EPTOn June 01 2015 23:20 Teoita wrote:
Codeacademy is supposed to be really good to learn programming. I'm actually going to learn Python myself this summer because im seriously terrible at programming and what little c++ i need is kind of pointless for the stuff i should be able to code.
Codeacademy is supposed to be really good to learn programming. I'm actually going to learn Python myself this summer because im seriously terrible at programming and what little c++ i need is kind of pointless for the stuff i should be able to code.
I used it maybe 2 years ago, and I found it helpful. I don't know what it is like now, but I did it to learn the very basics of all the popular languages over a week, and now my full time job is programming
You have to really love learning and improving to enjoy programming. You never really fully learn the skill, you just develop really good workflow, opinions about what makes code readable / maintainable, and experience about how to approach problems. But when you're in the thick of it, every problem is complex and difficult and has different factors, and new technologies demand new strategies. Which means you really have to take care of yourself and your mind, because if you're tired at work you won't be able to get anything done. You can never just go through the motions till the end of the work day.
My advice is to start early learning about good code practices and conventions that make your code readable. Debugging is a nightmare when you write spaghetti.
