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Hello,

 

In about 6 months I will start my GCSE computer sciences classes and I was just wondering what they entale.

 

E.G, learning Python ect.

 

Also, if there is any books or websites I can read to assist me before I start these classes :)

 

Thanks in advance,

 

- Harry

 

 

 

EDIT - Just realised this was my 600th post :D :D :D

It seems impossible until it's done.

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PHP? Dam I thought that stuff was dead xD

 

Also, thanks for the help :)

Nah, PHP is still relevant today (I think anyway)

 

The JayzTwoCents forum is coded in PHP 

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Learn binary, binary arithmetic, learn python, learn CSS and learn HTML then you're basically set. Learn how a CPU works too (you don't really need this but it's interesting).

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Well, just to let you know, every school is different and you would probably be better reading the course descriptions on your schools site. As for preparing for those classes, I would suggest learning the concepts of programming and how everything works. Nothing is worse than coding stuff but not actually knowing what it does.

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We did Python, not much though, only text based programs without any GUI.

We learn iterations, selective statements, loops etc.

 

Our curriculum covered till the GUI, using pygame. It was... confusing but with practice it's aaaaight. I might need to sharpen my skills now thought, gettinge the Pi 2 to practice with

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Nah, PHP is still relevant today (I think anyway)

 

The JayzTwoCents forum is coded in PHP 

 

PHP? Dam I thought that stuff was dead xD

 

Also, thanks for the help :)

PHP is the language used by almost every website that needs to interact with a server such as a database or just a textfile. So yeah, it's no way near dead as for it's used by almost every site out there. 

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Nah, PHP is still relevant today (I think anyway)

 

The JayzTwoCents forum is coded in PHP 

Doesn't mean it's good. Try to avoid apps written in PHP. It's inelegant and clumsy and on top of that PHP is an awful language. Rails or Django are much better backend solutions.

 

PHP is the language used by every website that needs to interact with a server such as a database or just a textfile.

Uh...no. How about any website not running PHP? Rails, Django, JBoss...the list goes on.

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Doesn't mean it's good. Try to avoid apps written in PHP. It's inelegant and clumsy and on top of that PHP is an awful language. Rails or Django are much better backend solutions.

 

Uh...no. How about any website not running PHP? Rails, Django, JBoss...the list goes on.

Fine! Almost every site. I'd say PHP is mainstream and that's my opinion. As for the others, I haven't really touched so I have no comment on them.  

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As for the others, I haven't really touched so I have no comment on them.  

PHP is definitely mainstream. Whether or not it's good is an entirely different question. 

 

You should try Rails. It's loads of fun. MVC for web apps is really cool if you do it right.

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Hello,

 

In about 6 months I will start my GCSE computer sciences classes and I was just wondering what they entale.

 

E.G, learning Python ect.

 

Also, if there is any books or websites I can read to assist me before I start these classes :)

 

Thanks in advance,

 

- Harry

 

 

 

EDIT - Just realised this was my 600th post :D :D :D

You will more than likey be taught java, databases, SQL, PHP, HTML, etc

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PHP is definitely mainstream. Whether or not it's good is an entirely different question. 

 

You should try Rails. It's loads of fun. MVC for web apps is really cool if you do it right.

Will do. 

 

You will more than likey be taught java, databases, SQL, PHP, HTML, etc

lmao. Most schools just teach you how to open word and how to make a good looking power point. If you're lucky, they might do a bit of python and lua. I doubt you'll be doing SQL, php, etc in a GCSE. Maybe website development with an IDE like adobe dreamweave but not just HTML in notepad. 

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Will do. 

 

lmao. Most schools just teach you how to open word and how to make a good looking power point. If you're lucky, they might do a bit of python and lua. I doubt you'll be doing SQL, php, etc in a GCSE. Maybe website development with an IDE like adobe dreamweave but not just HTML in notepad. 

Not many people makes websites in notepad anyway...

 

Also, computer science is NOT making websites...

 

I was taught Python when I was 12 in school

It seems impossible until it's done.

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Doesn't mean it's good. Try to avoid apps written in PHP. It's inelegant and clumsy and on top of that PHP is an awful language. Rails or Django are much better backend solutions.

 

Uh...no. How about any website not running PHP? Rails, Django, JBoss...the list goes on.

 

But PHP is a language. The stuff you mentioned are frameworks (Rails uses Ruby, Django uses Python, JBoss uses Java) and that is not a fair comparison.

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But PHP is a language. The stuff you mentioned are frameworks (Rails uses Ruby, Django uses Python, JBoss uses Java) and that is not a fair comparison.

Why are you explaining this to me? Of course I know that they are frameworks...they replace applications written purely in PHP. That's my point. I'm not sure what yours is. PHP is a terrible language to do anything with.

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Not many people makes websites in notepad anyway...

 

Also, computer science is NOT making websites...

 

I was taught Python when I was 12 in school

I'll make this a list

1# I didn't mean just notepad, I meant knowing the language and NOT using a drag and drop interfacing

2# At school we did website development 

3# lucky, programming isn't taught in schools near me so I self taught myself.

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