Best place to learn coding?

Racer500

I really want to learn programming, where/what is the best place/way to learn? Also, what programming language is the best most useful and easiest to learn?? I've heard good things about C++. Thanks!

Last edited by Racer500 (Oct. 15, 2015 13:26:29)

MegaApuTurkUltra

C++ is hard. Learn Python or Javascript first

Racer500

MegaApuTurkUltra wrote:
C++ is hard. Learn Python or Javascript first

OK, thanks!

Jonathan50

No one place is the best, everything has pros and cons, try to choose the best one to meet your needs.

ChocolatePi

To learn Javascript, I recommend this website, but when you start getting more advanced, I would recommend this website.

flooring

ChocolatePi wrote:
To learn Javascript, I recommend this website, but when you start getting more advanced, I would recommend this website.

Another Mozilla website, thimble.webmaker.org. It uses HTML

HTML and Visual Basic are good for a start too.

Some good HTML tutorials are on Khanacademy.org (ProcessingJS) and W3schools.com. You can experiment on Jsfiddle.net

Roblox Studio on ROBLOX.com uses Lua and a custom 3d game engine.

meowflash

Well, FiM++ is an esoteric language with a wiki! Click here for info about FiM++!

(BTW, FiM++ isn't mine.)

djdolphin

meowflash wrote:
Well, FiM++ is an esoteric language with a wiki! Click here for info about FiM++!

(BTW, FiM++ isn't mine.)

It's probably not a good idea to try learning an esoteric language before a real language.

MegaApuTurkUltra

djdolphin wrote:
meowflash wrote:
Well, FiM++ is an esoteric language with a wiki! Click here for info about FiM++!

(BTW, FiM++ isn't mine.)
It's probably not a good idea to try learning an esoteric language before a real language.

Lol, you should totally learn Befunge before any other language.
No, really, don't. Even I don't fully understand it.

technoboy10

MegaApuTurkUltra wrote:
djdolphin wrote:
meowflash wrote:
Well, FiM++ is an esoteric language with a wiki! Click here for info about FiM++!

(BTW, FiM++ isn't mine.)
It's probably not a good idea to try learning an esoteric language before a real language.
Lol, you should totally learn Befunge before any other language.
No, really, don't. Even I don't fully understand it.

Malbolge is a great beginner's language! /sarcasm

As for the ‘best’ programming language… 1) there isn't one and 2) Here's some advice on what language you might want to learn. I would also recommend http://codecademy.com for learning Python/JS. C++ is useful, but not an easy thing to learn directly after Scratch.

Hamish752

I would recommend trying Python. I found it really easy to understand when I first started out. Although, as any other sane person will tell you, learn Python 2, not 3.
No seriously, don't learn Python 3

Jonathan50

Hamish752 wrote:
I would recommend trying Python. I found it really easy to understand when I first started out. Although, as any other sane person will tell you, learn Python 2, not 3.
No seriously, don't learn Python 3

Learn Python 3 first
LEARN PYTHON 3
but like, why? why would you prefer python 2?! (py 2 has odd syntax for print and input() is just way messed up, also you can't have unicode characters like accented letters in strings)

Last edited by Jonathan50 (Oct. 15, 2015 07:04:37)

Rumanti

Python2 isn't weird! It's PYTHON3 that's weird!!

Jonathan50

Rumanti wrote:
Python2 isn't weird! It's PYTHON3 that's weird!!

Can you explain please?

Last edited by Jonathan50 (Oct. 15, 2015 07:58:06)

liam48D

Jonathan50 wrote:
Rumanti wrote:
Python2 isn't weird! It's PYTHON3 that's weird!!
Can you explain please?

Python 3 is weird because it changes how Python 2 works, and Python 2 is weird because of how it works.

Hamish752

liam48D wrote:
Jonathan50 wrote:
Rumanti wrote:
Python2 isn't weird! It's PYTHON3 that's weird!!
Can you explain please?
Python 3 is weird because it changes how Python 2 works, and Python 2 is weird because of how it works.

^^^ I guess I was just so used to Python 2….

Rumanti

Hamish752 wrote:
liam48D wrote:
Jonathan50 wrote:
Rumanti wrote:
Python2 isn't weird! It's PYTHON3 that's weird!!
Can you explain please?
Python 3 is weird because it changes how Python 2 works, and Python 2 is weird because of how it works.
^^^ I guess I was just so used to Python 2….

xD You're not the first one to say that Python 2 is better than Python 3.. Occasionally posts are flung around on the weirdness of 3 and the quirkiness of 2. Or more specifically, 2.7 and 3.4.

BookOwl

Rumanti wrote:
Hamish752 wrote:
liam48D wrote:
Jonathan50 wrote:
Rumanti wrote:
Python2 isn't weird! It's PYTHON3 that's weird!!
Can you explain please?
Python 3 is weird because it changes how Python 2 works, and Python 2 is weird because of how it works.
^^^ I guess I was just so used to Python 2….
xD You're not the first one to say that Python 2 is better than Python 3.. Occasionally posts are flung around on the weirdness of 3 and the quirkiness of 2. Or more specifically, 2.7 and 3.4.

PREHISTORIC CODING DINOSAURS!!! YOU KNOW NOTHING ABOUT CODING!!! PYTHON 3 IS THE FUTURE!!!
Please don't ban me for that.

Also, what about Python 3.5?

BookOwl

Oh, and
PYTHON 3 ISNT WEIRD!!! PYTHON 2 IS WEIRD, WITH ITS MESSED CLASSES, WEIRD PRINT, AND KOOKY INPUT!!!
I'm done, I promise

BookOwl

Jonathan50 wrote:
Hamish752 wrote:
I would recommend trying Python. I found it really easy to understand when I first started out. Although, as any other sane person will tell you, learn Python 2, not 3.
No seriously, don't learn Python 3
Learn Python 3 first
LEARN PYTHON 3
but like, why? why would you prefer python 2?! (py 2 has odd syntax for print and input() is just way messed up, also you can't have unicode characters like accented letters in strings)

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