Calling all programers

[parzzival]

I need help. I would like to program. Iv been thinking about it for a while now. do any of you have a suggestion for witch language to start with? and if you know any good free online courses.

[Typhlosion]

It depends A LOT on what you want to do with your skills. Do you want to construct databases? Do you want to make windows applications? Do you want to develop for embedded systems? Do you want to develop number-crunchers? Do you want to have optimal speed code? Do you want to develop for the web? How about Android? Or Mac? Perhaps you want to make your own A.I.?

That's a problem - there are so many languages that you can't have a default one to start off with.

My suggestion, though, would be Python OR Haskell, two very different languages.

[parzzival]

My goal so far is to make mods for minecraft. Witch I know is in java. But I eventualy want to program for the web.

[Babs]

if its you're minecraft things you wanna do then java would be the way to go. plus, you can do some basic animation in java, and many websites are coded in java. but there's nothing saying that you can't eventually learn another language if java doesn't suit all of your needs.

[plebble]

I started with vb.net (visual basic) and it's very easy to learn. It consists of mostly English words. Then after that, any 4th gen language should be fairly easy to learn.

[Typhlosion]

My goal so far is to make mods for minecraft. Witch I know is in java. But I eventualy want to program for the web.Java it is! Good luck with the long method and class names.

As for the web, there are a plethora of languages you can learn. If you want simple client-side apps you can use a mix of HTML5 + CSS 3.0 + JS. For back-end you could PHP, ASP.NET or even continue using Java! SQL will most likely be needed for using databases.

[parzzival]

ya i started with java and got to IF statements but then people told me to go to c++ and then i didnt have time so i again got to If statements. so this has made me go with java. cool iv made up my mind thank you so much. and the class names are easy to remember

[Osama Gulryz]

Real programming is hard more then you think

[parzzival]

well this is my dream job. iv been interested in it sense i can remember

[justarandomteen]

Depends on what u want to do. A good starting language is BATCH/DOS, which is what I started with. It is extremely simple, and is preprogrammed onto all windows comps. It can be used to do anything on the computer (like running programs, since it works through command prompt.). I learned the basics in 30 mins on YouTube and downloading and looking at other programs. Another good language is HTML, which is the bare bones of any web page. Good to mess around with. Have fun!

[parzzival]

Depends on what u want to do. A good starting language is BATCH/DOS, which is what I started with. It is extremely simple, and is preprogrammed onto all windows comps. It can be used to do anything on the computer (like running programs, since it works through command prompt.). I learned the basics in 30 mins on YouTube and downloading and looking at other programs. Another good language is HTML, which is the bare bones of any web page. Good to mess around with. Have fun!

Can you post the vid or vids that you watched.

[Typhlosion]

Depends on what u want to do. A good starting language is BATCH/DOS, which is what I started with. It is extremely simple, and is preprogrammed onto all windows comps. It can be used to do anything on the computer (like running programs, since it works through command prompt.). I learned the basics in 30 mins on YouTube and downloading and looking at other programs. Another good language is HTML, which is the bare bones of any web page. Good to mess around with. Have fun!

HTML is, by definition, NOT a programming language. It's a markup language and concedes NO programming knowledge whatsoever upon learning.

As for BATCH files, not the best start. Beyond mastering windows commands all you can do is... windows commands. Also, Linux scripts are more powerful. Try a language where the possibilities are endless.

[AnonPerson]

Personally I don't like java. I usually use c++ and python. If you want to make minecraft mods than you will have to use java. Just find a language and stick to it; after you have learned one language (most) other languages are easier to learn.

[Saul Goodman]

i can't comment on which language you should choose to learn, but a great website to start learning to code is codecademy.com

[Abimania]

I would start with something easy like Batch programming (cmd). I you feel comfortable with that, move on to Java. Since you want to make websites, learn PHP and Javascript. HTML isn't even a programming language, so don't worry about that one.

[Jeonard]

I started with Visual Basic for Applications (VBA), it is a very simple language. It should easily allow you to get the coding mindset which can then be transferred to other languages. For example, I am now on JavaScript and HTML which have been easy to transfer to because of how VBA set me up.

[parzzival]

I would start with something easy like Batch programming (cmd). I you feel comfortable with that, move on to Java. Since you want to make websites, learn PHP and Javascript. HTML isn't even a programming language, so don't worry about that one.

it looks realy cool. im knackered as fuck right now but ill look at it in the morn. thanks

[tovaris]

python is ereal asy to learn