Class of 2017 Discussion Thread!

[Hannibal]

Yea, what SKGUN said.. Hahaha dw Hannibal I'm sure you have literally aced the whole test and the examiners would be really impressed with your performance during the interviewing process

Thanks for that, I think it applies to everyone from AN that tried out .

Has anyone been waking up early to watch the soccer matches?

[Hannibal]

Sorry for double post, but to all the programming folks on this thread, what's a good first language to learn? I looked at Ruby and it doesn't seem overly difficult

[rosalie.brown]

Hi Hannibal,

I don't exactly fit into the "programming folk" category, but I would love to assist where possible.

Firstly, I noticed that you mentioned Ruby in your earlier post. Last I read, it was used for developing web-based applications (not entirely sure, perhaps some may be able to clarify), however, like you mentioned, it is relatively easy to learn as opposed to one of the slightly more difficult languages, such as C++.

If I were starting out, I would recommend the following languages to learn:

(i) SQL (Structured Query Language) - considerably easy, actually a database language. Also closest to the English language, at least from a syntax perspective. SQL is useful for all applications and databases - every application has a backend database (i.e. databased "behind" the application).

(ii) PHP (Hypertext Preprocessor) - PHP is one of the more 'demanding' languages, if you like - it possesses a range of uses, including developing dynamic websites. PHP is also considered an "open-source" language - built models can easily be modified for adequate functionality. It is also considered one of the easier languages - apparently, all you need to do is embed the code straight into HTML (once again, may need clarification here).

(iii) Python - considered the easiest language to learn: it is simple to read and has straight-forward syntax! More preferable for beginners, such as yourself, I assume,  . Python has also received a substantial increase in popularity - Google has invested in the language in the past decade and it has been used to operate a range of sites, including Instagram and Pininterest.

If you are looking to cover the basics, I would advise you to look around the Khan Academy. You have the opportunity to create your own program and the tutorials offer a range of helpful hints and tricks in drawing, animation, games and simulation. Here is the link:

https://www.khanacademy.org/computing/cs

Although, if you were just inquiring about languages, have a read above. Hopefully I provided some helpful advice to start you off. There are a range of crash courses online which provide the basics and an insight into learning these languages.

Good luck! Once again, hopefully I was able to assist. 

[Hannibal]

Wow, thanks for the information Rosalie!
I'll definitely do some research on those that you listed haha, at the moment I'm finding Ruby manageable, there's a web series on it:  https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=F75wFJIa368 . KhanAcademy has been helpful for Science/Maths in the past, so I'll definitely give it a look for programming .

[waftj]

Hello everyone hahah just wondering but how's everyone finding their first day of school holiday??
Mine been alright i guess... hahaha been watching the world cup during the morning, tutor hw and just some documentary LOL.

[Hannibal]

Hello everyone hahah just wondering but how's everyone finding their first day of school holiday??
Mine been alright i guess... hahaha been watching the world cup during the morning, tutor hw and just some documentary LOL.

Haha about the same for me, WC in the morning, sleep for a little bit, do some tutoring homework, do a little bit of coding and browse the web . When Mexico scored that first goal I thought the Dutch were gone haha :').

[chasej]

When Mexico scored that first goal I thought the Dutch were gone haha :').

The Mexican coach did too, what brought Mexico down was that they switched to playing defensively straight after scoring only one goal. They needed to have tried to kick another to finish the game off.

[Clockwork]

Wow, it's weird to have a Class of 2017 thread, yet we have three and a half years left.
At least we're nearly halfway through our high school journey/adventure/nightmare.

Hannibal: I'm starting to learn Python myself. I was going to start with Perl, Python or Ruby (but I have a vendetta against Ruby, don't ask why ) I ended up choosing Python as it's used a fair bit in Ubuntu.

[rosalie.brown]

Just out of curiosity, which novels do you all study at school?

Hopefully you are all enjoying your holidays - rest up everyone! 

[Clockwork]

All the classes have to study "Worldshaker." The boys classes also reads "Fighting Rubin Wolf", the girls "A Chinese Cinderella" and I'm not sure what the other book is for the mixed class.

[Hannibal]

Welcome Clockwork!

Our class has watched the 'Truman Show' for our film, and our text is 'The Hound of Baskerville'. Bought the Year 10 Maths book so I can start working on it early, how much of each chapter is necessary do you think? Would just the questions with examples be enough, or is doing the LHS or whole thing recommended?

[rosalie.brown]

Clockwork: Hmm...interesting. Did you enjoy reading the novel?

Hannibal: Oh, *chuckle* - we completed The Hound of the Baskervilles recently. Although, I did All Quiet on the Western Front and I am now completing The Strange Case of Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde.

If you wouldn't mind my input (regarding the Year 10 Maths Book), I suggest you complete as many questions as you can - depending on your strengths. It is pointless completing extra questions without understanding the content and theory behind them.

[Clockwork]

~jealous~ 

I would love to study Truman Show (which I think is the year 10 film actually) and The Hound of the Baskervilles (<3 Sherlock Holmes).

Worldshaker was quite boring for me actually and the essay prompt was fairly basic which made it worse. How and why does Col change as a character?

Mind me asking what textbook everyone's schools use for maths? (Mine uses Maths Quest)

[waftj]

Welcome Clockwork!

Our class has watched the 'Truman Show' for our film, and our text is 'The Hound of Baskerville'. Bought the Year 10 Maths book so I can start working on it early, how much of each chapter is necessary do you think? Would just the questions with examples be enough, or is doing the LHS or whole thing recommended?

With the year 10 maths book, I would personally suggest that you work on the middle section and also try attempting the problem solving questions.
Haha hope this helps. LOL this week I have been kinda slack, however i guess i would pick up my pace for the following week LOL been watching too much WC, Lets go GERMANY! 'Das Auto'!!!!EHEHE

[Shinkaze]

Bought the Year 10 Maths book so I can start working on it early, how much of each chapter is necessary do you think? Would just the questions with examples be enough, or is doing the LHS or whole thing recommended?

I guess it really depends on your strength. I would say if you've learned the topic in year 9 or you've already knew the topic well just do a few harder ones. But if you've never learned it before, try doing the whole LHS or something like that. I would say doing all is not recommended because it's just too time consuming. Just my opinion though and it's just how my maths class works if you're interested And also when picking questions, try picking the harder ones rather than the easier ones.

Mind me asking what textbook everyone's schools use for maths?

Our school is kinda weird...Up to year 10 maths we use Essentials but for VCE they use Maths Quest. I suppose the questions in Essentials are harder though from what I've seen