Just turned 17... F**kig keen to learn programming! Guide me please???
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bk071
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If you want to learn for for the sheer enjoyment then forget php, c++ or any of these languages.
Ruby will be the most rewarding in terms of both enjoyment and education.
Python is also a good option, but Ruby is a much more elegant language that will teach you to think in very unusual and helpful ways about problems.
C++ is a no no. You'll get bogged down with memory management and complex OO.
php is a *huge* no. You'll learn extremely bad habits and it's just a web language. It's ok for web stuff, but ruby on rails blows it out the water even in its own territory(web).
Ruby first, then 1-2 years down the line C for 6 months. After that I'd go for lisp or haskell to expand into functional programming and literally expand the mind.
After 1 year of functional languages you can then try out maybe C++ or Java, but there's nothing you can do with them that you can't achieve with Ruby. You can also use C within Ruby for any low level stuff.
Along the way and only after 1 year of studying ruby you can learn some javascript, specifically jquery etc.
Most important thing is don't study more than 1 language at once and I would *highly* recommend starting with Ruby.
My experience is 15 years of software engineering including several years of working for large corps as a programming team leader followed by a programming consultant before getting into IM. So judge for yourself the quality of my advice.
Good luck
Hey Hex,
Great to hear from you... Respect that advice, man!
Okay, I quit php right. Starting Ruby and will let you know how it goes...
PS: Could someone please guide me to some nice "absolute beginner" ebook/tutorial/website about Ruby?
Thank you guys for such great advices...
Bk...
RandomPhantom
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There's lots of free tutorials on Youtube you might want to check out.
codo3500
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Get your head around the basics. HTML/CSS - then get into Javascript and get used to JQuery libraries - then get into PHP. It's how all good programmers I know (web programmers) done it. I started with C++ and trust me, it's not a good path as you'll get frustrated very quickly. 10 years later after finding the true path, I can code anything I like in PHP
bk071
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Oh thanks for telling me about that great website. I wasn't aware of this really!
But the problem is that Google ain't like real people giving you advice and best of their experiences.
I think there's no need to post if you can't help is there?
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bk071
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yeah,he is trying to get "thanks or like" with joke comment
LOL not sure about that. But if he is, thats a miserable try man...
Try helping others and they'll like it more than that weird stuff
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Jeevs
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m nt even 18 and know c++ so I would advice you c++ if you want to learn computer programing..you must be knowing that windows is built with this language!! So no need to explain its utility and power i think.. But if you want to do something like web designing then HTML or java would be your friend...C++ is a bit tuff but..no pain no gain
so I would advice you c++ if you want to learn computer programing..you must be knowing that windows is built with this language!! So no need to explain its utility and power i think.. But if you want to do something like web designing then HTML or java would be your friend...C++ is a bit tuff but..no pain no gain
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Jeevs
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in your age I used to use gamemaker from gamemaker. nl.. It was a very cool program for making games and application and I had real fun with it..give it a try if u want
That site has been shifted to http://www.yoyogames.com/
Buzzika
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C++? for IM bots?
I think it is overkill.
Python, learn this. Easy to learn, has all the libraries that you need to make webbots [urllib , PAMIE, and some html parser library]
You can also get MIT tutorials for python at ocw.mit.edu
bk071
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The best book is
Pragmatic.Bookshelf.Programming.Ruby.1.9.Apr.2009.eBook-BBL
The title of the book is just Programming Ruby 1.9
publisher is pragmatic bookshelf, date published is apr 2009
You'll find it on thepiratebay.
Thanks a lot Hex for bein helpful.
I've already started reading it and am on the road to pr-o-gram
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