Just finished programming practical 3. I'm getting the hang of this quite quickly now (especially for a programming newbie like me). I suppose trying it out beforehand on my computer back at the halls helped out a fair bit. When I first read the sheet, I thought it'll be madness, with a program full of formula. Turns out it's just a simple process multiplication; next time I'll have to remember to read the sheet properly. But I'm still proud of the outcome.

What I really like about programming is the outcome. Despite it being unexplainably basic, it still feels like I've created a masterpiece; I've always felt that way whenever I create on the computer (be it flash animating or likewise).

On a completely different note. In vain attempt to solve my previous horrors (lack of friends here at Reading), I've created a Steam Community for students of Reading. For those of who are interested, it's called "The University of Reading Gamers" or "UoRG" for short.

Feel free to join no matter what you're studying, or what games you play (even if you don't play games). I just want a nice gaming community online to meet new people. Feel free to tell everyone about the community. Once plenty of people have joined, regular games will be hosted (Counter Strike: Source anyone?), and I do have links to compete against other Universities in team games!

Also. I'll leave you with a burning question. Why is there no Video Gaming Society?

Practical 2. Complete a short quiz and submit an idea for a question for the quiz.

When it comes to knowledge of C, I'm at the back of the queue. I've done a little programming before, but not enough to actually make much of a difference (I've only done teeny snippets in Visual Basic). However I do know how to interpret the coding and point out useful stuff, which I suppose is useful.

This test wasn't actually too difficult. I scored 80% without using my notes first time round. A few questions I had to stop and think, or use the process of elimination, but my result at the end makes me feel like I know a fair bit about basic programming. Awesome.

Creating a question is a new one for me actually, I've never had a situation where I could actually submit a question idea for this quiz. Good stuffs.

I enjoyed this practical, which makes a change because it's the first thing for me in the morning, any other lecture and I would be extremely grumpy.