Samplers 30 Days of Coding

[Sampler]

Just had a great 30minutes of coding. Really
enjoying it. For me it's like a game. It's little
positive reinforcements and little quests that
once achieved make me a little happier. For a
good video on such theory check out this Ted
Talk

Ted TALK on how Online Gaming is Good

I'm out for a few hours, will try and get another
30min in when I'm back but have a big project
underway so I may not get it in.

.5 Hours Today.
3.5 Hours Total.
56.5 Hours to go.
3 Day Streak.

 

[phracktl]

I think If you keep working hard you can do anything you want. After you have learned the first language, you have overcome the bigger obstacle.
I think you should start with something simple like Python, also on codeacademy. Here some Free books: pythonbooks(dot)revolunet(dot)com .
I think it better to learn first the concepts, then the languages, this is why I suggest you Python and not php or js. You'll focus much on the code and not on the implementation or the ugliness of the code... Then after 30 days of python jump in whatever language you want to use.
After 4 years working on some languages... I must suggest you python as the first.

Sometimes its better NOT to start with concepts.
Concepts can lead to bad programming practice among beginners (NB, note necessarily bad code)
Hint: Programming is a practice
Sometimes its better to Learn by doing -> Understanding deepens later

Trust in the process:... code, read, code, code, code, read....not read, code, read, read, read, code....

Then the light will switch on

I too favour python for beginning programmers. But for anyone, I suggest, to Learn the Hard Way (These are free, so no spam link. Im just a big fan of Zed's)

OP btw - you dont need math to program. Its all Logic - and logic !== math, as Bertie Russell discovered. Computers do math better than people. Thats their point

 

[Sampler]

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I too favour python for beginning programmers. But for anyone, I suggest, to Learn the Hard Way (These are free, so no spam link. Im just a big fan of Zed's)

Thanks for this resource as well. I've
come across it before and do agree I
think it looks good. The only reason I
started with Codecademy was because
of the inbuilt console and the community
behind it should I get really stuck on a
question. That said, should I start looking
at another language after these 30days
I definitely will take a closer look at LTHW.

Cheers for the suggestion neverthelss,

Sampler

 

[Sampler]

Just got in another 30min before midnight
if I didn't have to be up for sport at 6am I
would probably do a bit more. Last bit was
a bit harder than anything else I've done so
retention tomorrow will be interesting to see.

I'll try and get 2-3hours in tomorrow if all goes
well as I don't have a huge amount of other work
to do.

1 Hours Today.
4 Hours Total.
56 Hours to go.
3 Day Streak.

 

[Sampler]

Was on facebook just then. Thought
I'd spend 10min there and then maybe
a bit of Netflix before I started...

until this popped up on my Facebook
news feed, so I'm going to start coding
now...

"[h=5]Look at you. Why don't you do something with your life? Sit around here all day, you contribute nothing to society! You're just taking up space! Wouldn't respect myself.[/h]-- Kramer

 

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Good luck mate

 

[lietuvis002]

Hi,

Nice thread.
I sm programming c plus plus language. I studird from my nook and i think i know badsics good, but i dont know what to study next. maybe game making.. or bots, dont know yet I know html good too, it is
easy language. I sm wisging you all the best with spot and programming, dont wquit it because its very important to im. Good luck and sry for many mistakes, i m on phone now, thats ewhy..

 

[Sampler]

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Good luck mate

Hi,

Nice thread.
I sm programming c plus plus language. I studird from my nook and i think i know badsics good, but i dont know what to study next. maybe game making.. or bots, dont know yet I know html good too, it is
easy language. I sm wisging you all the best with spot and programming, dont wquit it because its very important to im. Good luck and sry for many mistakes, i m on phone now, thats ewhy..

Thanks for your support guys.

I've just smashed out 2hours of coding. Didn't
really follow the program inside of Codecadamy
this time, rather I looked at exercise one of the
challenges which I then tried to do it all on my own
from there. I've gotten really close to doing it so
I will try and finish it by myself when I get back
from sport in 4 hours time.

Hopefully I'll get another 2 hours in tonight.

2 Hours Today.
6 Hours Total.
54 Hours to go.
4 Day Streak.

 

[Sampler]

Only got to do another 30minutes. I
guess I need to work on not getting
discouraged but when I hit a "big"
wall that I can't figure out how to get
past it is hard. It's weird I didn't want
to just move on but I was pretty stuck.

