How shoud i start coding

[Marij]

Hello i would like to start coding but i dont know where to start can someone suggest me what language shoud i start in and what program shoud i use for writing code.

 

Thank you!

[PokeCatz]

What type?

[Godlygamer23]

Thread moved to Programming.

[Telebubbies]

If you want to learn Java, C#, Perl, C++ etc, I would recommend watching Derek's videos: 

 

 

[Telebubbies]

Just now, Telebubbies said:

If you want to learn Java, C#, Perl, C++ etc, I would recommend watching Derek's videos. This video is on Java. He explains everything very nicely! I watched all 60 of his Java videos.  

 

 

 

[Telebubbies]

Ehh.. Sorry. That was a fail what I did there. I meant to edit the other message. 

[Marij]

8 minutes ago, Telebubbies said:

 

ok thank you!

[Marij]

11 minutes ago, PokeCatz said:

What type?

like c# or java or html something like that

[ghssovereign]

I would say to start using C-sharp in Unity. Start by watching some tutorials on youtube and fool around in there!

[Telebubbies]

3 minutes ago, Marij said:

like c# or java or html something like that

Dude.. Not HTML. If he want to make programs, he must not learn HTML. If he wants to make websites, then of course he has to start with HTML. 

[Marij]

Just now, Telebubbies said:

Dude.. Not HTML. If he want to make programs, he must not learn HTML. If he wants to make websites, then of course he has to start with HTML. 

ok no i want to write programs yea im a noob haha

[Telebubbies]

1 minute ago, Marij said:

ok no i want to write programs yea im a noob haha

Then write Java. And watch this guys tutorials: 

He has over 60 videos on Java. 

I watched his videos where I was a noob and it was really good. 

This YouTuber also makes other tutorials. Like Perl, Assembly, C++, C# etc

 

[Marij]

4 minutes ago, Telebubbies said:

Then write Java. And watch this guys tutorials: 

He has over 60 videos on Java. 

I watched his videos where I was a noob and it was really good. 

This YouTuber also makes other tutorials. Like Perl, Assembly, C++, C# etc

 

ok

[Castdeath97]

Try codeacademy, their Java and JavaScript tutorials are second to none.

[2Fast2Quik]

I highly recommend to start with Java. There are plenty of reasons for why, I'm under time constraints as of now. I'd be happy to list them for you.

[drc00k3]

If you can, start by learning c++ because basically every language has similarities to it so it will make learning new languages a lot easier.

[Gachr]

Okay, so you can't "learn to code", that's a term used pretty much only by non-technical people, it doesn't mean anything else than its definition:

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a set of instructions for a computer

You mentioned HTML, C# and Java.

HTML defines what kind of data there is on websites. CSS defines how the whole website looks like. Those are useful things in web development, but even if you want to go that path, HTML and CSS aren't enough; you need to learn JavaScript, which falls into the programming category.

So basically programming is:

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the act or job of creating computer programs

you are creating them by writing code in a language. All languages are more or less similar, so once you get the basic concept of programming logic, you can easily learn another language's syntax by just learning how it does certain things.

I usually discourage using CodeCademy, but it could be a good thing to do since you know pretty much nothing about programming. Just don't stick with it for too long.

Now, the question for you is which language/technologies to learn. The answer depends on another question - what do you want to do? I'm waiting for your answer on that

[AlTech]

On ‎5‎/‎1‎/‎2016 at 4:21 AM, Marij said:

Hello i would like to start coding but i dont know where to start can someone suggest me what language shoud i start in and what program shoud i use for writing code.

 

Thank you!

First of all I want to clarify a few things.

 

Places where we edit code and such is called an "Integrated Development Environment" (Or IDE for short).

 

This usually depends on what programming language you are using as IDEs generally work with one or  a few programming languages only.

 

 

I recommend C# . it's a great language for learning the concepts of programming and thinking computationally.

You can use Visual Studio. The latest version if the Community 2015 version which will be fine (it's free for personal use or small professional teams or open source software devs).
 

It only work's on Windows so if you have a Mac then you can try Xamarin Studio. It is nowhere near as good as Visual Studio but it will suffice if running Mac OS X.

 

 

[Marij]

On 2. 5. 2016 at 0:16 PM, Gachr said:

Okay, so you can't "learn to code", that's a term used pretty much only by non-technical people, it doesn't mean anything else than its definition:

You mentioned HTML, C# and Java.

HTML defines what kind of data there is on websites. CSS defines how the whole website looks like. Those are useful things in web development, but even if you want to go that path, HTML and CSS aren't enough; you need to learn JavaScript, which falls into the programming category.

So basically programming is:

you are creating them by writing code in a language. All languages are more or less similar, so once you get the basic concept of programming logic, you can easily learn another language's syntax by just learning how it does certain things.

I usually discourage using CodeCademy, but it could be a good thing to do since you know pretty much nothing about programming. Just don't stick with it for too long.

Now, the question for you is which language/technologies to learn. The answer depends on another question - what do you want to do? I'm waiting for your answer on that

im trying to make programs such a password generator gadets prank programs like screen melter and diffrent kind of programs for windows 

[Gachr]

21 hours ago, Marij said:

im trying to make programs such a password generator gadets prank programs like screen melter and diffrent kind of programs for windows 

Then it seems like C# is the perfect choice for you.

[Beskamir]

'Learn Python the hard way'  is a pretty good resource. I'd suggest starting there but it can be a bit boring so I suggest skipping exercises you find dull. It includes a setup guide. Basically get notepad++, Python 2.7 is what learn Python the hard way uses, but the differences are pretty minor, and learn the basics of ppwershell. 

[ard1998]

On 8-5-2016 at 9:52 PM, Marij said:

im trying to make programs such a password generator gadets prank programs like screen melter and diffrent kind of programs for windows 

Hahahahahaha, to do that youust have years of programming Experience. When i was beginning, i thougt i can Make An OS, but the reallity is that you need lots of code (and coffee)

 

Start with HTML and css, and than pich at least 4 languages to see that programming in Different languages isn't Different, exept for style and some keywords. After that, pick one First language to learn in detail

 

- Read this http://www.techrepublic.com/blog/software-engineer/10-tips-to-go-from-a-beginner-to-an-intermediate-developer/

- Begin with hello world

- Making an calculator, en every Time you lean More, try to Make your calculator netter with your New knowledge. (Begin with a Program that calculaties 1+6 or something like this)

- search for programmongexersiczes for the language you Are using and try them

 

An book about the programming language you Are using can help