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| . by FILEBE(m): 9:28pm On Oct 16, 2008 |
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| Re: . by pystar: 2:42am On Oct 17, 2008 |
Since you are just starting, i would recommend Python to you. It is the best language to start with. I have lots of books that i can send to you if you are interested in it. |
| Re: . by FILEBE(m): 9:41am On Oct 17, 2008 |
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| Re: . by yawatide(f): 11:49am On Oct 17, 2008 |
Though I can't recommend any books currently (they might be available via google), I think you should actually read up on logic before embarking on learning any language, no matter how simple it is to understand. Why? because at the heart of any programming language is the ability to think logically. After you are able to do that, you can then pick up the language of your choice. You need to think in pseudo-code before you start actually coding. For example, let's take a situation where I ask you to design software to mimic a car's breaks. You could think like this: Start car Put car in drive Accelerate If too close to another car then step on breaks if still too close to car then step on breaks even harder else gradually release breaks and start accelerating else keep accelerating I know it's not the best example but hopefully you get my point. Once you have this down, trust me, you can then pick up the language of your choice. If you already understand how to think in pseudo-code,then forget all I just said and go for the other poster's advice  |
| Re: . by candylips(m): 1:58pm On Oct 17, 2008 |
Just pick up a book and a compiler and start writing some darn code. If you can't learn by this method then you will probably always struggle anyways |
| Re: . by FILEBE(m): 9:47am On Oct 20, 2008 |
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| Re: . by a4extra: 1:41pm On Oct 20, 2008 |
1.) Get a good PC. You will need to have a good computer (desktop/laptop) laptop perferably for mobility reason. 2.) Decide which language (or technology) you want start with. The major two competing leading technologies in the world of software and/or web development today are : Java and .NET (pronounced dot net). You can choose any of these technologies to start with. Although, other languages also exist like PHP, Perl, Rubby etc 3.) Gather study materials(books and videos) on your chosen technology or language. Thank God for the internet, today its now possible to access good resources from the internet almost free of charge. Most expecially, for software development, there is a lot of resources (books, vodeos, journals, articles, weblogs, forums) that you can get absolotely fee of charge. Let me give you just a few online resources that i a have used in the recent past. Books: www.ebookshare.net, www.4sahred.com Videos: www.asp.net articles: www.codeproject.com, www.javaworld.com, www.aspalliance.com weblogs: www.joelonsoftware.com forum: www.forums.microsoft.com/MSDN and many more. The list unending. Just ask google the right questions. 4.) The Internet This is not mandatory, But it is neccassary. As we all know, internet is a best source of information and resources. 5.) One or more developer friend(s). This aspect is very important for a newbie in software development. The reason is simple. This is the person that will be putiing you through most of the time when you run into troubles. I believe there is a lot of crazy passionate developers on nairaland. You can decide making some of the your friend in case of when you will need their assistance. Also you may find friends in your school or your enviroment. Enquire about the programmer in your community. Make them good friends so they can put you thruogh. 6.) Last but not the least, YOUR TIME This is the most important in all that i have mentioned. You really have to be ready to give a lot of your time to it. This is one of the best venture of out time. But the funny thing is it does not require any capital. All the capital required is your time. You must be ready to sacrifice a lot your time, both day and night. |
| Re: . by FILEBE(m): 6:50pm On Nov 04, 2008 |
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| Re: . by rancetech(m): 12:24pm On Nov 06, 2008 |
Why don't you learn basic computer operations and stuffs like that first? |
| Re: . by donkoleone(m): 4:19pm On Nov 07, 2008 |
Well uv done well by likin programming,i recommend the following steps to take,CHOOSE A PARTICULAR LANG. THAT U LIKE AND GET BOOKS ON THAT LANG., SEARCH GOOGLE AND DOWNLOAD SOFTWARES AND IDES USEFUL FOR UR LANG. I SUGGEST NETBEANS SINCE IT DEVELOPS C++,JAVA,RUBY., LASTLY DEVOTE UR TIME TO IT WELL,.GOOD LUCK  |
| Re: . by techwiz: 6:23pm On Nov 07, 2008 |
if u are interested in learning Visual Basic then visit http://vb-html-made-easy.ning.com, that's your best place to start.  |
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