Looking at my schedule for tomorrow I
might get 1-2hours in. Hopefully get a
bit more complex as well as reviewing
some stuff like "functions", hate the
ideas of functions like you wouldn't
believe it. I know what they are but
I seriously just don't get them I
need to do some serious practice and
a few excersises with them as I can
see how useful they are but yeah, I'll
see how that goes tomorrow.

//out

2.5 Hours Today.
6.5 Hours Total.
53.5 Hours to go.
4 Day Streak.

 

[Hi on Helium]

I know what they are but
I seriously just don't get them

one way to look at functions is that they're an east way of repeating a process.

For example, let's say you want output a particular phrase several times throughout your program. You could put the code to output that phrase inside a function, then call the function.

Functions involving parameters allow you to pass variables into the function.

 

[taemonica]

hello, i'm in the same road as you are right now but i have a bit of background.. just wanna give an advice...

learn the following.
step 1 - html /css - html is basically the structure of a website, css is for the design
step2 - javascript and jquery - for client side scripting, basically for dynamic website. more interactivity
step 3 php and mysql - for database..


resources:
www.google.com
www.w3school.com
tizag.com
codeacademy.com

** p.s. if anyone knows a good resource pls post them here, as im also looking for more. thankyou hope this helps

 

[smalboy]

Hey Sampler, I saw this thread and thought it was really awesome! I'm also starting out on Javascript and have gotten around 1 hour in now. I'm going to do a marathon of around 20 hours around this weekend and hopefully finish the entire Javascript course. my aim is pick up 1 language every other fortnight and put in at least 2-3 hours of practice.

Here's my profile! http://www.codecademy.com/users/coursesurfer46958

EDIT: Anybody can help me troubleshoot the following code? I got the error Unexpected Identifier.
---

var feedback = prompt ("rate this game from 1 to 10");
if (feedback < 8)
{
console.log("This is just the beginning of my game empire. Stay tuned for more!");
}
else
{

console.log("I slaved away at this game and you gave me that score?! The nerve! Just you wait!")

}

---

 

[theMagicNumber]

My advice, learn the syntax - operators, variables, functions, classes etc.
Then set a goal to code a simple tool/design a web page etc. that will be helpful in your daily activities.
This way you will stay motivated and producing results(even simple ones) is very satisfactory. Don't spent all of your time reading some tutorials and books. If you don't know something google it.
Learning programming will be one of your best time investments.

Good luck and stay motivated.

 

[DanTe_0101]

good luck on your journey sampler, it seems you are consistent till now

thread hijacking..
even i am interested in learning programming languages but i wanted to learn how to make softwtare/bots, what languages do you guys reccommend to start from, I learnt c++ for couple months but didn't make it much maybe because i learnt it in school, that teacher didn't know how to explain well? or its tough to understand c++ in beginning? or should i start with other language.
I am not interested in making next senuke but just automating some daily/lazy tasks or making some spam bots etc.

Help will be much appreciated
Thanks!

 

[BlueZero]

Good luck!
It will help you in the future. You will be able to build your own pages. And also you can get payed for that. Its a good start.
You wont be a expert in 30 days for sure, but you can learn a lot in that time.
While learning JavaScript you'll also need to learn HTML and CSS.
So now the only thing you'll miss is PHP and mySql. So go for it after that.

 

[Sampler]

hello, i'm in the same road as you are right now but i have a bit of background.. just wanna give an advice...

learn the following.
step 1 - html /css - html is basically the structure of a website, css is for the design
step2 - javascript and jquery - for client side scripting, basically for dynamic website. more interactivity
step 3 php and mysql - for database..


resources:
www.google.com
www.w3school.com
tizag.com
codeacademy.com

** p.s. if anyone knows a good resource pls post them here, as im also looking for more. thankyou hope this helps

Thanks. Glad to hear you are on a similar journey
and I want to wish you the best of luck. Please
feel free to update this thread with some of your
results as I'd really enjoy hearing your thoughts.

In terms of my resources I have personally used

https://tutsplus.com/

and found that really good for $29/month. I've also
been recommended to check out

http://www.udemy.com/how-to-become-a-web-developer-from-scratch/

However, I personally haven't used it so I can't
recommend it myself just yet, but it doesn't look
too bad.

