I'm looking for a good, general introduction to programming, any suggestions?
Best introduction to coding/hacking?
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Re: Best introduction to coding/hacking?
#2I had quite some unsuccessful tries to get started with coding. This one did it for me: http://www.greenteapress.com/thinkpython/thinkpython.pdf
Re: Best introduction to coding/hacking?
#3I had quite some unsuccessful tries to get started with coding. This one did it for me: http://www.greenteapress.com/thinkpython/thinkpython.pdf
It's also been made into a dead-tree book (from Cambridge University Press, no less), for those who like paper: http://www.greenteapress.com/thinkpython/
Re: Best introduction to coding/hacking?
#4http://eloquentjavascript.net/ http://mislav.uniqpath.com/poignant-guide/ http://www.humblelittlerubybook.com/ http://www.learnyouahaskell.com http://www.learnyousomeerlang.com <-- Another minor jump
Re: Best introduction to coding/hacking?
#5There's no substitute for doing. http://getfirebug.com/ + notepad/gedit/vim + http://www.w3schools.com/ You probably have picked up the basics of web stuff by osmosis. Javascript is just as much a programming language as any other... copy some javascript into the browser and start messing around, use firebug to see what your experiment gets into different variables at various times. You can arrange your windows so you can see your editor, a tutorial and the browser all at once - fast turnaround time for testing code changes is a cornerstone of effective programming.
Re: Best introduction to coding/hacking?
#6There's no substitute for doing. http://getfirebug.com/ + notepad/gedit/vim + http://www.w3schools.com/ You probably have picked up the basics of web stuff by osmosis. Javascript is just as much a programming language as any other... copy some javascript into the browser and start messing around, use firebug to see what your experiment gets into different variables at various times. You can arrange your windows so yo…
If he's getting into programming I'd suggest nano as your starter text based editor, moving up to vim.
Re: Best introduction to coding/hacking?
#7There's no substitute for doing. http://getfirebug.com/ + notepad/gedit/vim + http://www.w3schools.com/ You probably have picked up the basics of web stuff by osmosis. Javascript is just as much a programming language as any other... copy some javascript into the browser and start messing around, use firebug to see what your experiment gets into different variables at various times. You can arrange your windows so yo…
If he's getting into programming I'd suggest nano as your starter text based editor, moving up to vim.
VIM, do nothing else, master VIM, start there, and solve your frustration. discover how VIM is simply the most efficient time saving conscious enhancing arrow in your quiver. Then write poetry.
Re: Best introduction to coding/hacking?
#8Earlier quoted context omitted.
If he's getting into programming I'd suggest nano as your starter text based editor, moving up to vim.
VIM, do nothing else, master VIM, start there, and solve your frustration. discover how VIM is simply the most efficient time saving conscious enhancing arrow in your quiver. Then write poetry.
lol mentioning vim brought more attention than anything else... funny thing is I neither use nor like vim, just still default text editor in my head because so often that's all there is on a box - I prefer eclipse, nano, emacs in that order