G+_San San Te Posted November 4, 2014 Share Posted November 4, 2014 PLEASE HELP!! I'm brand new to the idea of coding. Also, I certainly would not consider myself technologically savvy. I've been working to change that this past year and now I'm trying to understand coding. What is the best way to learn coding. I've tried to look up stuff online but to no avail. What are some helpful resources to learn coding?? The main reason I want to learn is so I can upgrade my blog with my own skill. I have absolutely no idea where to start! Keep in mind. You're talking to someone who is literally at ground zero! hahah Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
G+_Travis Hershberger Posted November 4, 2014 Share Posted November 4, 2014 You could always start with HTML and PHP at www.w3schools.com. Once you want a little more try something like lynda.com or http://join.itpro.tv/twit/ (little support for TWIT at itpro.) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
G+_San San Te Posted November 4, 2014 Author Share Posted November 4, 2014 Thanks Travis Hershberger I'm checking it out now! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
G+_Nate Follmer Posted November 4, 2014 Share Posted November 4, 2014 Don't forget this show... Start at ep. 1 and work through the C# modules and/or find where Pearl started and run through those. Another place some people have success with is codeacademy or other sites like that. While they are good for teaching syntax, they don't do a good job of teaching logical thinking or problem solving. Take a look at a few lessons over there and see if that style of learning is right for you. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
G+_Greg Munck Posted November 4, 2014 Share Posted November 4, 2014 Buy one of the Head First series of books on HTML, PHP, Jquery, SQL. Or something like that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
G+_Greg Munck Posted November 4, 2014 Share Posted November 4, 2014 Or install WAMP on your PC and start writing code. Start with simple HTML and Jquery examples. Also don't go heavy on Javascript early on. It's great to dip your toes for specific things, but I think PHP is a better language for a total noob if you want something that is quick to start with easy entry. PHP has loose typing and its easy to write the code the same way you think , or want the HTML to go on the page. If you want to understand coding concepts, better to just read a Head First book on C# or Java. You can write C# pretty easily with drag and drop in Visual Studio , but you won't really understand it unless you read a book. If you enjoy using Visual Studio and C# you can extend that to pretty much anything. For me object orientated, strict variable typing, classes, explicit scope, etc. was all fun to read about but 9/10 times I did not want to work in that world when I code. PHP, JavaScript, and other scripting languages are easier to get started on. If you are a huge Windows person, you can do a lot with classic ASP and VBScript, while avoiding static type variables and scope considerations. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
G+_Greg Munck Posted November 4, 2014 Share Posted November 4, 2014 Network+ certification book will help you understand the Web. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
G+_San San Te Posted November 5, 2014 Author Share Posted November 5, 2014 Nathan Follmer Thanks!! I'lll definitely be looking into those! I tried codeacademy and it seems interesting!! We'll see how it goes! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
G+_San San Te Posted November 5, 2014 Author Share Posted November 5, 2014 Greg Munck Thanks! I'm gonna look into C# and the Network+ Certification book! You mentioned Windows. I'm on a Mac. Will that be an issue the long run? (sorry, I'm a noob haha) I downloaded TextWrangler and that seemed to work out fine. I'm currently working my way through that HTML Tutorial on w3school that Travis Hershberger suggested in the comments above. Then I'll work out PHP? ... man it's crazy how oblivious I am to all this stuff hahah but slowly but surely i presume haha Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
G+_Greg Munck Posted November 5, 2014 Share Posted November 5, 2014 San San Te using a Mac won't be a problem at all if you are programming for the web. You can run a full MAMP server apparently on Mac. That should be a full apache server and all. For non-HTML programming , you could install eclipse if you wanted to play with Java. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
G+_San San Te Posted November 5, 2014 Author Share Posted November 5, 2014 Greg Munck Sweet. Got it. Thanks man! I really appreciate it! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
G+_Nate Follmer Posted November 5, 2014 Share Posted November 5, 2014 San San Te? like Greg Munck? said, you'll be fine on a Mac. I use one most of the time... Even do C# programming on a Mac using Monotype. For web programming, I use an XAMP install, but MAMP works also. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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