So over the past couple of months I have gained a keen interest in coding. I think it is interesting and I would like to learn how to program, I think it’d be a nice little hobby. It’s also a good time for me to pick something new up since my semester has ended. I know we have a few experienced and knowledgeable coders on this site, so I am asking you guys where should I start? Textbooks, videos, and websites are much appreciated.
Depends what you want to code.
Web development, general applications, etc.
I never recommend videos because you don’t always learn, more just copy what they’re doing. Half of the learning is the struggling.
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Figure out something that you want to code. Nothing over the top, but a tool that would make something you do every day easier. Then pick the right language for the job and just do it. Google’s all you need!
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I’m not sure if I’m more into web development or general apps. I always thought thought trainers for PC games were interesting, but then I also have an interest in web development. I’ve done some things with Django which were fun.
Trying to do trainers is not the place to start. Trust me on that one.
Web Development has so many different things to learn and like everything else there is a lot of different languages. I know a lot of people are going the ASP way now. @Alex does web and could probably offer some advice if you want to get into web.
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I wouldn’t start with trainers because they’re more about reverse engineering than programming.
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The way I started was just trying to program things that I did repetitively, and then went from there. I’m mostly through my degree in Computer Engineering this point and it just started from being too lazy to do something over and over again. If you keep with it you’ll eventually have an arsenal of different tools and languages at your disposal.
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Check out something called zybook.
Trust me, you’ll like it.
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My advice to you is to set your mind to something, and don’t hop around like I did (ask anyone here, it didn’t work very well). If I had to recommend a language for you to start with, I’d recommend you try javascript. For some reason, the use of javascript has exploded in the last six months, and you can’t go anywhere now without seeing javascript. It’s a very powerful language, and there are millions of examples out there for you to browse. I’ll post a link below which I recommend you check out. If you do decide on something or if you have any questions, feel free to contact me by sending me a private message or by making a thread with your question.
Reddit - Learn Programming - Check out the links on the sidebar. There are quite a few resources available on this subreddit alone.
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