Question

Can Anyone recommend a python site for beginners ??

Answer 1

The MIT course is a good place to start.

Answer 2

how do i follow along im not to familiar with it??

Answer 3

Get Gtalk its faster :) that way we can exchange info faster :)

Answer 4

You go at your own pace? there are no dates where anything is due.

Answer 5

well can you give me some links ? and alittle info on how to start with the course :)

Answer 6

http://ocw.mit.edu/courses/electrical-engineering-and-computer-science/6-00-introduction-to-computer-science-and-programming-fall-2008/ and you start by watching the first lecture.

Answer 7

Is there google talk for ubuntu?

Answer 8

Im sure theres a client in the synapticpkg

Answer 9

i dualboot ubuntu11.4 and win7 :)

Answer 10

from the looks of it theres a gtalk gadget inside the chrome browser.. but im sure that you can use empathy or pidgin :) im sure both those chat clients support gtalk :)

Answer 11

Ok I dualboot too but I don't wanna have to switch just to chat with you that'd be annoying.

Answer 12

lol . ubuntu has pidgin and in pidgin u can choose to use gtalk
http://www.blog.highub.com/linux/install-and-use-google-talk-to-chat-on-ubuntu/

Answer 13

I got it whats your email again

Answer 14

eaux(dot)os@gmail(dot)com

Answer 15

do i need to know math to program??

Answer 16

only simple math :) not calculus .lol

Answer 17

stuff like algebra right??? if so u know any good site that i can learn , im very rusty

Answer 18

No sorry and Algebra covers the majority of programming but calculus is necessary in some parts of programming too.

Answer 19

from what i know the really hard stuff like cryptography and 3D games do require more math knowledge but you can also make simple programs with very little math know how :)

Answer 20

well thanks. will google learning math, think i need that stuff

Answer 21

eux when I tried adding u on empathy (gtalk) it put a question mark next to your name and when I sent message it said you were offline

Answer 22

i hope this site helps you :)
http://www.purplemath.com/modules/index.htm

Answer 23

nice one eux, thanks
looks complete

Answer 24

do you know what you want to program ? games . websites.apps.?

Answer 25

Games, my main interest

Answer 26

oh cool
:)
same here .
are you completely new to programing?

Answer 27

totally, never programmed b4, i think it a cool art

Answer 28

oh than i think you might want to start with python :)

Answer 29

from what i hear C++ is the best to program games in.:)

Answer 30

ya, i heard python was easy, to learn but also heard i had to know algebra

Answer 31

well yeah for games but you can always start small :) heres a link to simple python games.
http://www.pygame.org/news.html

Answer 32

I think almost all programming languages you need to know except text base languages like html, (correct me if I'm wrong) I'm not 100% sure html is purely text base but I believe so.

Answer 33

need to know algebra*

Answer 34

c++ is a killer, very hard to grasp, but i will start with that purplemath site see where it takes me

Answer 35

Yeah ive read a couple articles on C++ there are some good books but if game programing is what you wanna do then it be best review your algebra :) .

Answer 36

thanx guys for the pointer

Answer 37

Np :) i think us programing beginners should stay connected. i took an interest in python last year but ive taken a deeper interest in it this year. :)

Answer 38

http://ocw.mit.edu/resources/res-18-006-calculus-revisited-fall-2010/course-introduction/

Answer 39

You should start by getting some books, then come in here whenever you're stuck, or just want to chat, you'll have no worries.