Scratch

I don't really see "learning" it as the problem. If you have a small project and think Python could do the job, you could write it in Python and see if you like it. I don't formally "learn" a programming language, I set a goal and google/stumble my way through picking things up as I go. A good reference is always helpful. 

Last edited by MathWizz (2012-07-21 09:08:33)

MathWizz wrote:

I set a goal and google/stumble my way through picking things up as I go. A good reference is always helpful. 

That's exactly how I do it, too. I'm just worried it's end up like what happened when I tried that philosophy on objective-c: I learned nothing useful whatsoever and wasted a lot of time. But I have looked at python a bit and I see it's much friendlier than any form of C. On the whole, I always prefer scripting languages to "hard core" languages.

No No you have gone the wrong way here is the order

› Scratch
› Scratch Mods
› Python
› Java
› Online languages
› Bach
› C
› C+
› C++
If got mac continue

› Objective-C
› Objective-C+
› Objective-C++


Do you know that windows is make with C++

blob8108 wrote:

lallaway12 wrote:

› C+
› Objective-C+
› Objective-C++

Those are not things. 

Objective-C++ is, though I dunno the difference between the two.

I think you should learn Python.

@lallaway12: There is no defined "order" of languages to learn. Even in a guideline I don't think Scratch Mods would be included, and C is not at all important to learn C++. In some cases, it might even be a bad thing because of habits picked up. Also, batch and web languages are definitely not helpful in learning to program. Web languages are simply markup, and batch is simply DOS commands.

Last edited by samtwheels (2012-07-21 21:05:26)

Ruby is better AFAIK.

Also, web programming is fun, so you should learn that as well, especially server side such as PHP.

jji7skyline wrote:

Also, web programming is fun, so you should learn that as well, especially server side such as PHP.

...although maybe not PHP.

blob8108 wrote:

jji7skyline wrote:

Also, web programming is fun, so you should learn that as well, especially server side such as PHP.

...although maybe not PHP.

I find php easier to use than javascript.

Java is hard. I'd say learn python, then ruby, then C±±. VB is useless.

jji7skyline wrote:

blob8108 wrote:

jji7skyline wrote:

Also, web programming is fun, so you should learn that as well, especially server side such as PHP.

...although maybe not PHP.

I find php easier to use than javascript.

Java is hard. I'd say learn python, then ruby, then C±±. VB is useless.

I agree that Java is harder than other languages (especially the scripting ones) but it's by far easier than C++, simply because of its semi-built-in GUI possibilities and a far easier library! Not to mention there's no need for pointers, memory management, there's easy events, forced exception handling...

Sorry to revive this project a month later, I just wanted to put in my two cents. 

I think you can't go wrong learning C++.  It's probably one of the most useful in the long run, since you get low level elements (pointers, dynamic memory allocation, etc.) and higher-level elements (object-orientation; i.e. classes, inheritance, etc.) at the same time.  Even though it's not easy, it runs very fast.  Very, very fast.  I also truly believe C++ can start you on almost any other programming language.  I started with C++ about two years ago, and moving (down) to C and (up) to C# was very easy.  If you're looking at going into engineering or computer science, you're likely to need C++ anyway, since it, and C, can be used on almost any platform. 

I, personally, am not a huge fan of Python and the family of interpreted scripting languages, although I have to give credit to the fact that you need a good foundation in some sort of scripting if you're aiming at web development. 

Anyway, good luck!