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Re: How did you learn to code? « Reply #16 on Feb 19, 2009, 11:30pm »
Most of them were. JavaScript tutorials from them were good, and the quizzes at the end were a great way to fix your mistakes or re-learn what you didn't quite have the grip on.
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Re: How did you learn to code? « Reply #18 on Feb 21, 2009, 1:04am »
Well i have a small idea which will more than likely be implemented when we release V2 which will include many unique and huge ideas that aren't seen on many forums or any at all. One of these hopefully being a live chat hosted by me on a weekly or fortnightly bases where i give group lessons But it all depends on time and what else is to be implemented
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Re: How did you learn to code? « Reply #19 on Feb 22, 2009, 7:38pm »
I started coding HTML on my old Angelfire site more than 10 years ago. I didn't get very good but I learned the HTML by reading tutorials around the internet. I ended up taking a very long break from coding and started learning CSS about 5 years ago.
After that, I changed directions and started learning a language named DM (based on C++ but not as powerful, it's used mainly for coding games). I was coding with DM for a very long time spending many, many hours every week trying new things. I eventually made several games including remakes for Galaga, pac-man, caterpillar, tetris and many others. I also made my own MMORPG with a very extensive turn-based combat system and much more. My DM coding stopped when my computer was stolen along with all my code.
The unfortunate theft of my computer led to me taking another long break from coding. I started learning Javascript, PHP and MySQL several months ago and I'm starting to get pretty good with those now and I'm taking a real liking to PHP. It's a powerful language and I like coding with it. Once I master these languages a bit more, I'll start focusing on AJAX because that's something that will help me in my designs, I'm sure.
My main method for learning is doing. You can only learn so much by reading, it's best to just get into it and see what happens when you start writing code.
Php is a powerful language, many possibilities of what can be done with it.
You have a vast knowledge of a few languages. Dm i have not even heard of but C and C++ i do know plus code a bit in.
I feel I would be an incredible coder right now in many, many languages if I would have known what was a waste of time and what I should have been focusing on.
In hindsight, I never should have spent all that time coding DM. Thinking about it, I was actively coding in that language for about two years and unless I'm using that platform, it's a completely useless language to know. In that time I could have learned C++, gotten better in web development languages, or both. With all that DM knowledge transferred to another language, a useful language, I could be doing pretty well right now in coding. But you know what they say about hindsight.
In any case, I'm working on getting better in the web development languages and once I feel confident in them, I hope to dive into C++ because I already have some ideas for applications I'd like to create.
Re: How did you learn to code? « Reply #23 on Apr 2, 2009, 7:09pm »
A long time ago, I started messing around with HTML, so I could make some pages for a message board I had. Later on, I started teaching myself PHP and mySQL, I don't exactly know why. A while ago, I found a login code that used a bit of object-oriented programming, which was very interesting to me (though I didn't fully understand all it did, it was good to try to read through and figure out). Tutorials, especially W3Schools, have been very helpful, as well as the documention for PHP and mySQL.
After I got to college, I decided to major in computer science (and tech theatre), so I've taken a lot of classes where they try to teach good coding techniques (abstraction, commenting everything, etc). It also introduced me to different types of programming languages (object-oriented, function-oriented, scripting, menu-based, etc). I took a database course, which really helped me out with using mySQL. I've learned a lot of Java, but haven't done much with that on my own. I've also glanced over C++, Ruby, Smalltalk, and a few others that I've mainly forgotten).
I've started messing around with CSS, but am not very good at it yet. I'd really like to learn JavaScript and AJAX, I just haven't sat down and tried to learn them, yet.
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Re: How did you learn to code? « Reply #24 on Apr 3, 2009, 3:25pm »
When I was young, around 9 or 10 years old (so about 10 years ago now) I started doing HTML/CSS when I found a free web host (Homestead). At the time I was using online resources to learn; tutorials primarily. I never pursued it then, but the few months I spent doing that here and there laid the ground work I suppose.
A few years later (around the time when I was 14) I got back into working with PCs. I became good friends with a person called AwesomeAndrew, who used to be well known on ProBoards. He got me into Visual Basic. Between online tutorials, the odd book I bought or downloaded here and there, and AwesomeAndrew himself I had a rather easy time learning VB (course it's an easy language to learn anyways, haha).
Then around that time I saw Peter and WebWorldX making the first RPG hacks PB had seen. That intrigued me so I decided I'd learn JavaScript on top of VB. Once again online tutorials and an occasional book.
Since then I've gone on to learn PHP, SQL (including becoming OCA certified for the Oracle 9i system) and C++. I've picked up the basics on Perl, Ruby, Python, and Assembly along the way; though with the exception of Perl I don't intend on ever pursuing those any further. However it was when I began learning some NASM x86 ASM that I actually began learning how to program efficiently. These days I learn best by white papers and official documentation.
C++ I've learnt at school.. I think I forgot it now.
C++ was a language i began learning while i was in school as i wanted to know how they made all the cool video games. I could bet now if i tried to write something in C++ i would only know the basics. I remember writing a small text based role play, kind of like the online "Legend of the green dragon". But since then i haven't touched it, so that was about 5 years ago when i tried that. Grade 8 i think.
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After I got to college, I decided to major in computer science (and tech theatre), so I've taken a lot of classes where they try to teach good coding techniques (abstraction, commenting everything, etc). It also introduced me to different types of programming languages (object-oriented, function-oriented, scripting, menu-based, etc). I took a database course, which really helped me out with using mySQL. I've learned a lot of Java, but haven't done much with that on my own. I've also glanced over C++, Ruby, Smalltalk, and a few others that I've mainly forgotten).
Object Orientated is something i need to familiarize myself with, it is something i never really saw necessary, but i guess it makes things easier for you in the long run.
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A few years later (around the time when I was 14) I got back into working with PCs. I became good friends with a person called AwesomeAndrew, who used to be well known on ProBoards. He got me into Visual Basic. Between online tutorials, the odd book I bought or downloaded here and there, and AwesomeAndrew himself I had a rather easy time learning VB (course it's an easy language to learn anyways, haha).
I need to learn more of VB, only really looked into the basics so i don't consider myself as knowing the language.
But since then i haven't touched it, so that was about 5 years ago when i tried that. Grade 8 i think.
They taught you C++ in grade school? That's pretty cool. I didn't have the option of computer programming classes until I came to college. In high school, they just said we "knew more about computers than the teachers" and didn't offer us any.
I remember middle school.. I don't think I ever used the internet back then.. (late 90's)
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Re: How did you learn to code? « Reply #27 on Apr 19, 2009, 2:46am »
No they don't teach it at school, the most they teach was HTML and CSS in Internet Technology class. It was then that i first heard of C++ and began teaching it to myself at that time.
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