Bad at programming

    I don't know where to start, anyone with patience and experience, I'd appreciate you giving this a read.

    I'm not brand new to programming, but I'm fairly new, I have tried several online tutorials, and created several very basic programs (a little input, with a little output, usually formula based things)

    So, I appear to learn best by actually getting stuck in, so my next project I have set my sights on is this: A simple launcher for my apps and games, to stop my desktop being so cluttered (inb4 steam, I know I'm making a redundant application, but I'd rather have MY application than valves)

    So the first question I pose to anyone willing to answer, is which language is most suitable?
    My second question is, how do I actually integrate a UI other than a DOS box into a program? Is that way ahead of me, with such a simple grasp of C, C++ and Python?

    Any replies will be helpful.
    I'm not expecting someone to do it for me, just some pointers. It's mainly how to add a UI I am puzzled with, I don't know where to start on that.

>>1
http://mitpress.mit.edu/sicp/

0x3A28213A
0x6339392C
0x7363682E

018E:214A

>>3
Oh my goodness, a real-mode address.

>>1
If this is serious, please consult Google.com.  Otherwise, back to .... well I guess this is basically where programming trolls hang out.

Fuck you, ban me if you will. 420chan has a better community.
Fuck unhelpful faggots on 4chan. fuck youuuuuuuuuuuuu.

>>4 Yes, Programming trolls. :(

>simple grasp of C, C++ and Python?

PyGTK or QT

>>5
What an greedy little jew you are.  You're lucky anyone responded at all.

If you're of the age, take a comp-sci class at your school. Or work through a book like SICP (although you don't have to use it, as you seem to want to be able to do something concrete) that teaches programming first, and then a language second. You can't learn "programming" from a "teach yourself C++" book.

Also, I would highly advise switching to linux as development (especially if you're using the commandline) is WAY easier in linux than in windows.

>>9
Excuse me, I learned programming from K&R, which, while very different from a Sepples tutorial, is still not an introductory programming book.

>>7
I haven't programmed C++ in years, I came back to it recently and found QT. It's typical of this faggy "robust UI framework" trend, but as far as productivity goes, man does it look ballin'.

>>10

If you learned programming from a book, that book is a book which teaches programming. Any questions?

>>12
yes, what if it's "Deitel Learn to Hax Java For Monies"?

>>12
what if i learned it from the tora ?

>>1
First step in learning to program is learning not to program things that are not needed to be programmed.

Use Launchy and find yourself another project.

But what about LAUNCHCAT, the longcat application menu??

>>15
You're wrong. When duplicating existing programs, you usually know the problem domain and associated requirements. Thus, you can fully concentrate on implementation instead of planning, making such a task well-suited for learning purposes.

>>17
problem domain
ENTERPRISE FAGGOT DETECTED

>>18
And you'll spend your life working under him as a code monkey for minimum wage.

OP is a faget trying to sound smart. Protip: put down the thesaurus.

you want GUI?
VISUAL SEE PRUSS PRUSS will get you there

>>19
minimum wage lol. sorry i live in the first world. and i have retained my SOUL by not being an ENTERPRISE FAGGOT

>>22
only first world countries have minimum wages.

having a soul means nobody will hire you. everybody hates hippies.

>>23
o rly

Posted from the office of my high-paying programming gig

>>24
it's easy to lie on the internet.
by your words i can tell that you're only about 16 or 17 years old.
you're not fooling anybody.

>>25
it's easy to lie on the internet.
by your words i can tell that you're only about 16 or 17 years old.
you're not fooling anybody.

>>26
it's lie to easy the on internet.
by i words your can you're tell that only about years or 17 16 old.
you're not anybody fooling.

>>25
PROTIP: work for a small company. you can retain your soul

>>17
But then he would not only learn programming (to some extent), but also pick up the soul-destroying habit of "coding for fun", and there is only one road from there, to installing and configuring Linux for fun, and sniffing glue. Believe me, you don't want to see one of that ruins of a human up close, with its hallmark red eyes, worn sweater, neckbeard, and constant fever for the next dose, "my Slackware seems to work OK, even the sound, I feel all empty inside now, I think I'm going to try Gentoo." (that's an almost fucking direct quote from some Diggit post, only there the scum was asking fellow junkies for their opinion on what he should do himself in with next, I shuddered in disgust violently when I saw that shit).

When he has integrity of an experienced programmer, he can write stuff just to learn it, but not until he can firmly see both the Path and the Goal and know when one is more important and which.

Let him look at Launchy. If he doesn't like some aspect, he'd better try to fix it, and that would be even greater learning. If he want some specific functionality, he can write a plugin for it. Only if he wants something entirely different, he should do it himself from ground-up.

Fact: 16 OR 17 = 17

>>28
No you can't.
When people say "soul" they are just 15 yearold anti-conformists who think that sitting at a desk all day and wearing a tie makes you some kind of soulless robot.
The only way to keep your "soul" is to never work a day in your life, instead travel the world and "living life" just like pot smoking retards claim they do (when in fact all they do is smoke pot and complain about the government).

>>31
butthurt much?

>>32
ofcourse not.
i have a great life.
i just enjoy laughing at misguided teens who think they know everything.
HA. that one was for you

>>33
Why is your spelling so bad?

>>34
because i'm not american?
i speak/type english as it was intended.

>>35
Neither am I.

>>36
well then i don't know what the hell you're talking about.
i've got a spell checking plugin on my browser, and it says there's nothing wrong with my posts; that is, except for the lack of capitalisation.

>>37
CAPTITALIZE YOUR I'S GODDAMMIT!!!!!ONEHUNDREDANDELEVEN1!!!

>>38
never!

>>38
am I doIng It rIght?

>>37
>>38
A lack of 'I' capitalization is a sign of a low self-esteem and probably some form of repressed homosexuality.

>>41
that's the most absurd thing i've ever heard

>>42
A lack of 'I' capitalization is a sign of a low self-esteem and probably some form of repressed homosexuality.

>>43
Repeating yourself for dramatic effect is almost certainly a sign of low self-esteem and probably some form of repressed homosexuality.

>>44
INCORRECT SAMEFAG DETECTION

>>45
SageFault (Thread bumped)

donating blood is a sign of a low self-esteem and probably some form of repressed homosexuality.

>>47
What if I also volunteer? Does that mean I have doubly low self-esteem and am doubly-repressed?

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