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01-28-2013, 12:25 PM
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Programming Fundamentals
Im thinking of trying to learn programming. Can anyone recommend a book, videos, online guides... really anything? I know absolutely nothing about programming so I would need to start with some sort of fundamentals in programming. Ive searched on Lynda.com and they have a programming fundamentals course... has anyone tried this?
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01-28-2013, 12:48 PM
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Depends on what kind of programming you are looking to doing. I'm not sure of any "general" books on programming. Ideally, you want to look at a specific language and learn the gist of it from books/experience. Like most languages, common ones like C/C++/C#/Java are a lot alike, and if you can program in one, it'll help learning the other because the syntax is nearly the same.
I went ahead and looked at lynda.com, and even the programming fundamentals course focuses on JavaScript. I'd suggest looking at C and C++, and getting familiar with how to write programs, dealing with user input, functions, classes, inheritance, polymorphism, error handling, etc.. I could go on and on. I found this book helpful for learning the basics, and syntax of C programming. However, while this book is good for basics, it does not come with full code, and you may have to do some online research of your own.
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01-28-2013, 12:50 PM
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It is arguable but I think one should start with C. There is a plethora of books and tutorials. Try searching amazon books and read some of the reviews. Java is probably the easiest. If you have a tablet reader, you may find it easier.
Amazon.com: programming in c: Books Online Introduction to C - Cprogramming.com C, C++ Programming Tutorials - Cprogramming.com Jbc223456 likes this.
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01-28-2013, 01:13 PM
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To add on to what Jdeb said, I also found that CPlusPlus.com was a good resource for C++ programming, and agree that one should start with C.
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01-28-2013, 03:05 PM
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Are you looking to do this as a profession or a personal interest? If a profession then look at http://www.dice.com/ and see who is being hired and what programming language(s) they know.
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01-28-2013, 04:20 PM
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Hit the play for the videos.
https://www.khanacademy.org/cs/tutor...ramming-basics Last edited by bob; 01-28-2013 at 04:24 PM. |
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01-28-2013, 06:52 PM
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Thanks for the responses guys! To add on what I'm doing here, I'm in the middle of a career change. I'm starting school again summer for networking. I'm not sure if ill ever program as a career but who knows. If I get good at it why not.
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