Author Topic: Wanna learn programming (Read 1577 times)

Nilsen · « **on:** September 06, 2003, 01:33:12 PM »

Ok

I have played with the idea of learning programming for a while.

Does anyone know a good source online for learning very basic programming. Preferably a site that can take you through the steps from very basic to more advanced.

Im not gonna go to school to learn it but i have plenty of free time.

Would be nice to get some ideas/hints/tips from sombody can program.

And again, i have NO knowlegde what so ever of programming now.

YUCCA · « **Reply #1 on:** September 06, 2003, 03:01:29 PM »

Computer programming? I think you have to be a bit more spedific than that.

Nilsen · « **Reply #2 on:** September 06, 2003, 03:08:18 PM »

Well, when you know as little as I do then its hard to get more spedific than that.

What my "end goal is" is far down the line is to make programs that can do stuff for me....

one ex would be a program that can go online and find information to me using alot of search engines and deliver it to me sorted by date without going on every single one and doing the search manually.

Thats just one.

udet · « **Reply #3 on:** September 06, 2003, 03:46:37 PM »

learn C. everything else is for sissies.

Nilsen · « **Reply #4 on:** September 06, 2003, 03:52:21 PM »

Thx for that input Udet.. On another bbs i have been told to start with Java..

Guess that there are alot of different opinions on this subject.

straffo · « **Reply #5 on:** September 06, 2003, 03:57:32 PM »

It depend what you want to learn

If you want to learn state of the art methods and programing paradigms I would say : C++ or Java.

If you want to make some programs just for you and build them fast look at Visual Basic or perhaps VBNet

If you are balanced : Delphi is great.

Nilsen · « **Reply #6 on:** September 06, 2003, 04:02:52 PM »

Ok, now I have 5 choises for language to start with

What would something like AH have been buildt in?

DmdMac · « **Reply #7 on:** September 06, 2003, 04:16:03 PM »

I have programmed computers since 1982 as a hobby, so with that in mind, let me ask you a few questions:

1. To what operating system do you have access? MS Windows does *not* include a compiler or interperator. You'll have to buy one. A typical Linux distribution includes a plethora of compilers and interperators to include: Python, C/C++, TCL/Tk, Perl, Bash, Awk, assembly, and the list goes on.
2. How much can you spend? You can get Linux for as low as a few US dollars, but a respected compiler for MS Windows will cost you a couple hundred US dollars.
3. Are you looking at doing graphics programming? Windows is keyed and tooled for that. Under Linux you'll need to learn programming X11(not a trivial task, but then neither is programming MS Windows nor programming in and of itself).

Did it for many years, and started to attend a local university for a Computer Science degree, until I began to work with computers professionally. Then I got very put off and bored, so I chenged my pursuit.

Nilsen · « **Reply #8 on:** September 06, 2003, 04:18:25 PM »

hi DmdMac

1. I have access to OSX, linux and windows.

2. I have very little to spend if anything at all.

3. Dont know yet.

Animal · « **Reply #9 on:** September 06, 2003, 04:18:28 PM »

Well, your grammar sucks so you are already on your way to become a great programmer. Ask HiTech.

DmdMac · « **Reply #10 on:** September 06, 2003, 04:20:25 PM »

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Originally posted by Nilsen10
hi DmdMac

1. I have access to OSX, linux and windows.

2. I have very little to spend if anything at all.

3. Dont know yet.

Stay with Linux. If you already have it, then it'll be the least expensive way of discovering if computer programming is something you like.

Nilsen · « **Reply #11 on:** September 06, 2003, 04:20:28 PM »

ROFL animal

English is not my first language so im bound to make mistakes

straffo · « **Reply #12 on:** September 06, 2003, 04:29:33 PM »

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Originally posted by Nilsen10
Ok, now I have 5 choises for language to start with

What would something like AH have been buildt in?

I think AH is written in C (not sure it's C++) Hitech showed some (pretty tiny) parts of the code.

IMO the best choice would be Java if you can find some free IDE for your plateform

DmdMac · « **Reply #13 on:** September 06, 2003, 04:30:56 PM »

Ok, now to answer your original question, I don't know of any site that would be able to touch anything near what one or two good books will teach you. The problem is that programming is very detailed and extensive that a site would need to be a book in essence.
BUT! there is the programming forums and their related FAQs. Often the FAQs will have a reading list and that is certainly one of the best places to start.

Nilsen · « **Reply #14 on:** September 06, 2003, 04:31:03 PM »

Thx Straffo, my platforms atm is WinXp and OSX