d2jsp
Log InRegister
d2jsp Forums > Off-Topic > Computers & IT > Programming & Development > Could Someone Answer This
Add Reply New Topic New Poll
Member
Posts: 18,570
Joined: Jan 27 2008
Gold: Locked
Sep 6 2010 05:25pm
Say I knew nothing about computers or programming languages or anything but I at least knew how to type or whatever. Could someone tell me where to start like on how to get into programming stuff. I wish to somehow learn level design of some sort for like games maybe, but I don't even know where to start with programming languages. I literally can't even put my confusion in to words I'm so confused.

What language should I learn first? Where would I find a tutorial that could teach me everything down to the very last line of code I should write and know how to read? Where do I branch out from there? I wanna start lessons on Lynda.com. But I don't know what the first lesson I should take is.

I need someone to help me. Will give fg for answers to my questions please and thank you.
Member
Posts: 16,558
Joined: Jan 18 2008
Gold: 0.00
Sep 6 2010 06:09pm
Quote (Fallingz @ Sep 6 2010 06:25pm)
Say I knew nothing about computers or programming languages or anything but I at least knew how to type or whatever.  Could someone tell me where to start like on how to get into programming stuff.  I wish to somehow learn level design of some sort for like games maybe, but I don't even know where to start with programming languages.  I literally can't even put my confusion in to words I'm so confused.

What language should I learn first?  Where would I find a tutorial that could teach me everything down to the very last line of code I should write and know how to read?  Where do I branch out from there?  I wanna start lessons on Lynda.com.  But I don't know what the first lesson I should take is.

I need someone to help me.  Will give fg for answers to my questions please and thank you.


Just take a programming class in school, Java or C is your best bet, stay away from C++ unless you really want to be fucking confused.
Member
Posts: 18,570
Joined: Jan 27 2008
Gold: Locked
Sep 6 2010 08:36pm
Quote (Fear_Everlasting @ Sep 6 2010 06:09pm)
Just take a programming class in school, Java or C is your best bet, stay away from C++ unless you really want to be fucking confused.


I don't go to school as you know. I need something where I can self learn programming like all those other super geniuses out there, but idk where to even get started. I wanna somehow learn everything about programming and how to use it in Python.

This post was edited by Fallingz on Sep 6 2010 08:36pm
Member
Posts: 313
Joined: Aug 19 2010
Gold: 1,899.00
Sep 6 2010 11:37pm
There is a wealth of free information about programming online. I'm learning python right now. You can set up a server with 6 lines of code in python ;) All you have to do is read through some tutorials and documentation. No class required.
Member
Posts: 18,570
Joined: Jan 27 2008
Gold: Locked
Sep 7 2010 10:00am
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Pij6J0HsYFA&feature=channel

someone recommended me these lectures, I think I'm at least finally starting to understand a bit more. Anyway, I think I couldn't describe part of my confusion before but now I can. I just needed someone who could explain all the terms I was reading about, like booleans, the syntax and semantics. But those lectures helped me to finally understand quite a bit of it.
Member
Posts: 98
Joined: Apr 14 2010
Gold: 0.00
Sep 7 2010 11:39am
Quote (Fallingz @ Sep 7 2010 04:36am)
I don't go to school as you know.  I need something where I can self learn programming like all those other super geniuses out there, but idk where to even get started.  I wanna somehow learn everything about programming and how to use it in Python.


For python, try these: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tKTZoB2Vjuk
requires very basic programming knowledge at most (i.e. know what variables, string, boolean etc are)
Go Back To Programming & Development Topic List
Add Reply New Topic New Poll