17 Mar 2014, 3:44 am
Ok, now that I have talked about ways on picking the language you want and looking on what some programming languages properties are. Now I want to talk on how to learn these languages. Read these tips all the way!
Tip #1 | Youtube
Pros
Youtube is one of the best resources for learning to program, and many people have many tutorials. Usually when people make these tutorials they have to know what they are doing, so you don't mess up on what you are learning (get bad reviews). Also accessibility to these tutorials is on a single click, which makes programming easy and free to learn.
Cons
The downfall to this suggestion, is similar to why fish don't fly (what things could happen). Sometimes with video tutorials don't necessarily teach you everything, and sometimes you wont be able to find what you essentially want to learn. This affects you view on programming and decreases your thrive to learn.
Tip #2 | Freely Online
(This is how I learned HTML & CSS)
Pros
By doing this you will make many mistakes (seems bad) which will help you learn so when you make the mistake again you know what is going on. Also there are many online resources accessible to you and even websites that smack down teach you everything (such as codecademy).
Cons
One big con. IT WILL TAKE YOU FOREVER TO LEARN 
. Learning on your own using online resources takes time and patience and sometimes gets boring. Once in a while it is great to google something though!
Tip #3 | Textbooks!
Pros
In my opinion this is probably the best way of learning. It may cost some paper but results are worth it. Textbooks give you a descriptive look on what you are learning. Not only textbooks contain that but they give visual examples of what they are talking about. Finally with a book wherever you go it will be at hand so you could learn from anywhere at anytime which makes learning a programming language a lot quicker.
Cons
This suggestion may just be a bit to expensive. Most people would be able to buy this books areoud 20-50 dolllars but some people wont be able to afford them. Also some writers might give you false information, so keep a look out for them and comment to the author (They don't make new editions for nothing!).
I will be putting my last two programming posts below if you have not read them.
Have any questions? Feel free to ask.
Last edited by MolinaMegaTech on 17 Mar 2014, 3:50 am, edited 1 time in total.
17 Mar 2014, 3:46 am
If you are looking to learn a new programming language I reckon you go to my past post 
. Ok here I am going to explain some things for beginning programmers. I will be going through several programming languages explaining their properties, for it it essential to you once you start learning.
HTML & CSS Web Fundamentals
With these two languages they are obviously used for making websites. In my opinion these are the easiest languages to understand which is great for beginning programming (These were my first languages). Also you will need to know a bit more than that befor starting. In HTML lines of code contain tags and what tags are are just function that are used in a greater than and less than bracket (<>) and you will always use two of them. One to give the function and one to close it of (<html></html>). If the tag is not closed of the function will apply itself to the rest of the HTML below it. With CSS it is all so simple. The only knowledge you need for it is the properties for designing the HTML.
PHP & MySQL
Many social media sites use these programming languages even this one! These are used for keeping data stored and moving it back and forth so you don't have to do the code (Kinda like when you make a post). With PHP you can make forums like this one with a data base through microsoft excel or any spreadsheet program. In PHP you do need to know HTML, because in a PHP doc you will mostly use HTML and link in PHP with it same with MySQL.
C Programming
If you are starting with C, well you are up with a little bit of a challenge. C is a compiled language which mean you will need a compiler or you could use Xcode on Mac. You will need to know what a library is as well. A library is a file that contains function for your C program to run and to use those libraries in your code you would write:
#include <library goes in here>
There are many libraries though so that is something to keep in mind. You also will have to know every function of each library you will be using. Other than libraries you will need to know the difference between the C languages (C, C++, Objective-C, C#). C++ is an extension of C making it possible for programmers to have more functions to use. Objective-C is the object oriented to C, it is also used to make apps for iOS. C# is just i would say a different way of righting C, and is aligned much like HTML.
Java
Java is not that of an easy programming language to learn. It is used to make Java based games (such as Minecraft) and apps (PC apps not for iOS). Java is though easier to read than JavaScript (since JavaSCipt has been highly modified). Java is also use for writing computer programms on any OP which makes this a commonly used an MUST LEARN language.
If you have any questions ask below! 
17 Mar 2014, 3:50 am
As you can see from the title, I am going to be talking on learning a new first programming language. Well most of all you want to start basic, which is essential for almost anything. Also you want to pick a syntax friendly language (such as CSS, JavaScript, C) as well as being able to understand by looking dead at it. Two of most well know programming languages are HTML & CSS. They are as well fully meant for web development (HTML & CSS are almost required things. You will use them throughout almost every project you make). If you are going in a different direction such as app development, or lets say to just simply writing you first program, you would use either Java, C, and JavaScript.
Really all is that I am saying here is that choosing the right language all depends on what you want to do.
Ask questions below if needed! I will enjoy answering them.
26 Mar 2014, 1:41 pm
MrOddBall
Velociraptor
Joined: 3 Feb 2014
Age: 125
Gender: Male
Posts: 426
Location: Here, there, and everywhere
26 Mar 2014, 9:24 pm
26 Mar 2014, 9:47 pm
| Similar Topics | |
|---|---|
| Virus Program |
01 Feb 2025, 7:37 pm |
| Decided to quit PhD because program did not accommodate me |
29 Nov 2024, 9:38 pm |
| Pentagon removes major media outlets,"Rotation Program" |
01 Feb 2025, 8:55 am |
