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Computer programmer

Just wondering if anyone on here is one.
Im really interested in become one but idk if I should go to a 4yr college
or a tech school (itt,devry etc..)
any advice?

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A good well rounded university education is best if possible. Some start out and get a junior 2 year degree but make certain it's a match with the 4 year school you plan to get your BS degree. often it can take 5, 6 and even more years to finish. They give you projects with deadlines in a week. Computer Science requires much self-education so prepare to learn most things on your own. Programmers from Bill Gates and so on have made fortunes with their own initiative and creative spirit which one develops through intensive study and a drive to be creative much as an artist has. Programming is both a science and an art form.

Tone-E said:
Just wondering if anyone on here is one.
Im really interested in become one but idk if I should go to a 4yr college
or a tech school (itt,devry etc..)
any advice?
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Just don't buy a learn to program in 24hrs book

If you are to take that path, start programming before you enter college. I already programmed in a VB-like IDE for mobile devices a few years before I entered college and it saved my life. Since I already knew the basic concepts, I made it with nice grades while everyone struggled to understand our teacher.
Visual Basic might not be the best way to start, so I recommend a simple curly brace language like PHP (web-based, very permissive). If you already know HTML, you will love it.
Oh, and NEVER, EVER copy and paste code you don't understand. Take the time to grasp every function you use in your program/website. If possible, start from scratch and use 100% original code. It's the right way to innovate and make mistakes to learn from.
All the best!
-Another programming n00b

anarchyuk said:
Just don't buy a learn to program in 24hrs book
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I've found "For Dummies" books to be a great place to start and would have loved to know about it a few years ago. Heck I might have been a senior C++ or assembly programmer by now (jk)!

Hi,
I have to admit that I would start with VB.NET and then learn C/C++ eventually. Should have you covered for most platforms.
**** college. You can only learn to code by coding and reading - better prepare to spend a nice bit of hay at Amazon's.
I have a few recommended books here:
http://tamspalm.tamoggemon.com/category/hardware-reviews/book-reviews/
http://tamsppc.tamoggemon.com/category/reviews/hardware-reviews/books/
and also on the other sites.

Hows the salary?

To learn "Computer Science" you need to study at a college.
To "Program" all you need is interest and a logical mind.
I recommend Starting with C or Java, and then specializing in a niche area where you can get a lot of jobs. (For Ex: Android)

The salary is quite good when it comes to programming jobs if you can get hired at a place where your competences are valued.

how long did it take you to become a programmer and how is the work experience.

I'm not. I'm studying and slowly start to get web dev jobs. Work happens all at once and it's thrilling!

o thats cool did u go to a 4yr college or tech school?

[OT] Learning the ins and outs of java.

I'm a sophomore in high school taking computer science. (please don't judge me because of my age) Our school is making some major budget cuts, so sadly our video game programming and design class (the only other higher level programming class offered) got cut and this will be my last and only programming class at my school (well there's a possibility that it will be brought back in my senior year, but I'd at least like to stay fresh over the summer and next year). I don't know much about java to tell you the truth. I know how to use loops, conditionals, arrays (1 and 2 dimensional) and arraylists and most of the basic variable types (off of the top of my head, integers, doubles, booleans, longs, and strings). I've made some very very simple apps such as whack a mole and craps, but the gui class was provided by my teacher.
My question is this: is there a good, preferably free online program that teaches you the basics of java (especially related to the gui) and possibly some more complex programming?
I appreciate any help. thanks.
P.S. Please forgive me if this is too off-topic, but I really couldn't think of a better place to post this. Hope you guys will be able to help.

gonintendo said:
I'm a sophomore in high school taking computer science. (please don't judge me because of my age) Our school is making some major budget cuts, so sadly our video game programming and design class (the only other higher level programming class offered) got cut and this will be my last and only programming class at my school (well there's a possibility that it will be brought back in my senior year, but I'd at least like to stay fresh over the summer and next year). I don't know much about java to tell you the truth. I know how to use loops, conditionals, arrays (1 and 2 dimensional) and arraylists and most of the basic variable types (off of the top of my head, integers, doubles, booleans, longs, and strings). I've made some very very simple apps such as whack a mole and craps, but the gui class was provided by my teacher.
My question is this: is there a good, preferably free online program that teaches you the basics of java (especially related to the gui) and possibly some more complex programming?
I appreciate any help. thanks.
P.S. Please forgive me if this is too off-topic, but I really couldn't think of a better place to post this. Hope you guys will be able to help.
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Go to Youtube.....search for a guy named "thenewboston"
He has a whole series of java programming lectures that saved me in my Advanced Java course in college....

