[Tutor] programming newbie question

[Chad Crabtree]

How about some easy games, such as hangman, tic tac toe (called other

things elsewhere), then move on to more challenging things, such as 
minesweeper. 


dustinp at pointclark.net wrote:

>I am fairly new to programming and I have started to learn
programming
>then stopped out of frustration several times in the past.  I guess
my
>frustration stems from not being able to understand when to use
certain
>aspects of programming such as functions or classes.  I have read
enough
>books and tutorials to know the syntax of python and I understand
most
>everything related to the concepts of programming, but I have never
been
>able to put it all together and learn how and when to use specific
>features.  Can anyone suggest a method or some reading to help out
with
>this?  I also struggle with finding projects to work on does anyone
know
>of projects that a novice could contribute to?
>  
>


		
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