Computer programming intro.

MineIQ1701

MineIQ1701

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I've never done any serious computer programming before (I've played around a little with HTML) and am interested in getting into it. Specifically I'd like to learn how to play around on LINUX (The new Raspberry Pi sound like a nice, cheap beginner thing for me) do you know of any good guides or tutorials on how to get started?
 
A couple corrections:

HTML is not a programming language. It is a markup language. Huge difference.

Second, what do you mean by "play around on LINUX"?
You don't need to know how to program to learn how to use and utilize a Linux-based operating system.

That aside, you need to choose a language to start out on, depending on what you want to do. A great starter is Python: The syntax is very simple and forgiving, and it's a fairly powerful high-level language.

If you want to go ahead and learn what the majority of the industry uses, You should learn C++ or JAVA (both have very similar syntax). Regardless of what you choose, you can look on thenewboston.com for very good tutorials.
 
Something quick would be VBA. It's not nearly as powerful as C or some of the other higher languages, but it can do a lot nonetheless. Of course, it's limited to Windows, however, it will introduce you to some basic syntax and get you started thinking in a programming way.

You don't need any programming to use Linux, however, if you want to program FOR Linux, Python and C++ are great languages to use. Java is extensively used in web based applications. A lot of phones use Java.
 
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