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[1392698663] How to teach yourself programming?

Anonymous Tue 18 Feb 2014 09:44:00 No.955882 View View Reply Original Report

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Hey everyone. First time posting here. I am after pursuing a career in programming and I want to start by learning Java.
What do you reckon it's the best way to go, considering I'm still 2 years away from Uni. Books, tutos, online stuff?
I also want to learn PHP, C++ and MySQL in the future.
Thank you all very much.

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Anonymous Tue 18 Feb 2014 12:48:00 No.955883 Report

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Start with Codeacademy. All languages are pretty much the same, and this will help you get started learning a language without having to download an IDE or some shit, and each exercise is interactive so you get immediate feedback. Choose a language on the site and stick with it to the end of the course.

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Anonymous Tue 18 Feb 2014 16:22:00 No.955886 Report

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>>1
Please pursue a more respectable career, and study and practice Lisp in your spare time.

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Anonymous Tue 18 Feb 2014 22:29:00 No.955893 Report

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>>2
All languages are pretty much the same
Sure they are!

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Anonymous Wed 19 Feb 2014 05:16:00 No.955924 Report

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>le pedophile sage

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Anonymous Wed 19 Feb 2014 15:02:00 No.955951 Report

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OP here. Thanks for the Codeacademy hint! I it's exactly what I was looking for! Hopefully it will give me a grip of how to learn the next ones!

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Anonymous Wed 19 Feb 2014 16:22:00 No.955952 Report

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http://mitpress.mit.edu/sicp/full-text/book/book.html
Read SICP

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Anonymous Sun 16 Mar 2014 21:04:00 No.957836 Report

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Go to Sulia : http://sulia.com/channel/programming

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Anonymous Sun 16 Mar 2014 23:51:00 No.957843 Report

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How to teach yourself programming?
1. read SICP
2. write a Scheme interpreter
3. write a Scheme compiler
4. write a Lisp OS
5. write a symbolic AI system, capable of reasoning using an SQL database
6. write a fuzzy-logic AI system, capable of face recognition

after that you should know pretty much everything. Apply for a job at Microsoft Research.

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Anonymous Mon 17 Mar 2014 02:34:00 No.957858 Report

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Don't waste your time with CodeAcademy; watch TheNewBoston's Java tutorials.

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Anonymous Mon 17 Mar 2014 02:35:00 No.957859 Report

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>>6
Don't waste your time with CodeAcademy; watch TheNewBoston's Java tutorials.

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Anonymous Mon 17 Mar 2014 05:01:00 No.957873 Report

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>>11
Bucky is a shit programmer.

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Anon Mon 17 Mar 2014 09:08:00 No.957882 Report

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Thenewboston is horrible for people just starting out. His videos keep you motivated, but they dont teach you jack shit. Honestly, I was in your shoes about 6 years ago. My best advice, is to not start with Java. It is a complex language that is hard to learn if your just starting out, its even harder to master. It is a great language though. Even if you dont want to use it ever, learn VB. There is tons of material out there to help you through, and its very easy to learn the concepts of programming. If you arent into VB, try python.

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Anonymous Mon 17 Mar 2014 19:37:00 No.957899 Report

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Thenewboston has an awesome C tutorial. Trust me goy, use void main() and spam your code with system ("PAUSE"); and getch();

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Anonymous Mon 17 Mar 2014 21:06:00 No.957902 Report

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Java
It is a complex language that is hard to learn
Is this the bad comedy thread? If so, then get this: My girlfriend asked me to poop on her chest.
So that night, I dumped her

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Anon Tue 18 Mar 2014 01:21:00 No.957923 Report

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Lol @15. Welcome to planet earth, you must be from outer space! Unless your a theoretical genius, java is a hard language to learn if your a(n) absolute beginner. When I say learn the language I mean actually learn it, not just the syntactical side of things. Its very easy to learn and memorize syntax, actually learning how to apply what you know efficiently and effortlessly, is not an easy task for us humans. My underlying point was, ANYONE can learn java and make shitty programs. I simply stated my opinion, which I am entitled too, that if he wants to pursue a career in programming and he has never done anything related to programming before was to start with an easy language.

TL;DR - You're a douchebag. The bad comedy: The better half of you slid down your mothers throat.

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Anonymous Tue 18 Mar 2014 01:24:00 No.957925 Report

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^ ^ That opinion is not the only one, google search Programming languages to learn for beginners, Java stands out as a tough language to learn. So ++#peoplewhoagreewiththatopinion

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Anonymous Tue 18 Mar 2014 01:32:00 No.957926 Report

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What about my ``a theoretical genius''?

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Anonymous Tue 18 Mar 2014 23:31:00 No.957983 Report

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