Programming tips

[Talsyrius]

Hello!

I would like to get back in to programming, just for fun. I took some classes in C++ and java in school, but that was like 7 years ago so I don't remember too much of it. I am looking for a free program that I can use to make very simple calculations with, and maybe do some simple file editing/data base stuff. I have also done some html/php stuff, but that was also quite a while ago. 

 

So my question is which program(s) should I use for this? Like I said I don't really have a practical things atm that I want to use it for, just tinker a bit for funsies. 

[Sauron]

I'm confused, are you looking for a development environment to write programs in or...?

 

For calculations you can use the windows calculator and for text editing notepad++

[EpicAdom]

Hello!

I would like to get back in to programming, just for fun. I took some classes in C++ and java in school, but that was like 7 years ago so I don't remember too much of it. I am looking for a free program that I can use to make very simple calculations with, and maybe do some simple file editing/data base stuff. I have also done some html/php stuff, but that was also quite a while ago. 

 

So my question is which program(s) should I use for this? Like I said I don't really have a practical things atm that I want to use it for, just tinker a bit for funsies. 

For C++ there are many options. There's Visual Studio, Eclipse, Code:Blocks, etc. For Java most people use Eclipse. These are IDE's that should get the job done.

[Talsyrius]

I'm confused, are you looking for a development environment to write programs in or...?

 

For calculations you can use the windows calculator and for text editing notepad++

I'm sorry if I was unclear, I meant calculations as in more complex stuff, like i remembered making a program to calculate probabilities for texas hold'em, not as in 4+5 And the file editing as in saving variables and stuff to file.

 

For C++ there are many options. There's Visual Studio, Eclipse, Code:Blocks, etc. For Java most people use Eclipse. These are IDE's that should get the job done.

If i recall it was visual studio I worked most with before, is there a free version of that program available? Did a quick google search, but there appears to be quite a lot of versions of it, a bit confusing  

[pureGold]

If you want to do databases, or specifically relational databases, learn SQL.

[NeatSquidYT]

I'm sorry if I was unclear, I meant calculations as in more complex stuff, like i remembered making a program to calculate probabilities for texas hold'em, not as in 4+5 And the file editing as in saving variables and stuff to file.

 

If i recall it was visual studio I worked most with before, is there a free version of that program available? Did a quick google search, but there appears to be quite a lot of versions of it, a bit confusing

If you want to use an IDE, go with Visual Studio Community 2015

If you want to do what I do and use a text editor and a separate compiler, use Sublime Text 3 and MingW. (if you're doing c++)

[as96]

Hello!

I would like to get back in to programming, just for fun. I took some classes in C++ and java in school, but that was like 7 years ago so I don't remember too much of it. I am looking for a free program that I can use to make very simple calculations with, and maybe do some simple file editing/data base stuff. I have also done some html/php stuff, but that was also quite a while ago. 

 

So my question is which program(s) should I use for this? Like I said I don't really have a practical things atm that I want to use it for, just tinker a bit for funsies. 

C++: VisualStudio, Code::Blocks

Java: IntelliJ IDEA, Eclipse

[Guest]

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Depends for which language

 

For Java, to get back into the swing of things I would use BlueJ - (Still haven't stopped using it because I love the colors)

[Sauron]

I'm sorry if I was unclear, I meant calculations as in more complex stuff, like i remembered making a program to calculate probabilities for texas hold'em, not as in 4+5 And the file editing as in saving variables and stuff to file.

 

Oh, so you're looking for LANGUAGE suggestions. Well, for databases SQL is pretty much the only choice. For other simple programming I recommend using C, you don't need the extra abstraction an object-oriented language offers and C allows you to learn how things work under the hood.

[Talsyrius]

Oki, thanks for the input I guess what I would specifically would like to know if there is any good free programs that can do the above, that have a good tutorial for noobs to follow? (preferably with tutorial link/recommendations) 

[DevBlox]

I suggest Python, you will have less problems than going with something as complex as C++, you don't have anything important in particular to win with C++. As for IDE i suggest PyCharm, it has a free community edition. In general, if you do anything with programming and need good tools, look up all of the JetBrains products (PyCharm is one of them). I consider their products the de-facto standard for developers, not all of them are free though, so be wary.

[Guest]

For IDEs: Jetbrains

For text editors (I personally use this instead of an IDE) : Sublime Text 3

 

I've tried almost everything and those have been my favorites.