[Cew27]

right
i would like to study programming in uni but i am not sure i could be able to take computer science as i only got a c in my gcse maths (highest i could get thanks so stupid school)
i would like to ensue java as i like it and it seems to have the most job opportunities.
what are your experiences??

[Cew27]

anybody

[Jase123]

Listen mate, don't let GCSES put you off. If your dream is to be a very successful programmer, then go for it. I know many companys go for students with good marks, but that's not how I work. If I saw a student who had very good computer knowledge, and knew what he was on about, I'd have him for my business anyday, even if he did do badly in his GCSES.

There are many reasons why someone could get bad results in GCSES, not feeling well on the day, relative/friend died recently and so on ...

But if you want to be a programmer, then go for it!

Regards Jason

[Cew27]

is that a joboffer
its not that im bad at maths its that the school sucks
2 years ago my class (top) got full so they moved me and a few others into a lower class and gave us higher work but they soon got lazy and just gave us lower work meaning we fell behind. so now i am stuck in a class with a bunch of idots
in the standard grades (Scotland's equivalent of gcse's) i was the only person in my class to get a 33 (c) the highest achievable grade i could get while the rest of my class for a straight fail

[Jase123]

C is still a good mark mate, and you are an average student.

There's nothing to worry about.

Regards Jason

[mrdaveyk]

i had the same problem, i had to argue with my geography teacher to put me into high-tier in my GCSE's

ended up with an A

[Carbon]

Don't go with Java, you'll learn nothing useful. OO is great but learning how pointers, memory management, and sorts work is infinitely more important. C is good, as is Python.

[Cew27]

but java has way more lob opportunities than c

[Carbon]

Originally Posted by Cew27 but java has way more lob opportunities than c

I certainly doubt that considering most commercial programs are in C. Java is seldom used.

[cheesepuff]

why not learn many types? im my classes for programing graphics we learn Java, Flash, etc. i say, if you guna learn programing, why not learn a wide variety of programing areas? the more you know the more opportunities you can get for a wide variety of jobs.

[Carbon]

Originally Posted by cheesepuff why not learn many types? im my classes for programing graphics we learn Java, Flash, etc. i say, if you guna learn programing, why not learn a wide variety of programing areas? the more you know the more opportunities you can get for a wide variety of jobs.

Because it's harder to go from an easy language like Java to C++ and it encourages bad coding habits.

[Cew27]

google programming job opportunities, java has around 10 000 where as c has 1200 including all derivatives

[Carl]

Originally Posted by Cew27 is that a joboffer its not that im bad at maths its that the school sucks 2 years ago my class (top) got full so they moved me and a few others into a lower class and gave us higher work but they soon got lazy and just gave us lower work meaning we fell behind. so now i am stuck in a class with a bunch of idots in the standard grades (Scotland's equivalent of gcse's) i was the only person in my class to get a 33 (c) the highest achievable grade i could get while the rest of my class for a straight fail

That`s why i`m crap at maths dont know all my times tables or % and i need to know them more then flipping algebra.