you guys are probably going to think this is a troll, but whatever.
I'm a complete programming virgin, and I want to pick it up.
I have (sigh) an iMac and a Macbook, both with Ubuntu running on a partition (gifts from my parents, I swear I'm not that bad on my own). Which language should I start with, and are there any easy sites or guides that'll help me learn the ropes?
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Hiptimus Prime2009-06-28 23:55
As a fellow Macfag, I suggest you look up some Ruby and Python tutorials. Both are already built into OS X.
People will reply to this thread telling you to pick one or the other, but they're retards. Make that decision yourself.
>>1
Start with a simple scripting language like Python. Look at other people's code, try to modify it to do something a little different, then add a new feature or two. Then write something of your own. Voilà, your a programmer.
>>17
I assure you that even as I typed my humorously exaggerated reply, my face remained in the well-known arrangement that people come traveling from afar to bask in the tranquility of.
>>13
Voila` un paio di balle! (Italian words for "that's not so simple"). Becoming a Programmer requires the most profound commitment and astute mind, not just reading some code.