Maybe one of you can comment on how to get the side of my brain that is supposed to be computer literate to function better, because right now, it doesn't seem to be working. Most people have told me that Java is fairly simple, but when you get to the compile stage and your computer beeps every second with error messages, it has taken all my strength not to throw my laptop out of the window. I have a great professor who in one night emailed me NINE times to try and help me. Now that is a great teacher! I apologized profusely and her response was, "Please bother me!"
No luck however. My non-computer brain has shut down from overload and I am headed to campus to work it out. I am really concerned because this is only week three and I am assuming that the projects will incrementally become more difficult. Would that mean a weekly trip to campus? I hope not, I'm not sure I could afford the tolls and gas.
I can understand why programming is a part of my degree program, I just wish it wasn't! I am still trying to make sense of the most basic concepts, such as classes, methods and instances. I am truly hoping for a miracle where one day the light will suddenly turn on and this all will make sense to me. Until that "aha" moment, I will muddle through Java with the constant beeping of error messages ringing through my house.