Which language should I start with, since I never touched any coding before.

I'm looking for something to make programs for computer with and NOT internet coding/Design coding stuff.


also which program can I use on a mac to code also.

Thanks

what kind of programs?

generally, unless you're doing stuff for Windows, coding on a mac is actually easier.

on a mac, python and gcc are installed by default (as is a version of the JSDK), and of course a cocoa compiler for writing stuff for Mac OS and iOS. there are also some great tools for writing/editing code -- mac versions of Eclipse and IntelliJ, command line editors like emacs and vim, and a zillion different GUI-based text editors (some great ones too) available.


so if you've never done any coding before, I'd say you should start with Python. that's easy enough to get into, and you don't need to download any additional software to start doing it. just open up a TextEdit editor (or download your favorite - XCode and SubethaEdit are two that come to mind) and start coding...

thank you.

A God of Python made http://programming-motherfucker.com/, there's a giant list of free resources available on it.

If you are going to start with Python I would first look into MIT OCW introductory classes (video) and Zed Shaw's Learn Python the Hard Way.

I would start with Visual Basic.net (Microsoft).. You can download this by googling visual basic express 2010 and download it directly off MS website.

There are a ton of tutorials on youtube and the syntax is pretty easy to learn.

thanks for that link! :P