I want to learn

[Splashychicken]

Hey, I'm kinda new here and I would like to learn all about computers and how they work im really into technology and the way they function, But I don't know much about the advanced part of it all. If anyone would be willing to help me out a little and give me a push in the right direction like a good Web page that could teach me. Btw im 14 so don't get mad if I'm dumb lol. 

[The Sloth]

code academy for learning to code and how computers do things 

i learned about computers by looking at history of computers and how each component work also go to library are read books . that's what inspired me to get my degree in mechanical engineering. 

[Mornincupofhate]

1 minute ago, nerdslayer1 said:

code academy 

God no, stay as far away from that site as possible.

 

Watch linus' old videos about building computers, it's where I learned to build my own. I built my first around your age, probably even younger (it's not too hard).

[The Sloth]

1 minute ago, Mornincupofhate said:

God no, stay as far away from that site as possible.

 

Watch linus' old videos about building computers, it's where I learned to build my own. I built my first around your age, probably even younger (it's not too hard).

 

why that's how i learned coding its really fun 

[Mornincupofhate]

Just now, nerdslayer1 said:

why that's how i learned coding its really fun 

which language

[The Sloth]

2 minutes ago, Mornincupofhate said:

which language

i did all of them everything they had its so easy i had experience before and they just improved my skills. i haven't coded for a year but it was fun learning about it. 

[Mornincupofhate]

Just now, nerdslayer1 said:

i did all of them everything they had its so easy i had experience before and they just improved my skills. 

I was forced to do it in school, and it was horrible. I guess different people have different experiences.

[The Sloth]

1 minute ago, Mornincupofhate said:

I was forced to do it in school, and it was horrible. I guess different people have different experiences.

i love coding but coding for living is boring for me. i know what you mean being forced to do something takes the joy out of things.  

[Splashychicken]

9 minutes ago, Mornincupofhate said:

God no, stay as far away from that site as possible.

 

Watch linus' old videos about building computers, it's where I learned to build my own. I built my first around your age, probably even younger (it's not too hard).

I know how to build a pc I've never done it but I know what to do, I have a pc of my own that my brother built a long time ago and I've been slowly adding parts to it (given I only get an allowance weekly) and what's bad about the site?  

[Red Saum]

11 minutes ago, Mornincupofhate said:

I was forced to do it in school, and it was horrible. I guess different people have different experiences.

How long ago were you doing Codecademy in school? My experience with Codecademy has been decent so far, though I've had much better experiences with paid services such as Treehouse. 

[Mornincupofhate]

1 minute ago, Red Saum said:

How long ago were you doing Codecademy in school? My experience with Codecademy has been decent so far, though I've had much better experiences with paid services such as Treehouse. 

2 years ago. I used w3schools.com or I just googled "how to do this in PHP"

[Red Saum]

3 minutes ago, Splashychicken said:

I know how to build a pc I've never done it but I know what to do, I have a pc of my own that my brother built a long time ago and I've been slowly adding parts to it (given I only get an allowance weekly) and what's bad about the site?  

If you want to learn, I'd say go ahead and check out Codecademy. This site is fairly useful in some instances, but you could have better luck with professional help or videos. 

 

An allowance weekly is still better than some. Although it is unlikely, you could look for a job at the age of 14 depending on where you live. 

[Red Saum]

3 minutes ago, Mornincupofhate said:

2 years ago. I used w3schools.com or I just googled "how to do this in PHP"

2 years is a decent amount of time for something to improve, and improve it has. It's much more reliable and works pretty decently for what it's supposed to be. After you learn how to do certain things, you can do most everything else when given time, references, and help from others. Given I'm not the most experienced individual, that should tell you something. 

[Guest]

Codecademy is pretty good. I did a lot of JavaScript, all of Java, a bit of Python (They're replacing the python lesson with a new one.)

[Splashychicken]

14 minutes ago, Red Saum said:

If you want to learn, I'd say go ahead and check out Codecademy. This site is fairly useful in some instances, but you could have better luck with professional help or videos. 

 

An allowance weekly is still better than some. Although it is unlikely, you could look for a job at the age of 14 depending on where you live. 

I've looked for jobs in my area and there is close to none. 

[Ezio Auditore]

Try not to go visit pages that 'teach' you stuff. If you use a PC and are middle class you are going to have to troubleshoot a lot and that's the way you learn. I  Iearnt it the same way.

