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So I recently over the past 6 months or so have really gotten into computers. I've built my own gaming rig and really enjoy PC stuff. I pretty much consider it a big hobby now. Is there anything else similar I can pursue related to this? Cause you know, I don't exactly have enough money to build a new PC every 2 weeks, or I would do that, lol. I like programming, and software applications as well.

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Maybe find people who are in need of a computer, even if it's not for gaming. Persuade your friends who aren't PC gamers to join and help them in building their own computer. 

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Microcomputer experiments are very cheap, or you could learn some basic coding

Hmm, what exactly is the microcomputer stuff you are talking about? & ya I plan to take some programming courses in college in the future, I supposed I could try learning on my own before hand.

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Programming! I've started with CodeCademy and am learning the basics of HTML/CSS now that I've gotten a solid foundation of JS.

 

Great for a hobby, or to start the road to a career in the future! ;)

I'll check it out. Ya I have done some programming before and really like it. Thanks for the tip on that website.

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CodeCademy is a great, 100% free site, as is KahnAcademy (though I like the former more than the latter, honestly).

Does it get pretty complicated? Or is it just kinda a basic introduction?

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So I recently over the past 6 months or so have really gotten into computers. I've built my own gaming rig and really enjoy PC stuff. I pretty much consider it a big hobby now. Is there anything else similar I can pursue related to this? Cause you know, I don't exactly have enough money to build a new PC every 2 weeks, or I would do that, lol. I like programming, and software applications as well.

 

It is wonderful seeing someone get involved in tech...

 

I would recommend the following:

  1. Arduino...its a microcontroller but its simple to learn
  2. raspberry Pi...its based on what is essentially phone/tablet architecture but you can do a lot of cool things with it.
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Does it get pretty complicated? Or is it just kinda a basic introduction?

It's pretty simple, they do a great job of gradually getting you used to it, and have mini-projects they walk you through so instead of just showing you how to code, they show you how to make a site from start to finish without just dumping you on a blank page.

In short, I've never felt like I needed more info than they gave me on the page.

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It is wonderful seeing someone get involved in tech...

 

I would recommend the following:

  1. Arduino...its a microcontroller but its simple to learn
  2. raspberry Pi...its based on what is essentially phone/tablet architecture but you can do a lot of cool things with it.

 

I hadn't even heard of this Rasberry Pi thing, it's like a mini computer, what exactly can you accomplish with it?

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raspberry pis are cool, small electronics/programming projects are always great.

learn python. Probably one of my favorite programming languages. cross platform, can do pretty much anything with it, and is fun to learn!

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