In both cases though, I'm going to try and learn
through free material as much as I can first. Tuts+
was good for $29. I am more than happy to invest
in this education but I think with Codecademy I am
more than happy at the moment.

I'll more than likely do more HTML/css after JS or
PHP.

http://learncodethehardway.org/

Looks quite cool as well.

Hey Sampler, I saw this thread and thought it was really awesome! I'm also starting out on Javascript and have gotten around 1 hour in now. I'm going to do a marathon of around 20 hours around this weekend and hopefully finish the entire Javascript course. my aim is pick up 1 language every other fortnight and put in at least 2-3 hours of practice.

Here's my profile! http://www.codecademy.com/users/coursesurfer46958

That's awesome man! Glad to hear it. Just
a word of warning, I think doing a huge amount
of coding in a single sitting is a really cool
idea and something I personally want to do, you
just have to be careful with what your mind will
actually retain during that period. But yeah, please
keep me updated as it sounds like you are going
on a cool journey.

My advice, learn the syntax - operators, variables, functions, classes etc.
Then set a goal to code a simple tool/design a web page etc. that will be helpful in your daily activities.
This way you will stay motivated and producing results(even simple ones) is very satisfactory. Don't spent all of your time reading some tutorials and books. If you don't know something google it.
Learning programming will be one of your best time investments.

Good luck and stay motivated.

Yep! You hit the nail on the head. The thing
is now I just know basic stuff and am thinking
surely there must be some way to do this with
less code. That said, it's good to understand the
fundamentals before I move on.

Thanks for stopping by.

good luck on your journey sampler, it seems you are consistent till now

thread hijacking..
even i am interested in learning programming languages but i wanted to learn how to make softwtare/bots, what languages do you guys reccommend to start from, I learnt c++ for couple months but didn't make it much maybe because i learnt it in school, that teacher didn't know how to explain well? or its tough to understand c++ in beginning? or should i start with other language.
I am not interested in making next senuke but just automating some daily/lazy tasks or making some spam bots etc.

Help will be much appreciated
Thanks!

Hey mate,

Thanks for stopping by and Thanks for hijacking
this thread. It's what I want. I want this thread
to be a community for people starting to program.

I can't really help you with your question though
as I'm really not that advanced though so sorry
about that.

The only thing I can say is if you are a beginner
I wouldn't worry too much about the language
just yet, instead GET OUT and CODE! Picking up
a new language if you "choose the wrong one"
won't be super hard. But yeah, I'm sure you can
do almost anything with any language just so long
as you are good with that langauge. So yeah, code
more, then decide.

Good luck!
It will help you in the future. You will be able to build your own pages. And also you can get payed for that. Its a good start.
You wont be a expert in 30 days for sure, but you can learn a lot in that time.
While learning JavaScript you'll also need to learn HTML and CSS.
So now the only thing you'll miss is PHP and mySql. So go for it after that.

Thanks, I'm not trying to be an expert in 30days
I just want to get half good at it haha. I know a
bit of HTML/css but really not that much and it
is something I will look into more during the
end of these first 30days or maybe soon after as
I'm not sure how long I will have Javascript material
before I want to try some new stuff, but yeah I like
the progression you've layed out and it is probably
what I will end up following.

Looking to get 1hour in before sport today. Maybe
1 hour after. Looking forward to it haha

 

[Sampler]

Only 30min in today. Tomorrow won't be much
better. Looks like I'm going to be putting in a
big Sunday to try and catch up some hours when
I'm not watching the Superbowl.

0.5 Hours Today.
7 Hours Total.
53 Hours to go.
5 Day Streak.

 

[Sampler]

Started with a quick 30min today. Looking
to get at least another 3 if not 4 hours in of
coding today. Should be a bit of fun.

0.5 Hours Today.
7.5 Hours Total.
52.5 Hours to go.
6 Day Streak.

 

[Cratos]

Helll Yeahhh Lets do this! I've been wanting to learn how to code also. It's intimidating but i'm going to join you on this journey.

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[Sampler]

Helll Yeahhh Lets do this! I've been wanting to learn how to code also. It's intimidating but i'm going to join you on this journey.

Just signed up for an account

Awesome man! Please feel free to keep
hijacking this thread with your updates.
I'd love to hear how you go!

Sampler