How do I learn to code??

[TrentS]

I want to learn how to code:

1. Bots
2. Websites
3. Games
4. Software

Where do I learn how to code these things. What languages should i learn? In what order should I learn to code these languages?

 

[Thanh]

Same , only time I learn is when I click "See code"

On that screen, they also said that Harvard and Berkley use it and I'm like "Their lives must suck".

 

[Samuel]

If you know basic arithmetic operations, which you should, C should not be that difficult. C is a general-purpose language by the way. It is not built on only managing memory, it is just a core function.

I am quite aware. I've done some C programming at work. It's definitely not "user friendly", and definitely not "beginner friendly" (based on the fact some of our game developers had some issues, and they are C#/C++ developers).

C is great, don't get me wrong, but it's not something I would ever recommend to a newbie.

 

[Thanh]

If you know basic arithmetic operations, which you should, C should not be that difficult. C is a general-purpose language by the way. It is not built on only managing memory, it is just a core function.[DOUBLEPOST=1473728956][/DOUBLEPOST]
You're learning what language ?

It looks like it's HTML, but I'm not entirely sure.

 

[rippr]

I am quite aware. I've done some C programming at work. It's definitely not "user friendly", and definitely not "beginner friendly" (based on the fact some of our game developers had some issues, and they are C#/C++ developers).

C is great, don't get me wrong, but it's not something I would ever recommend to a newbie.

I guess it depends on your point of view. C was very easy, I guess it depends how you try to learn it. I learned it from an eBook. How do C++ developers not code C though? C++ is extremely hard compared to C in my opinion, it is still my favorite OOP though.

 

[Samuel]

I guess it depends on your point of view. C was very easy, I guess it depends how you try to learn it. I learned it from an eBook. How do C++ developers not code C though? C++ is extremely hard compared to C in my opinion, it is still my favorite OOP though.

My experience (and the experience of most, if not all, of my co-workers) with C has been either maintaining legacy systems or creating new ones with a tight deadline. If it was a user friendly language, the C++ devs would've taken to it quickly. I'm not entirely sure what their issues were, nor did I ask while they were pulling their hair out with whatever it was. I'm not a C/C++ developer, I do crap like C# and Objective-C at work.

It could just be that they are in an OOP mindset, and switching to functional is not quite to easy for some people (organising code can be hard when you jump from OOP to functional). I don't know. They were stuck with something, and I don't know what it was/could've been. I've personally only fixed one or two small issues with some of our 8 year old systems.

 

[rippr]

My experience (and the experience of most, if not all, of my co-workers) with C has been either maintaining legacy systems or creating new ones with a tight deadline. If it was a user friendly language, the C++ devs would've taken to it quickly. I'm not entirely sure what their issues were, nor did I ask while they were pulling their hair out with whatever it was. I'm not a C/C++ developer, I do crap like C# and Objective-C at work.

It could just be that they are in an OOP mindset, and switching to functional is not quite to easy for some people (organising code can be hard when you jump from OOP to functional). I don't know. They were stuck with something, and I don't know what it was/could've been. I've personally only fixed one or two small issues with some of our 8 year old systems.

Never got into C#, nor Objective-C, to be honest, I hate most none-extremely-popular languages, like Obj-C, C#, Haskell, etc. Not a fan of Python either....

 

[Samuel]

Never got into C#, nor Objective-C, to be honest, I hate most none-extremely-popular languages, like Obj-C, C#, Haskell, etc. Not a fan of Python either....

C# is becoming extremely popular recently, especially with the open sourcing of ASP.NET's core.

 

[rippr]

C# is becoming extremely popular recently, especially with the open sourcing of ASP.NET's core.

Never really got into it... Found it... weird! I might start coding it though. It is just that its syntax freaks me out... I don't know... (BTW: https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/40342/?rss) just in case you run TeamViewer.

 

[TrentS]

I just want to know in what order i should learn.

 

[rippr]

If you really want to get into programming, I recommend C -> Perl -> Ruby.

 

[TrentS]

If you really want to get into programming, I recommend C -> Perl -> Ruby.

Ur pretty clueless

 

[Pazzword]

I started with Java for Minecraft Mods & Bukkit plugins, then HTML/CSS for static websites, then PHP for dynamic websites, then Javascript for more advanced websites

I plan to learn Python or C++ next

 

[rippr]

Ur pretty clueless

Explain.

 

[Pazzword]

If you really want to get into programming, I recommend C -> Perl -> Ruby.

High-level programming languages like Java, Python and PHP are much easier to learn (for beginners at least) than languages like C.

 

[rippr]

I started with Java for Minecraft Mods & Bukkit plugins, then HTML/CSS for static websites, then PHP for dynamic websites, then Javascript for more advanced websites

I plan to learn Python or C++ next

C++ is good, if you want to code something graphic based, I guess. Never got into JS, like PHP though. Try node.js ?

 

[Pazzword]

Ur pretty clueless

He was providing his input, no need to criticize him.

 

[rippr]

High-level programming languages like Java, Python and PHP are much easier to learn (for beginners at least) than languages like C.

C is high-level. Your point is a contradiction to itself, bro...

 

[Pazzword]

C++ is good, if you want to code something graphic based, I guess. Never got into JS, like PHP though. Try node.js ?

Node.js works wonderfully for websites. That's the most recent thing I've learned. It's great as Javascript is very versatile, but also could be detrimental to beginners because Javascript has a very strange syntax in certain parts of it as compared to other languages.

 

[rippr]

Node.js works wonderfully for websites. That's the most recent thing I've learned. It's great as Javascript is very versatile, but also could be detrimental to beginners because Javascript has a very strange syntax in certain parts of it as compared to other languages.

True. Never was a fan of JS due to its syntax... Not a fan of Python either.

 

[Pazzword]

C is high-level. Your point is a contradiction to itself, bro...

Sorry I may have worded my statement awkwardly... The languages I mentioned are much higher-level than C, which may make them more appealing to beginners.

True. Never was a fan of JS due to its syntax... Not a fan of Python either.

Though I agree, I still put up with it since it is practically used on every single website in existence, barring fully static ones.