/prog/ - Programming

Never I've heard a programmer say "I regret learning bash".

>>2163

true, most simply kill themselves before that happens.

Jump into it and keep practicing.

Also /prog/ could use a Newb general- a lot of "new programmers"/"thinking of starting"/"where do I start"/"what are x for in y language threads.

What are the things one needs to know to start programming?

One thing I hate is when I ask other peoples opinions on what language to use, everyone says different things.

Lets say that I choose c++, can I learn it by just doing tutorials or do I need something else?

Like I don't understand anything when I look at the code, but I want to learn it so I can do something.

>>2212

>What are the things one needs to know to start programming?

Nothing, all you need to HAVE is a sense of curiosity and the will to keep trying.

>One thing I hate is when I ask other peoples opinions on what language to use, everyone says different things.

People say different things because not everyone started out the same. I wrote my first program in Pascal but I hated programming back then, thought it wasn't for me. Then at school I learned C# which got me interested in software in general.

>Lets say that I choose c++, can I learn it by just doing tutorials or do I need something else?

If I were you I'd try buying/downloading a book rather than look at online tutorials. I find that books provide more structure, this helps so that you don't get overwhelmed at first.

>Like I don't understand anything when I look at the code, but I want to learn it so I can do something.

Baby steps, I started out writing useless programs but as time passes and you put in the effort you'll get it.

>>2212

>What are the things one needs to know to start programming?

I started not knowing anything about what code actually looked like. As in I never expected source code for a program to look like lines of plain text.

Surely, you can get the gist of syntax with tutorials and in C++ how memory is managed, but to make a well designed program, or to effectively write something more complex (e.g game engine, given you know the mathematics behind graphics, basic movement, etc), you're going to need more e.g some practice writing code in the first place.

Personally would go with a published book, whichever way you decide to acquire it, and read chapter by chapter. I think write retarded and confused code with the languages I learned by exclusively going through online tutorials and searching compilation/interpretation errors.

>>2217

I guess I'll check some tutorials and what the different parts of the code means and start trying to do something.

>>2219

That's the opposite of the advice I gave you. Can you not read?

>>2221

Was tired when i read it, but yeah books.