So next year I'm going University for a BSc in Mathematics with a minor in computer science. I am pretty decent with C/C++, but the problem is the computer science subjects I have to take are all python and Java. Any tips on how I will survive my first year?
I got the best grade in both Java and Seshrup classes and was exempt from both exams, yet I don't know shit about either language. The trick works as follows:
1) Read SICP. No, seriously, read the fucking wizard book. The plan doesn't work without it.
2) Write some hello worlds and fibs in Java, get comfortable with the shitty IDE you're forced to use.
3) Before each lab, try to get a general idea what you'll be doing and write yourself a program related to that.
4) Enter the lab, get your assignment, write two or three programs in half an hour, get out nonchalantly like the champion you are.
Remember that being an idiot precludes you from using this plan.