RecursiveGreen's Journal: Disclaimer for programming projects. . .

Despising the fact that I play the role of "the computer guy" on a daily basis, I flirt with trying other aspects in the computing realm. Having already confessed that I'm a jack of all trades (master of none), I am even more apologetic in the area of programming.

Unfortunately, I was never able to finish my under-graduate in Computer Science due to a tempting offer from a notoriously evil company. It didn't help that I was too concerned with completing a few video games instead of focusing on my studies. Thus, I have this strange half-breed knowledge of programming.

To clarify, I do have a fundamental understanding of programming structures and algorithm design. The only subject that takes me a little while to get used to is syntax, but even that isn't rocket science. When you start talking about advanced concepts (see the book "The New Turing Omnibus"), my brain explodes. What's weirder is the fact that I understand what they are saying and how it works. What I don't understand is how they implement that into a mathematical equation and/or a block of code.

Explaining my dilemma is a bit harder than it seems. All I'm asking is if something sounds really "newbish" (it probably is and I take full responsibility for that) please direct me in proper line of thinking. Smacking me down doesn't necessarily explain where I was thinking incorrectly. . .