Intro to coding

[Felix381]

Hi I know some basic things and have a good knowledge about computers, but I want to get into coding and script writing (e.g. autokill programs) Has anyone got any tips on how I can get started? 

 

Thanks

[Enderman]

codecademy.com

linda.com

[Naeaes]

An easy way to get a handle of what kind of a language Visual Basic is, is learning Small Basic first. It's similar enough but overly simplified. Once you get the ball rolling, get yourself the free version of Visual Studio and start diving deeper. Visual Basic is pretty much tied to Windows only but it's easy to learn and there are tons of tutorials. Also, you can write scripts in VB too.

[Stuff_]

Script writing? Well that can mean just about anything.

[devianthead]

Well, I recently posted a response to another thread much like this. Hope you don't mind me quoting because my reply would be the same.

 

 

There are a lot of different concepts that all build on each other if you're interested in proper development. Learning a language is fine, but learning the underlying concepts is better IMHO. If you're interested in going into it fully I couldn't recommend a degree in IT, focussed on development, more. But in all honesty, most developers these days don't seem to have that and still do fine.

 

If you're looking for the complete package, I'd say to have a look on https://www.google.c...evelopment.html. It's intended for people trying to improve their technical skills for Google, but they include links for a lot of free course material.

 

Other than that, youtube is a great source of information, as well as Coursera, Udacity, and Udemy. Some of their stuff requires payment, but if I remember correctly, you can view the content for free. I may be mistaken though. There is also the aforementioned CodeAcademy. There is also Lynda.com, but you will definitely need to pay for that. As you get into development you can also have a look at http://www.codewars.com/ which is a site with real world challenges you can complete. They get quite tough, but they do improve your ability to problem solve.

 

Hope that helps.

[EpicAdom]

Hi I know some basic things and have a good knowledge about computers, but I want to get into coding and script writing (e.g. autokill programs) Has anyone got any tips on how I can get started? 

 

Thanks

There are 3 main groups of programming resources.

- Books

- Online courses (codecademy.com, khanacademy.org)

- Youtube series

 

For scripting languages you have some options:

- Python (general purpose)

- Javascript (web scripting)

- Ruby (general purpose)

- Lua (used for plugins primarily)

- PHP (server-side language)

 

You can use one or more of these resources to become a good programmer in whatever scripting language you choose. I recommend python, javascript, or ruby.

[slackartist]

the bash command shell.

 

I'm looking to start learning also we could trade ideas about the only way we'd learned everything WE want...

or not i dont know.

[Stuff_]

the bash command shell.

 

I'm looking to start learning also we could trade ideas about the only way we'd learned everything WE want...

or not i dont know.

You start this by learning UNIX commands. 

[skyress3000]

the bash command shell.

 

I'm looking to start learning also we could trade ideas about the only way we'd learned everything WE want...

or not i dont know.

codecademy has this as well as a bunch of other useful languages