Done!

@JohnR: Hi! :-) Are you around?

I'm in a bit of a fix, really, as to exactly what it is with which I must start.

I've made a "comprehensive" list to remain on top of things (especially if I am having to park it in for the weekend).

HI!

Did you have lunch yet?

Oh, that I didn't know! :-o

Haha, wokay :-) Like I said before, I'm not sure what to do, really. Shall I tell you what they're covering in BEE? (BEE and Physics is what I will be asking about most)

Give me one moment to upload a picture...

Some of this stuff I had even in 12th but even then, I found it exceptionally hard to gain a firm understanding of the subject; you will remember how it was with electrostatics that I was stuck for a very long time :-)

So I've brought this book back from home in order to revise a bit. Trouble is, however, that I might need to park it in for the weekend while I focus on what is being taught in class at the moment.

Yes, yes, it was from this book that I learned a fair bit of Thermodynamics last year; it was great!

AH :-(

Of everything that he's taught so far, I have been able to properly understand at least 90%.

(In a loose definition of the word "properly")

OK. Do you know about dependent/independent current/voltage sources?

@JohnRennie WHAT?

Ah, dang. I might need to resort to R&H, then. I can't do that during the weekday though so I will park it in for the coming weekend...

You do know about electromagnetism, no?

:-) WOKAY. I have trouble with that as well. When I do it this weekend, I will be sure to ask you questions!

Can you tell me something about GIT now?

I have been going through the website.

And I was wondering what the tutorials really entail. In the crudest sense, exactly how am I meant to use it?

Yes.

Before you go on, I must add that I did get an idea of what purpose GIT serves.

Shall I tell you what I have understood?

:-) Thanks. I have had some "experience" with the sort of programs you mentioned in your previous message.

I'm sure I have mentioned before that I once attempted to write a game in C++...

While reading the website, I was able to get some understanding of why using GIT then would've been extremely useful; that it records every change made to any program so that it becomes easier to debug problems after writing a chunk of succeeding code. Also that in companies, it is helpful for multiple users working on different branches of the same program, to understand how their code will affect other bits of code to avoid massive problems down the line.

Ah, I see. That makes more sense, yes :-P

But overall, have I got the right idea?

@JohnRennie And this is probably because I have only understood it in the vaguest of senses, by reading their long "About" section :-P

@JohnRennie Right, I see. Why is it complicated, then? Why are there tutorials and all?

@JohnRennie OK.

Right.

Yup, I can see that.

Right, right, OK.

But again, this all sounds fairly simple; why are there tutorials and all?

:-) Enlighten me!

Yes.

Ah, wow, that sounds extremely useful.

Wow.

Oh, a book? I was thinking of doing an online tutorial...

> using this highly flexible, open source version control system.

By "Open source", they mean that 1) It's free and 2) The public may contribute to the source code. Am I correct in believing this?

Ha, OK.

That guy, sheesh.

Wow.

OHHH, before I forget, is it possible for you to tell me something about the basics of Linux?

YES, of course I AM!

Will do. THANKS!! I will start reading it tonight!

What's with the bat, BTW?

Hehe, I see x'D

@JohnRennie Yes, noted. Github is used to...share programs?

Right, right, I see...

Master repository where?

Right.

Ah, that sounds convenient!

Yeah?

Aha, now it makes sense! :-)

Ah, right.

Right.

Ah, right. Wow.

OK, I will start learning further details by reading that book tonight.

Yes, understood!

I have two more questions to ask!

@JohnRennie Right, right. I think I get the idea.

@JohnRennie Well, the first one isn't a question, really; I was going to tell you that we have Python only next semester. I spoke with a senior about participating in the C.S club here and he advised me to start learning Python right away, seeing as my goal is to do C.N later on.

I was wondering whether I must do this or revise C++ first (because I've forgotten a lot of the latter).

("Later now", wtf)

@JohnRennie Oh, why not?

But I don't think we have C++ at all!

...OK, well, that might not be true.

Hmm, and I do believe that I've certainly not forgotten the more conceptual bits I learned in 11th/12th.

Yes, yes, I know. I had actually gotten quite "not bad" at it in 11th/12th. Did I tell you about the database management system I made?

@JohnRennie Oh. Well, I wrote a program to manage the database of a cafe using files etc. Each customer is registered using his/her phone number and using this phone number, all details of previous transactions can be retrieved from stored files. After logging in using his/her registered number, a menu is displayed, after which the order is placed by the customer. Details of the order are immediately stored in his/her file and the bill is displayed.

@JohnRennie OOH, nice! :-D Can I download it when I start learning Python next sem.?

No, I'll download it now, then :-)

1,500 WTF. Wow, OK.

Not to worry though, I am not one to panic at the size of a book; in 12th, we had two textbooks, each roughly 900 pages long.

Hmm, no reaction to my cafe program? :-(

Haha, wow :-)

My second "question" is also not much of a question.

@JohnRennie Oh, just a "Nice" or something :-P

:-)

I was thinking of taking that Crash Course...

youtube.com/playlist?list=PL8dPuuaLjXtNlUrzyH5r6jN9ulIgZBpdo

Why not?

It seems extremely interesting and most of it is in my syllabus for this semester.

Hmm :-/ You're right. I must quit searching for extra things to do; I will work with GIT for the time being on the side but that's all...

Right.

OK, that's really all for today, I think :-) I spent most of today attempting to make a solid plan of what to focus on and I think I've understood what to do. I can finally quit panicking...

It didn't, no.

Ideally, I would've asked you specific questions about my lectures.

Yes, exactly.

You see, over the past week, I have been struggling to figure out how to make the maximum use of my time; I attended all the lectures, spoke with several teachers and also one senior.

I agree. I was just trying to sort things out, really, because there was too much information coming at me; clubs and courses and lectures and etc.

But what do you mean by "fun"?

*Three :-)

:-) I understand and I agree too. I was just attempting to be careful.

Now that I've got a clear idea of what I can do, I will be asking questions about my lectures from tomorrow :-) (If that's OK).

BTW, they don't cover too much everyday so unless it's that tough of a topic, it will hardly take half an hour every night, I hope.

@JohnRennie Hehe :-) I'm still at a loss as to how to manage my lectures on BEE because it will take me a while to catch up with Resnick and Halliday but until then, I hope to ask you about 1) Physics and 2) Whether or not to do ALL OF THE THINGS.

@JohnRennie Not really, no. I didn't attend his lecture today because my bus was late by an hour :-(

It was terrible, really.

NO, I don't :-(

It will arrive sometime this week though!

Yep, yep!

It will cost roughly Rs. 900.

@JohnRennie Yes, that I can. I was going to ask my dorm-mate for her notes right after this conversation ended :-)

Tomorrow, I will come prepared with questions about said notes! :-) Thanks so much for talking to me about...well, all of these things in general. It helped me to get a clearer idea than before.

Yep! :-)

Haha, nice! Have a great evening :-)

Bye!