Semi-beginner here, is there a good place for me to get back into it?

6    10 Jul 2015 17:11 by u/Methodius_

As far as my programming history goes, it's actually kinda weird. I started as a romhacker (someone who changes the code of video games, then makes them into patches for other people to play). So I learned 65816 assembly code, which is the code for the CPU of the SNES. I then took a college course on Java, but only the one. It was interesting, but also very, very basic compared to what I was used to doing. So I don't feel like I learned much in it.

I don't particularly know what would be a good language to start learning, nor what sorts of things that I should be aiming towards programming. I'd like to do something practical, like making tiny programs that would benefit me in my hobbies or my work (I am a speedrunner, so I could try to do stuff that would help in that. I also work as a translator, so I could potentially make tools to make that work easier for me).

Any suggestions for where to begin?

9 comments

2 u/gene6482 10 Jul 2015 17:16

For pretty much anything Microsoft, Microsoft Virtual Academy is really good. I've also been taking some classes on Udacity for Android.

Hope that helps a little!

2 u/Methodius_ [OP] 10 Jul 2015 17:21

I'm definitely gonna have to bookmark that. The beginner stuff on C++/DirectX and Python seems infinitely useful. Thanks!

0 u/the_neubie 10 Jul 2015 18:01

Pick a project that inspires you, and start by making something small to scratch the itch.

0 u/Budro 10 Jul 2015 21:13

That's too vague a question. You have to decide why you want to learn programming, what you want to do with it, and how much time you want to spend on it. Learning to program requires a lot of motivation, time, and commitment.