Mr. Apocalypse said:
Go to Youtube.....search for a guy named "thenewboston"
He has a whole series of java programming lectures that saved me in my Advanced Java course in college....
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Thanks! I'll make sure to check him out!

I was in the same place as you a while back. The best way to learn is by trying to make something you want.
Before jumping into any serious programming you need to learn a few more important concepts. Methods, classes, objects, and more on those. You need to understand how it all works before going further.
If you have any questions feel free to message me or hit me up on gtalk. I'll give you some tips, ideas, and some source code of apps to dig into, if you like.
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the basics:
http://download.oracle.com/javase/6/docs/api/
http://www.eclipse.org/downloads/
now go to some university's entry level cs website and do some of the programming assignments.
but if you know control flow, some data structures, types, etc. just program. there are a ton of simple things to write. for example, write a calculator that has an add method that just adds the two arguments, then write recursive multiplication, factorial, and exponential methods that only use add (or other methods you wrote). it's simple, but decent recursion practice. i could give you a ton of simple programs to write.
oh and pay attention to what everything actually is. read and understand what static, private, public, classes, objects, etc. actually are and their purpose.

birgertime said:
I was in the same place as you a while back. The best way to learn is by trying to make something you want.
Before jumping into any serious programming you need to learn a few more important concepts. Methods, classes, objects, and more on those. You need to understand how it all works before going further.
If you have any questions feel free to message me or hit me up on gtalk. I'll give you some tips, ideas, and some source code of apps to dig into, if you like.
Sent from my SGH-T959 using Tapatalk
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I should have added, I have a basic understanding of methods and classes, and we are just getting into objects now.
Thanks for all the responses guys! really appreciate the help.

also, if you guys have any suggestions for simple apps that a beginner like my self could make, fire away.

I applaud you for beginning a hobby/interest in programming early. Currently I'm a 2nd year student at a university for Computer Science so I have a very direct understanding of Java. You should know that structure of Java (for every day use) is different than that of the Java on Android.
Download the Android SDK: developer.android.com/sdk/index.html
Follow all the steps of installation and DO the Hello, Android (World) app that it gives you. Make sure you UNDERSTAND everything on the screen and in your main class.
Continue reading all the Developer documents for the SDK here:
developer.android.com/guide/index.html

Joy2DaWurld said:
I applaud you for beginning a hobby/interest in programming early. Currently I'm a 2nd year student at a university for Computer Science so I have a very direct understanding of Java. You should know that structure of Java (for every day use) is different than that of the Java on Android.
Download the Android SDK: developer.android.com/sdk/index.html
Follow all the steps of installation and DO the Hello, Android (World) app that it gives you. Make sure you UNDERSTAND everything on the screen and in your main class.
Continue reading all the Developer documents for the SDK here:
developer.android.com/guide/index.html
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Thanks! I had kind of figured that android developement would be a whole different beast.

Who is this "java" girl and why would you like to go in and out and in and out of her?

What can I say? Different strokes.

gonintendo said:
What can I say? Different strokes.
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Perhaps you would like to have a go at Missionary Java or K9 Java.

I can sell you my 'Programming with Alice and Java' textbook...if I find it. It has all the intro stuff. First it uses a program called Alice to teach you how it works, and then it teaches you to do actual code. When I find it I can tell you where it leaves off.

Cool programming site

I've been studying basic Android coding (not rom cooking) and found the site i-programmer[dot]info which was free and awesome. I've been going through the android Studio lessons. It's not super basic and makes some assumptions that you knwo stuff but really cool.
And man... Java is hard! I thought I understood OOP programming.... I didn't...

interesting course...
Intro to Java. Unit 1 (in English): http://youtu.be/llCoszN5kcc

Where to learn programming/coding

This list is certainly not definitive but if you are not in the Computer Sciences by way of study or profession then the info below should help you get started...
Codecademy: Learn to code
www.codecademy.com/
Lessons to learn to code interactively.
‎
Learn | Code.org
code.org/learn
Choose from 3 activities designed to give you your first experience programming.
Code Avengers: learn to code games, apps and websites
www.codeavengers.com/
Learn how to code games, apps and websites with fun and effective interactive games. HTML, CSS and JavaScript ...
Hurricane Electric Interactive Programming
https://code.he.net/
Interactive Programming Courses. Perl · PHP · Ruby · Python · SQL. Web Development Courses. HTML · CSS ...
‎
Interactive Python Tutorial
www.learnpython.org/
LearnPython.org is a free interactive Python tutorial for people who want to learn Python, fast.
RubyMonk - Interactive Ruby tutorials
https://rubymonk.com/
Free, interactive tutorials to help you discover Ruby idioms, in your browser!
Code School: Learn by Doing
https://www.codeschool.com/
Code School teaches web technologies in the comfort of your browser with video lessons, coding challenges, and ...
List of interactive programming websites - Reddit
http://www.reddit.com/r/learnprogramming/comments/o3kej/list_of_interactive_programming_websites/

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Thanks for this, op

I wanna start with the new coding lesson. I have no idea about this but I want to learn this my own. I hope this will help me with the basic lessons
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Start at HTML. <DOCTYPE! HTML> can really help you understand how XML(extensible markup language) works.

