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offline jnasato from 777gogogo (Japan) on 2010-08-07 19:11 [#02388929]
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I think with programming, it helps to actually do, cuz it
gives your brain context. Like I learnt Flash in a few days
from a book in 2002 or so, but everything made a hell of a
lot more sense when I started to actually make shit.
Without examples, it's like learning martial arts without
ever actually moving your body.


 

offline goDel from ɐpʎǝx (Seychelles) on 2010-08-07 19:25 [#02388935]
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yes, the man from hawaii speaketh the truth


 

offline khrimson from the fridge on 2010-08-07 20:28 [#02388940]
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outsource it to indian freelancers


 

offline Geoffrey Mills on 2010-08-07 22:50 [#02388959]
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leanring programming is like learning to play a musical
instrument, it will take years for u to do it well. but good
luck.


 

offline freqy on 2010-08-07 22:55 [#02388960]
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invention the most difficult profession.


 

offline freqy on 2010-08-07 22:58 [#02388961]
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yet look around, everything is because of an idea, even the
trees have been moved for the roads and paths. millions of
man made things ..so it can be done , don't give in.


 

offline jnasato from 777gogogo (Japan) on 2010-08-08 00:43 [#02388969]
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I once made a lens flare generator for my TI-83. But
thinking back on it... what the hell was I supposed to do
with a lens flare on my TI-83..... FUN SHIT, THOUGH!


 

offline dave_g from United Kingdom on 2010-08-08 15:14 [#02389018]
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Everyone tells me Python is an easy language to learn and
very quick to get it to do useful things.
I've never had the inclination to learn it due to the
"significant whitespace" method since I just love brackets
and letting vim indent for me and it looks too easy for a
few spaces to get gobbled and change program functionality,
but I digress.

Try Python.

I depends on what you're trying to do though. If you're
trying to make an "app" then Python is the way to go. If you
want a very high performing program then go C/C++. I suspect
you could do what you want in Python and if there are
critical bits do them in C++. I think this is commonly
done.

Once you understand the 5 or 6 essential building blocks,
like for loops, if/else, case/break, sub routines and
funtions and passing variables you can pretty much change
from one language to another.

I always find you get on well with a book which gives source
code which can be easily hacked around to change the
program. That way you learn a lot. I highly recommend the
K&R C book as it has examples of good and bad programs. The
bad examples are often more useful. Great book.

When I learn something like this at the end of each chapter
I take a sheet of A4 paper and summarise what I've just
learn by jotting down a few important bullet points and a
couple of code examples, often with some annotations.
Buy 3 or 4 different colour gel pens and colour code your
notes.
You'll find that referring back to them is much easier than
wading through the book and also you will jog your memory
quicker as it's stuff you deemed important to remember.
(Hint make a note of the page numbers the notes refer to
e.g. chapter 2 or pp34-56, etc just in case you need to look
it up in more detail)

Above all, the main way to learn is to learn by doing. See
if you can find a simple program, recognise bits you know
from the book and change them to see what happens.


 

offline Monoid from one source all things depend on 2010-08-08 22:18 [#02389054]
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Dont waste your time with things which do not interest you


 

offline wavephace from off the chain on 2010-08-09 03:26 [#02389076]
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gel pens?? what are you a girl


 


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