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Learn to Program Anonymous 01/08/16 (Fri) 08:41:33 b70fea No.3829

Alright, faggots. You're going to take a first-year computer science class at MIT.

https://www.edx.org/course/introduction-computer-science-mitx-6-00-1x-6

>But Python is for plebs!

Well, good thing that Harvard is running a course that uses C and recommends Linux. No excuses. This one is even self-paced.

https://www.edx.org/course/introduction-computer-science-harvardx-cs50x

>But muh blub languages

I SAID NO EXCUSES. Here's a course that uses Scheme. This one is also self-paced.

https://www.edx.org/xseries/systematic-program-design

Those are your choices. If you don't choose any of these, you're a lazy sack of shit.

Even if you already know the basics of programming, you will almost definitely get something out of these if you haven't had a formal education yet.

If we do it together, we can make threads about it and encourage each other. I'm doing the third one, and I've been programming for 2 years.

Anonymous 01/09/16 (Sat) 20:20:12 9b397b No.3836

Sure.

I'll join you through Systemic Program Design.

I'm going to check out the Harvard one, I initially passed on it because it seemed like they use a multiple languages meant they wouldn't really get that deep into the subject, but the reviews seem to be very positive.

Anonymous 01/09/16 (Sat) 20:20:57 9b397b No.3837

>>3836

the use of multiple languages*

Anonymous 01/10/16 (Sun) 11:11:09 59606d No.3840

>>3836

It's pretty popular. I was talking to a woman at my university who helps put things on EDX, and she had heard of it and wanted to take it.

I started on it last year, but life got in the way. From what I saw it was pretty good, but obviously it's still only a first year introductory course. I would have been taking it this time, but I just couldn't resist a modern course in Scheme.