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Feb 21, 2014 @ 20:50

Hi everyone,

I would like to learn some useful programming language(s) but I'm absolutely lost what would be the best thing to start with. It seems to me that HTML/CSS and Java are the bare basics nowadays. Ideally, I'd love to be able to maintain a website and maybe even create light web/online databases or develop simple multi-platform apps.

What programming language would you advise me to learn? Can you recommend me good courses in GVA (which would also give a certificate upon completion) or any good book(s)?

FYI, I have 0 knowledge in all this.

Thanks a lot.

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Hi everyone,

What programming language would you advise me to learn? Can you recommend me good courses in GVA (which would also give a certificate upon completion) or any good book(s)?

FYI, I have 0 knowledge in all this.

Thanks a lot.

alirusFeb 21, 2014 @ 20:50

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Feb 22, 2014 @ 00:19

Hi everyone,

What programming language would you advise me to learn? Can you recommend me good courses in GVA (which would also give a certificate upon completion) or any good book(s)?

FYI, I have 0 knowledge in all this.

Thanks a lot.

Feb 21, 14 20:50

To learn follow this -

http://learnpythonthehardway.org/

To learn C follow this -

http://c.learncodethehardway.org/book/

You'd need a basic laptop, knowledge of English language but more importantly perseverance.

Good luck!

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To learn follow this -

http://learnpythonthehardway.org/

To learn C follow this -

http://c.learncodethehardway.org/book/

You'd need a basic laptop, knowledge of English language but more importantly perseverance.

Good luck!

Rohit S, Feb 22, 2014 @ 00:19

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Feb 22, 2014 @ 00:25

Gosh, stay away from C as a beginner.

Also, avoid Java as a beginner.

Get started with Python these days...

Best, if you get an account here

https://www.pythonanywhere.com

they also host your webapplication for free - up to a certain low level. Get an account at Github.com and learn to post questions at stackoverflow.com

From the terms you have mentioned I would have a look at web2py.

You don't have to spend a single penny for all of this.

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Gosh, stay away from C as a beginner.

Also, avoid Java as a beginner.

Get started with Python these days...

Best, if you get an account here

https://www.pythonanywhere.com

they also host your webapplication for free - up to a certain low level. Get an account at Github.com and learn to post questions at stackoverflow.com

From the terms you have mentioned I would have a look at web2py.

You don't have to spend a single penny for all of this.

Thomas S, Feb 22, 2014 @ 00:25

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Feb 22, 2014 @ 00:41

Hi Alirus

Welcome to the Jungle of learning, there are lots of free tutorials and I mean thousands of them. Am not sure what you really want to learn but you can google yourself in the right direction.

will give you a few links but dont neglect cms they are also great nowadays

htmlgoodies

then w3schools

tutorialspoint getbootstrap webdesign

if you want to pay here are some e-classes where you can get a certificate

eclasses lynda

lynda has good tutorials, have a look at these if you want more then google them especially the cms like wordpress, joomla, drupal these 3 are the best but there is much more.

Good luck in the programming jungle

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Hi Alirus

Welcome to the Jungle of learning, there are lots of free tutorials and I mean thousands of them. Am not sure what you really want to learn but you can google yourself in the right direction.

will give you a few links but dont neglect cms they are also great nowadays

htmlgoodies

then w3schools

tutorialspoint getbootstrap webdesign

if you want to pay here are some e-classes where you can get a certificate

eclasses lynda

lynda has good tutorials, have a look at these if you want more then google them especially the cms like wordpress, joomla, drupal these 3 are the best but there is much more.

Good luck in the programming jungle

Dorothy W, Feb 22, 2014 @ 00:41

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Feb 22, 2014 @ 01:01

For books I recommend that you go to the library unless of course you want to pay. Depending which books you want, you have to bring them back to the library after a certain time. I have a free old joomla 1.5 you can have it free of charge but Im sure you will find great turorials online.

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Dorothy W, Feb 22, 2014 @ 01:01

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Feb 22, 2014 @ 08:09

Hi everyone,

What programming language would you advise me to learn? Can you recommend me good courses in GVA (which would also give a certificate upon completion) or any good book(s)?

FYI, I have 0 knowledge in all this.

Thanks a lot.

Feb 21, 14 20:50

Unless you are prepared to compete against third world programmers who can provide their services dirt cheap then I would advise you re-think your idea of becoming a programming as its far too easy for that work to be done remotely.Sorry to rain on your parade -- just making you aware of the employment situation. personalyl I would advise getting into local networking....some aspect that requires your physical presence on site

If you still want to persist I would go the standard route that a lot of hobbyists did...familiarise yourself with programming in general...download a free BASIC software...get used to programming and dealing with errors and the like. Then move onto C, despite what people say its not as hard as people like you to believe. The main thing though is that you have be constantly learning new skills as they will be redundant in a few years.

If possible save any work you do as a portfolio you can show to employers - I ruined my chances of an IT job some years ago simply because I had no proof I could do what I said.

Oh and if you do not have a university degreee be prepared for employers not to take you seriously - they have some mental blind spot in this area

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If possible save any work you do as a portfolio you can show to employers - I ruined my chances of an IT job some years ago simply because I had no proof I could do what I said.

Oh and if you do not have a university degreee be prepared for employers not to take you seriously - they have some mental blind spot in this area

parker k, Feb 22, 2014 @ 08:09

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