llsTop 5 VIRTUAL WORLD Tips

1. Have your logic thought out and written down before starting to write programming code.
   
   
2. Write code in modules, thoroughly testing each before integrating them all together.
   
   
3. Consider special cases when testing your code.
   
   
4. Put brief, but informative, comments throughout your code.
   
   
5. Always allow plenty of time for testing and debugging your code.
   

Top 5 REAL WORLD Tips

1. Get to know your classmates.
   
   
2. Seek help from others when you get really stuck. Ditch the pride and learn to ask for help and build a close network of friends -- ones who won't mind a call at 2am to help you get un-stuck.
   
   
3. Attend tutorials where strategies for tackling assignments are often discussed.
   
   
4. Take a break every couple hours away from the computer screen.
   
   
5. Don't spend so much time engrossed in coding that your non-programming classes are neglected.
   

• bonus: take karate or find a screaming partner for those times your code won't behave.

Peter is a Masters student at the University of Saskatchewan in sunny skies Saskatoon, SK, Canada. Copyright 2001 iamnext.com. May not be used without permission.

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