Question

I know nothing about computer programming, where is a good place to start?

Answer 1

which language you want to start first ???

Answer 2

Whatever language will help me get into the field as quickly as possible and that has some practical application to help pay the bills in 1-3 years.

Answer 3

ok then start with java

Answer 4

http://www.apl.jhu.edu/~hall/java/beginner/programming.html

Answer 5

Thank you I appreciate your time and effort.

Answer 6

no problem like to help :)

Answer 7

You are a gentleman and a scholar.

Answer 8

http://docs.oracle.com/javase/tutorial/ <= it will help also :) good luck for your future

Answer 9

Thanks I appreciate everything.

Answer 10

your welcome :)

Answer 11

I prefer \(\text{Python}\) for a beginner to learn programming because its syntax is almost like english. Its code reads much like pseudocode (which is a fancy term used to describe code in "english" steps)

Answer 12

I would have to agree with FoolAroundMath. It is easy to get started learning python on a Windows machine. Go here and download python for windows.
http://www.python.org/download/
after downloading and installing follow these tutorials
http://docs.python.org/tutorial/

Answer 13

Thankyou. I appreciate everything and all your resources.

Answer 14

www.w3schools.com think this is the best place you can begin with for basics to some what advanced level

Answer 15

I always suggest Stanford's CS106A Programming Methodologies to start. http://see.stanford.edu and click on the courses tab.

Answer 16

I'm no expert, but I know Java, C, and C++ are very common and practical.

They have advantages and disadvatages. Like, Java code can work on any computer with a Java Virtual Machine (JVM), which most computers do! C and C++ will work on computers, but, as an example, if you use certain Windows7 system features in your program, it will not work right on Mac OSX. You'd have to change some things for it to work properly.

Sometimes, with large programs especially, Java code will take some time to start up. Java used to be known for being quite slow, I think, but it's very important to know that how you write a program will affect it's "speed". Here's this on Java's speed - but it's not necessarily accurate ( http://stackoverflow.com/questions/2163411/why-did-java-have-the-reputation-of-being-slow).
C and C++, however, are also commonly used. They feature more power to customize a program; but with such power comes complexity.

I think Java is popular because of it's support. But I'm no expert... I know much more Java than I do C++, but they share similar basics.

Popularity - http://www.tiobe.com/index.php/content/paperinfo/tpci/index.html

Commercial Useage - http://www.lextrait.com/vincent/implementations.html

Helpful Article Place - http://www.buzzle.com/articles/computer-programming/
I strongly recommend you take a look at a few of these to see if the titles interest you at all... If you want :P

I found an article there that suggests C or Python to learn basic programming concepts. Then move on to C++ (and I think it implies other object-oriented programming languages will do as well - Java is one). ( http://www.buzzle.com/articles/how-to-learn-computer-programming.html).

I like that Java is very platform independant. I use the same code on my PC as I do on my dad's iMac. It's really up to you!

Hope this helps somewhat, at least!

Answer 17

As for money, I don't know what will get you paying the bills because I don't have any professional experience in programming. But I know that devices like iPads and Android phones that have apps try to accomodate different programming languages. There is some money to be made in apps, but it helps to have a popular app and work with paying advertisers. I really don't know much in the department of money making... there is a website called fiverr.com where you can sell goods or services for $5 and recieve $4 of that. After selling enough, you can sell goods or services for increments of $5 and get paid in increments of $4. But I don't know how popular the site is. The popularity of your goods or services makes a huge difference here, though. And therefore self-promotion and stuff is important... But it's a shot at something like your own business through the Fiverr website.

Answer 18

you can also try C# which currently has the easiest IDE to work with(thats what they teach us in school as a beginners language)

Answer 19

I see! I don't know much about C#. I thought it was just getting off the ground yet, but I have a feeling I'm wrong, though.

Comparing C and C++ to Java again, I think Java takes a little work to make it a .exe and I don't know if they always work. I think C, C++ and probably C# will be much easier to make a .exe. I just read a little :P

Answer 20

java and C# are also almost identical(you could probaly count the differences on your hands)

Answer 21

I remember when C# was not around and I was programming Java. It ticked me off when MS came out with something so similar to Java but then I grew to like C#

Answer 22

Haha, cool!

Answer 23

Thanks!

Answer 24

i think you must go to
www.udacity.com
and register for cs101 in which basics of python will be taught to you by a great professor
david evens with problems and solutions in an interactive way

Answer 25

Thanks for the resources everyone. I've narrowed it down to c#, java and python.