Need Some information On Programming

[Ashish231]

Hi guys,

I want to learn programming in high school days.

I want you all to suggest me what shuld i do,where should I learn and what should I learn

 

 

Can you give me information about languages used for game dev,software dev,website dev and prog dev.

 

[Atmos]

Python, Java, C#, HTML(Not the biggest help really these days, Wouldn't be my first recommendation) all good places to start. High schools usually don't offer great courses on this kind of stuff, you might have to get creative. You can also check out Lynda.com, they have renowned courses on programming in all of those languages, and are great.  

 

College will have more courses on programming, and other than that or what I've said above, it may be difficult w/o going for an online solution. From my experience, my high school computer classes consisted first off of using microsoft office programs... , My CAD class focused on modelling with AutoCAD, and the top tier class for computer science that my HS offered was only coding in basic Python/Lua constructing basic strings and statements. Overall, quite useless, it only gave me a taste of what I needed. College is where most of what I know comes from, that and playing around with it by myself.

[martward]

I think it's best to either start with python or HTML/CSS/JavaScript/PHP. Python is more dev programming, the others are all mostly for websites

[Syntaxvgm]

I'd say start in Java. It's got a great api, and while not quite as useful anymore is great to start with. It shares a similar basic syntax for a lot of the main popular languages, like the c variants, and learning java will allow you to pick any of those up and start learning those easier. 

Programming is a lot about learning core concepts and practices, and it's not so much learning as many langues as possible. This is why I never suggested for people to start with things like HTML, since it's markup and won't teach you squat about actual programming. 

Learning core languages and the concepts that go with them , be it starting with java, or C++ or whatever, will allow you to do whatever you want. If you DO want to get into web development, although the syntax is very different, learning stuff javascript and PHP will be a breeze once you have the core concepts down .

 

Whatever thing you choose to start on, I never recommend people learning javscript or PHP or other tools you'll need for web development first, even if that's your end goal. I think starting on a compiled language first helps you along a lot more than a browser-interpreted thing.

And learning something that shares a similar syntax with Java or C++ or the like will also help you be more flexible and be able to pick up things like scripting for games over learning say javascript first. 

 

Above mentioned python, I think it's great, and important as a lot of new things are python inspired, but based on the way the syntax is structured, I don't think it's the first one you should learn. It's what I'd call a more "loosely typed" language. 

[TonyStark]

The concept is the same, no matter in which language you want to code. You want your computer/mobile device etc do as you have instructed it. My opinion is to start with language that is C/C++ derivative (or even C/C++ itself) that way you will be able to create a solid image in your mind on what is to create a logical structure of data, functions and classes. Be sure to fully understand the concept of OOP (Object Oriented Programming) as well as the trends currently (or at the time you do) on the market and be creative....Imagination is more important than knowledge. If you have a clear picture on what you want your software to do then analyze it, design it and build it. If you need anything, let me know..

[EpicAdom]

Python is a great language to start with. It's really easy to read and understand, and there are tutorials and documentation all over the place on Python.