Hello, Sup Forums. I am a filthy newb when it comes to programing things. What is the best language to learn for a pathetic casual like myself?
Hello, Sup Forums. I am a filthy newb when it comes to programing things...
Jaxon Harris
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William Hughes
If you're completely new to this, don't start by learning a language. Go learn what pseudocode is. Read lots of sites where people explain how it works to let programmers think about what they want to create. You should learn how to plan a program before you learn how any particular language actually words it. Otherwise you'll learn how things are done without understanding why such a thing is useful.
Lucas Hill
It depends.
Did you have childhood trauma?
Where you bullied in school?
Did your parents divorce when you were young?
Mason Brooks
Unironically, python is really good for complete beginners. It's an OOP language which some people don't like, it's not very strict, and it might make transitioning into other more traditional languages could be tougher. That being said, it's really easy to start writing basic programs, and it's very simple to learn.
Angel Cooper
What if the answer is yes to at least two of those?
Jack Green
- neonatal surgery
- military school
- kinda
What language should I learn?
Nathan King
You'll do well with C++
Ryder Smith
Well in that case
Yes
Yes
No
Caleb Butler
I want to piggyback this thread instead of making a new one.
>BS & MFA in creative field
>4+ years out of school and 'career' going nowhere
>major depressive disorder
>previous experience with MATLAB, C, MEL (for Maya) but don't remember any of it
>did great through high school calculus (= Calc 1 in college)
>bombed but technically passed Calc 2 & 3 only due to grading curve
>previous job paid less than my dad made in 1990.
Aside from killing myself or prostitution, any ideas for how to change careers to something Sup Forums? Like just some generic programming.
Can I just "learn" a language and then get a job from that or do I have to know what I want to do before I start?
Depression for me means that I have no motivation or desire, so I don't have a target in mind other than a stable career that pays well. My years in school leading to a shit career means I have no confidence in choosing anything to invest my time into.
I kind of just need to follow something like a robot and know it won't lead to a dead end, and if that helps my brain chemistry then I can make more decisions about what I want.
Nolan Carter
ANSI C
Kevin Fisher
Bump
Jace Rivera
Thanks user
Op here. After learning this pseudo code, what would be the best way to put it to work in a way that would help me improve?
Alexander Walker
Don't bother with Azure, have fun.
Mason Peterson
stay out of maymay tech, creative is a hobby, get a 2 year masters in accounting, stay at the same company for 35 years, retire, get a gold watch, a handshake, and a pension.
Jose Howard
...
Ethan Hernandez
html
Sebastian Parker
so no matter what I should try to mooch off my parents for another two years of training?
Sebastian Watson
I got just the right pasta for you
So you want to learn programming?
Pick a starting language. For beginners, there are generally two recommended "programming families" that you can choose to start learning:
-Dynamically typed/interpreted programming languages, such as: Python, Perl, Ruby
-Statically typed/compiled programming languages, such as: C, C++, C#
These are amongst the most popular languages in use worldwide, including 4 from the top 5. Both approaches are perfectly fine, and well-documented.
-Dynamically typed programming may be a bit more flexible, convenient, and forgiving. It is more popular in academia.
-Statically typed programming is a bit more suited for making general applications. It is more popular in industries.
Cannot decide? Flip a coin.
If you choose statically typed/compiled programming, you may want to start with C, then pick up C++. C is very well documented, and teaches many universal programming concepts. C++ is based on C, and adds new concepts. Sources:
For C:
The C Programming Language (K&R)
C Primer Plus (Prata)
cprogramming.com
learn-c.org
For C++:
learncpp.com
cplusplus.com
cprogramming.com
en.cppreference.com
isocpp.org
If you choose dynamically typed/interpreted programming, you may want to start with Python. It is very easy to pick up. Here are some good sources:
learnpython.org
codecademy.com
>BUT I WANT MORE SOURCES!
Read: wiki.installgentoo.com
>BUT I WANNA START WITH [language x] INSTEAD!
Sure, if you like. But the languages above are considered good for beginners.
>BUT I WANNA MAKE A COOL WEBSITE!
Learn HTML, CSS, and Javascript.
>BUT I WANNA MAKE iPHONE GAMES!
Learn Objective C and/or Swift.
>BUT I WANNA MAKE ANDROID GAMES!
Learn Java.
>BUT I WANNA MAKE PC GAMES!
Learn patience.
Luis Reyes
Just take in dicks for a living. It'll be easier on you.
Ayden Cooper
Prostitution and being an acrobat have been suggested to me before, but I don't want to do either of them. It'd be easier if I was straight and liked dick though. I would just get a husbando and lie around all day waiting for a hot dicking, then I wouldn't even need to do the prostitution.
Jacob Green
if you're not ugly as fuck then just get relativey in shape and be a prostitute, a girl I used to know was one. Full time job, benefits, holidays and she had a shoebox with like 8k in tip money as a secret savings. She only did it for 1 year before going back to work for the family insurance business. Made a shit ton in one year and if you're already considering prostitution...
Ayden Reed
alternatively assuming I read that right and you're a female. you can make 70k for being pregnant as a donor if you can stand being pregnant for 9 months and have no attachment to the kids. most people pay for everything food and house on top of the payment because they want the child in good health. while your doing that you'll be lactating and can get $60 a bottle of breast milk because those idiots on /fit/ actually go to donor places and buy them thinking it'll help them and to top it off every 10 inches of undyed hair goes for about $300 pocket change up to 2k if it's natural red
could make a solid six figure for one year and be done for a while
Lucas Walker
I've thought about those things where lonely fat guys pay assloads to play games with a girl over a webcam or whatever. I'd consider that before getting pragnate or hooking. Maybe a kickstarter to get implants and hope it gets overfunded. But shit, I can't even get myself to start a shitty let's play channel, how the fuck would I do those?
That's why I am asking about neckbeard career instead