any Programmers here? How do I get started

CzarCronik · 2021-01-04T19:59:05+00:00

Check out r/learnprogramming if you want some outside sources. If you would like to DM me for advice feel free.

REDDEAT22 · 2021-01-04T19:39:13+00:00

trying

•be me, young guy below 25
•Want to learn programming
•Nothing fancy just be able to do things such as
•Be able to make web extensions
•Be able to creates cool websites not just download templates and stuff, actually be able to read code back-end
•Be able to create a dictionary app (This one is the ultimate goal) an app that translate words (not) sentences between two languages, So for example:
If the input were to be "killer", the output would have

[A] killer in the other language

[B] state that it's a noun

[C] state that the base verb is "kill"

[D] and the suffix (and/or) prefix added was "er" in order to form the noun "Killer"`

•Have no money to sign up for courses or school
•How do i make this happen
•Eventually make websites and small time apps my main thing
•Want to have a edge over other's (programming is not a big thing were Im from)

I am not a general pleb on technical issues and catch on very very fast with the Verbiage

How Do I Achieve This Guys??

AegonBlackfyre1997 · 2021-01-04T21:29:11+00:00

freecodecamp

silly_birb · 2021-01-04T21:06:53+00:00

Youtube tutorials, i took my master degree like this.

Stahlboden · 2021-01-04T23:20:41+00:00

Can't say much as I'm a beginner myself, but I believe you need to have a project, something complete and with some functionality, but relatively simple so you wouldn't abandon it prematurely. It will motivate you to keep working and learning day after day and see problems in complex.

I'm a junior lawyer, my pet project is a program which drafts legal documents in MS Word with your own legal case data. This is a third time I remake the project froms scratch. First time it was a webpage in javascript, so it was a single form of a document drafted on a webpage. I abandoned it because I realised I had to basically implement a text editor and a server side functionality more or less from scratch which is way too much for me. Next I started making it as a VBA script in Excel which implemented userforms and passed data into Word. I made a more or less working prototype, but I got tired of fighting this good for nothing language writing into fucking excel file. This time I make it in C#, windows forms and Word API.

Unshack · 2021-01-05T00:08:07+00:00

Decide what to do and start doing it. If you get stuck (you will) Google it. Learning is a side effect of doing your thing

mariof135 · 2021-01-05T00:32:09+00:00

I need structure, so I bought a $14 course from Udemy for web development from Colt Steele.

nameless2302 · 2021-01-05T00:41:07+00:00

Not a professional programmer but I had learnt some basic coding in school (html). These are some of my suggestions. Would recommend starting with HTML , then you move onto the others, such as python as HTML is the easiest.

You need to learn CSS and Bootstrap after you have learnt HTML if you want to build a website using HTML. They are in the same family. You can code HTML using notepad, which is already in your computer. But if you feel fancy, you can also download and use visual studio code.

Visual Studio Code - Code Editing. Redefined

Just a list of some resources I think you will find useful in learning how to code:

- W3 schools website

W3Schools Online Web Tutorials

- Life of Boris youtube channel (lots of jokes and shitposting, will not be dry)

Coding on cheapest laptop ever! - Programming with Boris - YouTube

- Install apps from Codeliber (if you use android). The information is broken down into simple segments in a way that you will not get bored like w3 schools. Extremely friendly for beginners.

Android Apps by Codeliber on Google Play

Also, if you want to learn from codes used in a website, you can also use the "inspect" feature (Ctrl + Shift + i)

Cheers

non-w0ke · 2021-01-05T02:31:23+00:00

Internet is full of free resources. But you will need to learn and practice a lot. It could be tough, like giving up smoking, drinking, cocaine and women at the same time.

REDDEAT22 · 2021-01-05T03:36:47+00:00

Yep. I mostly code in Python, though I never read the documentation either, I just learnt from other students' codes. If you want to start programming, check out the Python for Everybody course of freecodecamp.org on YouTube, it's 12 hours long and you need no prerequisites. And the instructor is very experienced and knows his stuff well.

ur8moms · 2021-01-05T04:03:47+00:00

Could start off with basic C++ tutorials. Make sure you understand the concepts as they form the base of “programming mindset”. Once you are comfortable with c++ you would be able to quickly pickup new languages as the concepts remain the same. After c++ you probably could pick up python. Do a course on data structures and algorithms and you should be a competent dev by the end of that course.

delsystem32exe · 2021-01-05T07:17:26+00:00

I am a freshman CS, but i feel programming is kind of stressful sometimes... I have lately been studying for my CCNA and find networks much more easier and also way more satisfying, like configuring EIGRP on routers or a etherchannel between a switch. Any folks in the same boat, lol... I think the job and pay for network engineers and computer programmers reaches the same point at the senior level.