[spellmanuk]

i suggest you go back to the beggining look at the original IBM machines then work forward

[DutchTexan]

1 hour ago, Red Saum said:

If you want to learn, I'd say go ahead and check out Codecademy. This site is fairly useful in some instances, but you could have better luck with professional help or videos. 

 

An allowance weekly is still better than some. Although it is unlikely, you could look for a job at the age of 14 depending on where you live. 

freecodecamp.com is pretty okay? I wonder how freecodecamp and codeacademy compare to one another.

 

 

[Nuluvius]

9 hours ago, nerdslayer1 said:

code academy for learning to code and how computers do things 

Firstly it's not 'code academy' it is codecademy. Secondly it will definitely not teach you how to 'code' or 'how computers do things'... At best it will teach you how to parrot basic syntax which is next to useless in the grand scheme of things...

9 hours ago, nerdslayer1 said:

my degree in mechanical engineering. 

Wait what... You claim that you have a degree yet you formulate sentences such as this:

9 hours ago, nerdslayer1 said:

i learned about computers by looking at history of computers and how each component work also go to library are read books .

 

9 hours ago, nerdslayer1 said:

i love coding but coding for living is boring for me. i know what you mean being forced to do something takes the joy out of things.  

Then you've really not been looking at the right kind of jobs in my opinion.

[The Sloth]

1 minute ago, Nuluvius said:

Firstly it's not 'code academy' it is codecademy. Secondly it will definitely not teach you how to 'code' or how 'computers do things'... At best it will teach you how to parrot basic syntax which is next to useless in the grand scheme of things...

Wait what... You claim that you have a degree yet you formulate sentences such as this:

 

Then you've really not been looking at the right kind of jobs in my opinion.

 

thank you for the personal attack, my knowledge on forming sentences is obviously correlated with my job and skills in engineering. my point still stands that code academy is a good website for learning code. considering i have a well-paying job after graduating, i am doing better in life than most people who can formulate well-made sentences. 

[Nuluvius]

10 minutes ago, nerdslayer1 said:

thank you for the personal attack

It's interesting that you would choose to see it as an attack.

10 minutes ago, nerdslayer1 said:

my knowledge on forming sentences is obviously correlated with my job and skills in engineering.

I'm also in engineering and I fail to see your point...

10 minutes ago, nerdslayer1 said:

my point still stands that code academy is a good website for learning code. 

There you go again miss naming the website. In any event, my point still stand that it's only good for learning how to parrot syntax... Which is largely inconsequential.

 

Lets try this another way then, what do you mean by this word 'code' exactly? Honestly I hate the term but I'm interested to see what you think it means.

[RSguideMaker]

In terms of learning how computers are built up and function, it would be worth looking back at Linus' first videos, and build logs.

If you were looking at coding, I learnt the basics of HTML and CSS from YouTube tutorials and W3Schools, and then moved onto the paid services from Treehouse.

Even if you were looking at languages such as C++ or .NET, I would still recommend learning HTML purely to understand how vital syntax and structure is in the coding world.

The key to getting better with this stuff is repetition, repetition, repetition.

[The Sloth]

4 minutes ago, Nuluvius said:

It's interesting that you would choose to see it as an attack.

I'm also in engineering and I fail to see your point...

There you go again miss naming the website. In any event, my point still stand that it's only good for learning how to parrot syntax... Which is largely inconsequential.

 

Lets try this another way then, what do you mean by this word 'code' exactly? Honestly I hate the term but I'm interested to see what you think it means.

 

yes if you could see my point you would not have talked about my ability ,you like coding for a job i don't there is nothing wrong with that. in engineering "writing a proper sentence" is not important as passing all my calc and physic classes. i have a 4.0 gpa so everything i have done in university, have worked out for the best. no offense but you have a gift of ruining people's morning with your pointless attacks. i personally like computers as a hobby nothing more learning "proper coding" is not for me. have a good day.

[Nuluvius]

6 minutes ago, RSguideMaker said:

Even if you were looking at languages such as C++ or .NET

.NET is a framework not a language.

6 minutes ago, RSguideMaker said:

I would still recommend learning HTML purely to understand how vital syntax and structure is in the coding world.

HTML is a markup language, this is quite different from a programming language as it describes static data.

[RSguideMaker]

3 minutes ago, Nuluvius said:

.NET is a framework not a language.

Fair point well made - I really should have differentiated the two.