5 Tips on improving Programming Logic
A lot of colleagues, friends and strangers (that I meet in meetups, etc) have asked me to explain how can they improve their programming logic.
Though programming is mainly associated with the field of Computer Science, but writing good and optimized code is mainly an art. Like all art forms requires tremendous patience and rigorous practice, building gray cells for programming logic is not much different.
I present this post/article to you on how you could too improve your programming logic.
Tip 1: Learn the language ‘C’
You might be an expert .NET, Java or PHP developer, but I would recommend that you MUST learn ‘C. We all know why ‘C’ is the most powerful programming language, but I am not recommending learning ‘C’ to you because of its power in programming.
‘C’ offers you a structured style of programming. You have one file with the main() method and the execution begins from there and the execution flow proceeds as you have directed it to.
The main advantage in ‘C’ is that it allows you to play around with memory directly. This I believe is very important if you need to understand how data is passed from one memory block to another. The reason is that you start to visualize in your minds eye how data moves in your program.
The next step is to develop programs that will help you improve your logic.
Tip 2: Develop programs that test your mind skillsEver heard of the Fibonacci series?
Ever built a program that will allow the user to type his/her name and allow to bounce off that name on the screen from one corner to another like a ball?
Ever thought of creating a library for a Menu Bar system?
All these are examples of programs that you can develop to improve your mind and programming skills.
I remember the time I was at college and I would spends nights after nights to build my own library for screen interface for menu bars, windows, text fields, etc. In a UNIX box I would use the ncurses library and build it. I would then try and replicate the same in Windows using the conio.h file and some assembly code.
Try to develop as many programs as possible in ‘C’, this will help you improve your programming logic.
Following are some programs that I can help you with:
- Write a program (WAP) to find the max, min, average and total of numbers entered by the user
- WAP to accept a string from the user and find the number of vowels and the vowels that got repeated the most.
- WAP to accept an array of numbers and sort the same using Bubble Sort Algorithm.
- WAP to accept a string from the user and print all its permutations and combinations.
- WAP to accept to accept a number from the user and test if it is a Fibonacci number or not.
I can go on and on with such questions.
Tip 3: Locate code and try to understand why it was written that way
Use the internet or college library to locate code written by another developer. Try to understand why it was written that way and understand it completely. Once you have understood why it was written they way it is written, check to see if you could improve that logic.
The main objective of this exercise is to get your brain thinking.
Tip 4: Solve logic puzzlesCheck your local newspaper. One section of your newspaper will be filled with series of logic puzzles and riddles. Try solving them. Don’t get disheartened if you can’t solve them or take a long time to solve them. Remember that you are in the learning and improving stage. Things will be slow, but you will make progress.Your brain will be trained to think differently with every puzzle that you try to solve. This is because now you know a new method of solving. You could apply the same thinking pattern to your programs as well.
As a standard prescription, I would prescribe solving Suduku puzzles. Will help you improve your logic, concentration and skills of grouping and organizing.
Tip 5: Help other people build logic
Once you start feeling confident about yourself and your logic capabilities, you should immediately start helping people. Subscribe to a forum and start helping people there. The benefit of helping people on forums is that you get to learn new problems that people face. This immensely adds to your knowledge. Just imagine the power you would have once you start to learn problems faced by other people and how you or someone else resolved it.
I have seen friends following this advice but shying at the last moment. Why? Because they don’t want to be ridiculed in the forum. Don’t be scared of other people ridiculing you. Look at it as a learning experience. People who ridicule you would be the one’s with more experience… and learning from people who are experienced is no harm at all.
I hope this article was helpful to you.
As a continuation to this post, I am planning to post questions in ‘C’ with solutions. You can subscribe to my blog to receive updates as these posts go live.
Till then, happy logic building 
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Ofter reading this I understand what I want do for logical programming .
Please send post questions in ‘C’ with solutions for my mail id for Practice
Thank you
Regards
naresh
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Hi sir
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It is indeed very very useful.
Please send post questions in ‘C’ with solutions on my mail id for Practice
Regards
Sarfaraz
that is of great help. I never followed these rules in my college days and now i’m facing many problems.
Hi Sir
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Regards.
Devendra Gour
Hai
this is venkat and i’m new one to php programming.
i seen above articles about 5 tips for improving php.
its really good and more helpful for us
kindly request for send some program logic with solution through my emailid
thanks
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Practice make perfect
No Pain No Gain
very useful article, these tips makes you think out of the box. would you be able to email me some more ‘C’ questions with the solutions.
Thanx alot
Pls send questions on simple logic programming in C with solutions for my mail id since I am a beginner.
thank u for giving tips,
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Thank u
Hello sir,
This information is really Superb for me.I hope it will helpful for others like me.can we practice on C# of c logics. or programs . please send me answer above questions.
Thanks a lot!
it was nice suggetion but how to refine your self effectively and quickly if possible,which books to study etc ???
Sir,
Your 5tips are excellent.Its really helpfull.i am going to practise all those examples you are given here.it will be helpfull for me if you can send some more C questions to my email ID.
Regards,
Hary Nair
hi…..
well i’m past the stage of the questions u have given here but i’m eager to learn more and wish to increase my level of logic…..
can u tell me any website from which i can get such problems which help me grow my programming logic??
or if u can personally send me the problems on my id
i’d be grateful to u….
thanks
Shobhit Khinvasara
Hi
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Hi….
I just want to ask a question frm you…..you are emphacizing on C language. Is “C” necessary??? Cant we beautify our programming by using C++ language rather than C???
Sunil i went through your site and i felt that you could give me some guidance. I am a beginner in programming. Somehow the codes dont inspire me at all… I also went through your article “how to improve logic for programing” but that was not enough… I am very tensed as I would graduate after 2 yrs and i know nothing.. what do I do..?
Really this thret is change my way of thinking and got some new method for improving my skill
please send me some question in on my mail
Thank u
Regards
MD.CHAND SHAHEER
thanks for the tips.
i need some programs on realtime applications with solutions wouid u please send it for me………..
Hi,
Can you please let me know the real time applications that you require?
Regards,
Suniil
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.kiko.
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i know that logical progarming is very essential man.But since im a bigner so it take me much time to write a complete code and debuging also sometimes becomes a good issue for me
I think following two points helps someone to improve logic.
a. Use different logic to solve a single problem.
b. If you know how to play chess, solve chess problems.
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thanks
sir,
i want practice question on c..
i am waiting ..?
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Hope to get few more……
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