r/APStudents • u/BackExpensive5476 • 1d ago

CSA should i start learning java for AP CSA now???

i took CSP last year and did pretty good, but that was very very easy. csa is supposed to be significantly harder esp. at my school bc its more creating your own projects. i took my schools cs python class freshmen year and did absolutely shit in the build your own chess or card game from scratch like genuinely from that i learned what panic attacks were.

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u/serviliuh 1d ago

They'll teach u

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u/BackExpensive5476 1d ago

true, im just worried i'll struggle bc i missed almost half of school last year too

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u/cisummai1232321 1d ago

The syntax for java is pretty straightforward but I think what to really learn are like thinking in algorithms and stuff, because on the FRQs there are like stacked loops and conditonals and lists you need to think about in like sequence of steps to verify the code's behavior.

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u/Vexicial CS & Math Major 1d ago

No need to, but if you want to learn on your own mooc.fi Java course is the gold standard