MachenSie · 2021-01-05T09:55:21+00:00

There's a bunch of free stuff on Linkedin Learning and when you finish the course, you get a certificate which is added to your profile and relevant skills added. Good for potential employers in case you don't take official certs. The paid membership gives a lot more... I am taking a Network+ course there now. It's about 24 hours of free content. I also used Udemy for a C++ course because they have good sales sometimes... €15 for a full course including how to set everything up. Other than that, YouTube!

MrAnderson1024 · 2021-01-05T11:41:21+00:00

I'm an amateur programmer. In addition to all the advice here, here's what I'd like to add.

Online courses are also great to get started. My personal favorite is Udemy. Getting Udemy courses is best value during holiday sales or especial sales (the price for every course is around 10 USD).

There are different types of programming. Here's a quick categorization.

Software development (games, browser, OS etc.): C/C++, Java, Python, C# etc.
Web development: HTML + CSS + JavaScript, SQL, PHP, Python etc.
Data management: SQL, R etc.
Scripting: Bash, Python, Perl etc.

In addition to the language, there are also tons of frameworks/SDKs to master.

Web development is, in my opinion, offers the most value. There will always be the need of an expert web developer as new websites will always be created.

Stahlboden · 2021-01-05T11:43:58+00:00

OP, some general knowledge I gained from learning:

Programming is making instructions to your computer. Computer is a machine, just like a car, for example. The car has few simple control elements, allowing you to give it few simple instructions: You hit gas - the car accelerates, you hit brakes - the car stops, you turn the steerwheel - the car turns in the corresponding direction.

The computer is the same, except the amount of possible command in all their variaton and complexity is so great, it would be impossible to link some key button with some direct command to processor. So, the general approach consists of 3 stages (simplified):

1) You write code (a series of words and special symbols)

2) The computer reads your code and tries to make sense of it. If what you wrote makes no sense to PC it gives you a syntax error (your work environment will probably highlight the problematic string of code red or something).

3) If what you wrote does make sense, then PC prepares for the code execution, (requests some memory space from RAM, divides it between variables, links different parts of program to each other etc), arrange a series of "pedal presses" and "steerwheel turns" in its "mind" corresponding to the instructions you gave it and then runs these operations one after another. At this stage there too can be an error called Runtime Error. For example, in your code you reference a certain file, located in a certain folder but there's no such file in the folder. The program doesn't know about it before it starts preparing your code for execution, so it doesn't throw syntax error. But when programs starts to run your code and gets to the instruction "read the file MyGayFurryPornFanfic.txt into a variable" and it can't find it, then it throws you a runtime error.

Some other things:

For our purposes the computers can only do only one single operation at any given moment, and a very simple operation at that. It's just because computers are insanely fast and can do all those operations in insanely complex systems, we have an impression that computers do several complex things at once. With debug instruments you can even stop the program mid-execution on any line of your code and watch what's up with your variables at that moment in execution. You can even manually go from line to line, step by step and see how your variables and your webpage (for example) are changing. Look up "Chrome extension tools debug" you'll need it.

depressedlonely69 · 2021-01-05T11:45:19+00:00

Learn programming with python on EdX, course is from Microsoft

The course is free, you can pay for a certificate if you want

LongTimeOn · 2021-01-04T19:51:24+00:00

I find it helpful to have a goal in mind. Learning for its own sake can be hard without something to solve or work towards. There are plenty of online courses that cover all languages. Udemy is a good source of good value courses that won't break the bank.

imloyaltomgtow · 2021-01-05T00:16:51+00:00

Any businessman here ?

Organic_Principle772 · 2021-01-05T07:38:23+00:00

This is a very vast open ended question. It would be like somebody saying they want to work with the human body, where do they start? It all depends on if you want to be a massage therapist, a chiropractor, nurse, or one of 20 medical doctor types. Or maybe sports medicine or physical therapist. Saying you want to be a programmer sounds almost as goofy as saying you want to work with help people with their body. Do you want to program the touch panel on microwaves, or the server for a bank, or a webapp, or a videogame.

zornlemmatrivial · 2021-01-05T11:42:58+00:00

Resources I've done or partially done, or done somewhere else but looking at content they are good:

CrashCourse computer science (how pcs work and overview)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tpIctyqH29Q&list=PL8dPuuaLjXtNlUrzyH5r6jN9ulIgZBpdo

Feynman how pc works:

https://youtu.be/EKWGGDXe5MA

Python:

https://www.python.org/

https://pythonprogramming.net/

https://www.youtube.com/user/sentdex

(example writting starcraft2 bot)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v3LJ6VvpfgI&list=PLQVvvaa0QuDcT3tPehHdisGMc8TInNqdq