Thanks for the info! I've been using Codecademy and can confirm its really good starting point if you want to become a web developer.

Thank you for the guide. I'm gathering informations in order to begin learning to code.
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sokrboot said:
This list is certainly not definitive but if you are not in the Computer Sciences by way of study or profession then the info below should help you get started...
Codecademy: Learn to code
www.codecademy.com/
Lessons to learn to code interactively.
‎
Learn | Code.org
code.org/learn
Choose from 3 activities designed to give you your first experience programming.
Code Avengers: learn to code games, apps and websites
www.codeavengers.com/
Learn how to code games, apps and websites with fun and effective interactive games. HTML, CSS and JavaScript ...
Hurricane Electric Interactive Programming
https://code.he.net/
Interactive Programming Courses. Perl · PHP · Ruby · Python · SQL. Web Development Courses. HTML · CSS ...
‎
Interactive Python Tutorial
www.learnpython.org/
LearnPython.org is a free interactive Python tutorial for people who want to learn Python, fast.
RubyMonk - Interactive Ruby tutorials
https://rubymonk.com/
Free, interactive tutorials to help you discover Ruby idioms, in your browser!
Code School: Learn by Doing
https://www.codeschool.com/
Code School teaches web technologies in the comfort of your browser with video lessons, coding challenges, and ...
List of interactive programming websites - Reddit
http://www.reddit.com/r/learnprogramming/comments/o3kej/list_of_interactive_programming_websites/
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which do you reccomend ofr c++?

I am interested in learning how to program things for android (ROMs, kernels, apps, everything) offline, what are some good resources?

You may need to know java.
Look for w3schools and also SoloLearn sites, they also have android APPs.
I'm learning English on Duolingo and I think I'm going well.
Android APPs are doing great.

Thanks

I reccomend to try Free Code Camp. It is an open source site where you can learn web languages (html, css, javascript, sql) and frameworks like Bootstrap. At the end of the course you will receive a certificate.
For the italian users i reccomend Html.it, you can learn a lot of different languages. If you want to learn objective oriented languages like java and C++ i reccomend the tutorials of Fcamuso on Youtube.

I'd like to add another great resource that lists 8 Free web development courses. Some of these courses even offer free certificates of completion. A very useful skill to add in your CV.

Some great resources here. once you have a base understanding, browsing Github projects and looking at code to understand how something is being done is a great way to pick up new techniques.

I remember the first time I have programmed using VBA. At that time, VB6 was popular and I learnt by looking at others' source code as well as some textbooks, with the limitation of internet connection. Well, quite nostalgia

bulvrdapp said:
Some great resources here. once you have a base understanding, browsing Github projects and looking at code to understand how something is being done is a great way to pick up new techniques.
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Agreed. Also if you have your own website, install something like Wordpress or any free forum software, and peek around under the hood.

good job
very good every body, thanks a lot

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UBorba said:
Look for w3schools and also SoloLearn sites, they also have android APPs.
I'm learning English on Duolingo and I think I'm going well.
Android APPs are doing great.
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your English is very good if I my say so. I actually love teaching myself new things as well and i started my journey of learning how to write code with a app from the playstore called grasshoper it is a great app think of it like sesame street for learning code.
I am now trying to venture out and learn more i have downloaded and installed both visual studio and android studio.
i taught myself how to root my phone moto g6 plus and how to install mods and custom rom's granted a couple of hiccups along the way and one panic attack lol but after 3 months of research and a couple of trial's and errors i finally found my way .
I hope this finds you in good spirits
Have a great DAY the Joker WAY " WITH A SMILE "

Instead of trudging through textbooks or online courses, the best way to learn is to just do it. Think of a project and try to achieve it, no matter how ugly or incompetent the code.

where can i start learning java?

Hello everyone. Just gained the interest to learn coding especially Java and I wanted to ask are there any available Java online tutorial for a beginner ? I don't have any IT related knowledge as I'm from management course.

Hey there!
Are you into java or anything else can be considered as well?
For instance, when I was a newbie https://codegym.cc/ became helpful. You may have a look.
At the moment I'm learning python and it's a new challenge.

Whenever I need to learn a language or brush up long forgotten skills, I check the Udemy site. They have some reasonably prices courses on a range of subjects. Look out for their special discount weeks in case you plan to take up any course.
You can also find a lot of videos on YouTube