Help me please :c

5    07 Dec 2016 16:49 by u/iluvmilfs420

you guys probably get this a lot but I would like to know how I can get into programming and find a job in the field. If some one can guide me in the right direction I would truly appreciate it.

16 comments

3 u/ohnoitsaninja 07 Dec 2016 17:14

I would like to get a job programming but first I need to learn how to program, where do I start learning to program?

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is this a fuckin joke? How could you possibily know if you want to program as a job, or if you even can, without having tried programming first?

3 u/iluvmilfs420 [OP] 07 Dec 2016 19:29

thanks I guess? Lol , yeah your right I should first learn how to program before I entertain the thought of making it my career. What are the first steps I should take?

1 u/ohnoitsaninja 07 Dec 2016 20:14

There are many paths you could take, which to head out on depends on what interests you most. Don't be intimidated, follow your interest.

My recommendation is processing.org, it's a form of java that is really easy to pick up and run with. There are tons of built in examples. Just download, install, click file > examples > books > getting_started and follow through.

2 u/vaginitis20161116 07 Dec 2016 20:30

http://www.dailyinfographic.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/06/OBHEr1J.png

It doesn't cover everything, so if there's a better one please link.

1 u/poloport 07 Dec 2016 17:11

What sort of programming are you after?

If web development interests you, have a look at www.freecodecamp.com

1 u/iluvmilfs420 [OP] 07 Dec 2016 19:31

Yeah web development and making applications for phones but i guess there's mores to programming and I should see what else there is that I might want to learn. Thanks for the link :)

1 u/roznak 09 Dec 2016 18:57

Don't limit yourself to web development. Everything you now learn will become obsolete in 3 years. Web development may be a dieing art from 3 years from now.

0 u/Pao_Tzu 20 Dec 2016 20:50

If you want to learn programming easily, install Python and Mercurial and learn those tools.

1 u/Atarian 07 Dec 2016 18:14

Write a program. Finish it. Write another one, finish that. Rinse and repeat until you've got gud.

1 u/iluvmilfs420 [OP] 07 Dec 2016 19:15

What language do I use? What are there differences and function? Thanks for the reply appreciate it!

1 u/Atarian 08 Dec 2016 04:42

Common Lisp, because if you can program in Lisp, you can program in anything.

0 u/hereonachair 22 Dec 2016 18:28

If you want to go with the practical approach of building things and getting them done then start with Python or Javascript. At a certain point you will realize some of the many limitations of those languages and then you can come back and ask for advice on how to overcome the specific limitations that you've encountered that have you stumped.

If you're more interested about the nature of program execution and want to consciously learn about what's happening in the machine in parallel you should start with C.

Don't start with Lisp.

0 u/mbenbernard 13 Feb 2017 16:29

Personally, here's what I would do:

  1. Read a few books about programming languages (Python, Go, etc.) to really understand how it works behind the scenes (i.e. backend stuff).
  2. Start a personal project in one of those languages and complete it.
  3. Read a few books about web development (HTML, CSS, JavaScript) to understand how it works.
  4. Read a book about a specific web framework (e.g. Flask).
  5. Start a personal project combining the technologies and languages that you've learned, most likely a complete web app (backend + frontend).

Then you'll have a pretty good understanding of programming in general. This is just a starting point of course.