Math for computer science:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L3LMbpZIKhQ&list=PLB7540DEDD482705B

https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL0862D1A947252D20

C https://www.amazon.com/Programming-Language-2nd-Brian-Kernighan/dp/0131103628

Assembly (how computer works - more on youtube):

https://www.tutorialspoint.com/assembly_programming/index.htm

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1FXhjErUz58

https://godbolt.org/ - online C to assembly

http://pacman128.github.io/pcasm/

How compilation works/linking/what happens when operating system loads program/how program data is segmented in binary

Nodejs/javascript( + consider typescript / deno):

https://javascript.info/

https://nodejs.org/en/

https://yonigoldberg.medium.com/20-ways-to-become-a-better-node-js-developer-in-2020-d6bd73fcf424

Ruby-on-rails,java,c#,C++,rust,beef,go

-I suggest go over tutorials and do something in each language

2d graphics (js canvas):

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zm9bqSSiIdo&list=PL7wAPgl1JVvUEb0dIygHzO4698tmcwLk9

3d graphics:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cvcAjgMUPUA

http://www.codinglabs.net/article_world_view_projection_matrix.aspx

https://webglfundamentals.org/webgl/lessons/ (interactive webgl tutorial)

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Graphics_pipeline

Lisp (intro to functional programming):

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-J_xL4IGhJA&list=PLE18841CABEA24090

https://mitpress.mit.edu/sites/default/files/sicp/index.html

Haskell(after you know lisp set! and pitfalls you know why monads are cool)

http://learnyouahaskell.com/chapters

https://en.wikibooks.org/wiki/Haskell

Category Theory

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I8LbkfSSR58&list=PLbgaMIhjbmEnaH_LTkxLI7FMa2HsnawM_

Sonic PI (live music using ruby on rails):

https://www.youtube.com/c/SamAaron/videos

Algorithms and stuff:

https://www.java67.com/2015/09/top-10-algorithm-books-every-programmer-read-learn.html

Competitive programming (algorithms/interviews):

Errichto https://www.youtube.com/c/Errichto/videos

William Lin https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCKuDLsO0Wwef53qdHPjbU2Q/videos

CS Dojo https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCxX9wt5FWQUAAz4UrysqK9A

Automata theory:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z6dbMNCCNKI&list=PLgWps_ygaG8G55SD2JkDkDrZnSzjAaswH&index=1

Crypto

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2aHkqB2-46k&list=PL6N5qY2nvvJE8X75VkXglSrVhLv1tVcfy

Inspiration(fancy stuff/demoscene):

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5MexnBunH_g

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6avJHaC3C2U

Learn math: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fo-alw2q-BU

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pTnEG_WGd2Q

freeCodeCamp.org

https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC8butISFwT-Wl7EV0hUK0BQ

Computerphile

https://www.youtube.com/user/Computerphile

Multithreading:

https://computing.llnl.gov/tutorials/pthreads/

https://greenteapress.com/wp/semaphores/

System programming:

I don't know what best to recommend for learning linux or windows. I have some university materials but they are not in english for linux (forks, shared memory, pthreads, problems with multithreading) just do google and find something fancy...

Misc channels/videos

Zach Star - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eSFA1Fp8jcU

Up and Atom https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCSIvk78tK2TiviLQn4fSHaw

3Blue1Brown https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCYO_jab_esuFRV4b17AJtAw

Mental Outlaw https://www.youtube.com/user/MentalOutlawStudios

Luke Smith https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC2eYFnH61tmytImy1mTYvhA

Nikolaj-K (math and stuff) https://www.youtube.com/c/NikolajKuntner/videos

Roy T. Cook – On the Expressive Completeness of Minecraft https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2PspFj8sS8I

Lex Fridman https://www.youtube.com/user/lexfridman

Michael Penn (math problems/proofs and stuff) https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC6jM0RFkr4eSkzT5Gx0HOAw

Algorithms visualized https://www.youtube.com/c/Reducible/videos

Fast Inverse Square Root — A Quake III Algorithm https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p8u_k2LIZyo

Lex Fridman (podcasts for computer scientists and others) https://www.youtube.com/user/lexfridman

Joma Tech https://www.youtube.com/c/JomaOppa/videos

TechLead https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC4xKdmAXFh4ACyhpiQ_3qBw

rayedward363 · 2021-01-05T14:37:46+00:00

To be fair, that's accurate with a lot of coding.

GrompyTheSecond · 2021-01-06T13:39:52+00:00

The first programming class I took was assembly language on an IBM 370 around 40 years ago. I saw it all. I retired a few years ago. I loved my work more than you can imagine. I *enjoyed* working long hours and then, working on my own projects when I got home. You only need one thing for gainful employment in a constantly changing technology - deep, unremitting curiosity. That’s it. I looked at a lot of resumes from a lot of schools. Even a computer science degree is watered down these days.

However, to gain access to hardware, software, and systems, a computer science program at a large school is *still* very helpful. Good luck.

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