Neero 3 Posted August 25, 2016 For a while now, I was wondering if I should try to learn programming (basic stuff fam), considering I'm going to study IT in the future. This was about a month ago. Yesterday, while I was surfing the Tech forum, I saw the "Python Challenges" and thought "maybe I can start here". So I clicked on it, and to my surprise, a lot of users know how to code. Now to the main part, since some of you guys know how to code, I want to kindly ask for advice for a guy who hasn't touched a .py file before. What program should a novice programmer choose and how does one even learn? Regards, Neero Quote Share this post Link to post
Lurker 1 Posted August 25, 2016 I started with C and C++, really easy to learn and get into. However i'm still divided on what's the best language. Java is fine, C# is also okay. Javascript and their libraries are also neat. You can self-teach the language or visit courses that may or may not help you. Quote Share this post Link to post
Blyss 975 Posted August 26, 2016 There's this insanely new invention... IT CHANGED THE LIFES OF MANY PEOPLE, REVOLUTIONIZED THE MODERN TECHNOLOGY, TRANSFORMED OUR GENERATION AND LAUNCHED IT TOWARDS A NEW, PROSPERING DAY. It's called google. You also have youtube. Quote Share this post Link to post
Neero 3 Posted August 26, 2016 6 hours ago, Blyss said: There's this insanely new invention... IT CHANGED THE LIFES OF MANY PEOPLE, REVOLUTIONIZED THE MODERN TECHNOLOGY, TRANSFORMED OUR GENERATION AND LAUNCHED IT TOWARDS A NEW, PROSPERING DAY. It's called google. You also have youtube. maybe I already heard of it, but most of the advice I got from it is either pay for courses in the USA (apparently USA is the best, again) or pay for books that cost the money I don't have. thanks Quote Share this post Link to post
dAiMantt 15 Posted August 26, 2016 3 hours ago, Neero said: maybe I already heard of it, but most of the advice I got from it is either pay for courses in the USA (apparently USA is the best, again) or pay for books that cost the money I don't have. thanks ?? Google is so easy 1 Cereal reacted to this Quote Share this post Link to post
Rachel 385 Posted August 26, 2016 You could use this, https://www.codecademy.com/ I use it to learn python at school and shiz Quote Share this post Link to post
The Untainted One 452 Posted August 26, 2016 Depends what you're looking to do really. If you want to learn more than one language then Java is a really good base language to learn. If you want to do more web design I would do HTML. Python is an easy language for beginners if you want to know a little but not too much. Quote Share this post Link to post
Gunstar 513 Posted August 27, 2016 Java Youtube Tutorials Start with small projects like sort algorithms then move on to bigger ones like games. Quote Share this post Link to post
Mason 4 Posted August 27, 2016 My friend is doing coding / programming lessons when he gets internet back, I'll check if they are free or not and if you want ill get you in contact with him Quote Share this post Link to post
Ekitai_Hebi 42 Posted August 27, 2016 i learned LUA coding by playing on WoW private servers and scripting bosses for it, lots of fun and its also shares some similarities with C++ (but its easier to get into) might be worth investigating also for programmes i'd personally recommend Notepad++, not sure how well it works with java or python though but i dont think there will be any issues with it. Quote Share this post Link to post
Quinn 643 Posted August 27, 2016 18 hours ago, Ekitai_Hebi said: i learned LUA coding by playing on WoW private servers and scripting bosses for it, lots of fun and its also shares some similarities with C++ (but its easier to get into) might be worth investigating also for programmes i'd personally recommend Notepad++, not sure how well it works with java or python though but i dont think there will be any issues with it. LUA is neet-o, if you're looking to learn programming for games (and I'm completely serious about this) take a look at ROBLOX. Quote Share this post Link to post
Skeff 289 Posted August 27, 2016 Sites like code wars are probably the sort of things you need to be looking at, definitely not the OB forums. We may have people who can program but we're here to game and have fun, not repeat our day jobs. Quote Share this post Link to post
ColdMeekly<3 16 Posted September 1, 2016 (edited) From personal experience, i believe that the best way to learn something, is to set yourself a big but achievable goal, and work at it. E.g. Aim to create a small 2d game of snake. And for every question that you may acquire throughout your journey, answer it with the help of the internet. The main thing would be having the motivation and the right mindset. If you would like some inspiration/ideas please feel free to poke me on teamspeak or message me wherever. P.S I can help you get started by helping you set up a coding environment on your computer. Edited September 1, 2016 by ColdMeekly<3 Added P.S Quote Share this post Link to post
Skeff 289 Posted September 1, 2016 15 hours ago, ColdMeekly<3 said: I can help you get started by helping you set up a coding environment on your computer. Maybe I'm too used to coding environments but setting one up for a small thing like this doesn't feel like it would be such a big task that another person is required. Quote Share this post Link to post
ColdMeekly<3 16 Posted September 1, 2016 I see what you mean skeff, but it all depends on experience. I personally know a couple of people who required help choosing the correct sdk and the most suitable IDE for their needs. And by "help" it doesn't have to involve me doing it myself. I could just give suggestions, ideas for him :P Quote Share this post Link to post