m having so much fun solving these equations, mostly because, at first, it feels like I’m unable to solve them when I see them. Then, when I'm working on them, It feels amazing, especially when the results are desirable.
I'm glad I'm making some progress. I hate how slow it is, but a step is a step. Furthermore, I did a few more Lab exercises today, and I'm pretty close to the PCEP certificate I want to get.
I decided to distract myself with knowing more about the exams, but there are a few roadblocks like for instance, the exam code, well, it claims it's active but when I add those credentials, suddenly it's invalid. I did email their support team and I hope to get a response soon, just to know the ins and outs.
Coding aside, I have been working on my resume, and it’s coming along pretty well. I was making now and then comparisons of my CV and I must say, so far I am really impressed with its current progress.
Alright, I’m only left with two more modules to complete the first essentials of Python, and I'm feeling really excited. Catch up with me next time, when I will have finished those two modules, and I will be prepping for my exams.
May the code be with me.
