Hi all.
I am in the second year of a computer science honors degree.
I am having great difficultys when it comes to coding and reading code
using window eyes/jaws.
I understand that alot of computer programmers use braille displays?
However, I can not read braille so a braille display is out of the option
for me.
Where I'm coming unstuck is when it comes to reading somebody elses code,
and deciphering it, to then go and modify/add to it.
As many of you know when it comes to reading text we have three main
methods.
1. By character.
2. By word.
3. By line.
Of course we have further application specifics, such as sentence,
paragraph etc. However, these do not help when it comes to reading
computer code.
My problems with the reading methods are below. Note: I accept I may not
be implamenting these methods as efficiently as I could be. So am open to
suggestions.
A. I find reading by character is slow and cumbersome.
B. Reading by word comes unstuck when we introduce symbols such as < > ()
[] {} " etc.
For example,.
Take the string of text,
http://www.google.com
If we try and read that by word, we get the hole string. Not,
"
Http:
//
www
.
google
.
com
"
C. By line unless you are fluent with code is hard to pick up exactly
what the line of code is saying.
My fellow sighted students have the advantage of using development
languages that take advantage of formatting such as, indentation, colour
coding etc. This makes it much easier for them to see what a piece of code
is calling/performing/referencing etc.
While I can have Window Eyes/Jaws announce formatting changes. This is
yet more information to have to take in along with the codes syntax.
Additionally it is not just a line that changes colour but often
words/symbols within that code as well.
Is there anyone out there who has ran into these difficultys and can offer
suggestions? I'm literally getting tension headaches because of this.
My lecturer has began spending some extra time with me, explaining the
logic. I am grasping these concepts, it's simply when it comes to coding
I freak out.
I'm also going to try and break the problems down into some understandable
sudo code for myself.
So I'll work the problem out in English and then go and find the code that
performs each statement.
I'm going to have to spend alot of time on this one module, which is a
hard fact but it's either that or don't proceed with my degree. Which
would be a real shame as I enjoy computing and I have the technical
knowledge and understanding to complete this degree, witha fair amount of
hard graft.
Help!
Barry
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