How did you learn programming?

[Goldfish]

So how did you start with programming?

I am still in the learning process, but started messing around with websites in PHP, I know the basics now, but much more to learn.

[Nomar]

Trying trying trying. I learned myslef, not a star in it, but still learning.

[bashi]

Learned from a friend basicly, but now learing myself. Everybody can learn it if they want to put time into it

[invendio]

I started reading books I found on public library many many years ago (commedore64 era...). Then I started buying books that I always read in when I did not have other stuff to do. Always when reading I took the time to type in the code in the books to see it in action and I also changed the examples to try out ideas I got. For me this process is key as the time spent reading in a book (have to be a good book to avoid wasting time) allows you to really understand what it is about and why. If you read tutorials and examples only in the screen you may solve a problem but in most cases you will not fully understand why it works...
Then after reading I always take the time to get some hands on and exploring what I leaned - this makes it stay for much longer... as it would otherwise be lost in matter of days (or hours...). Most people are not able to remember a lot of complex details so using it is key and training your brain by doing it every day really helps.

Then again for me cheat sheets are great and I like to print them and stick them to the wall next to the screen - especially when I learn new languages as it helps me be more effective when I'm coding. By just looking to the side I can quickly see the syntax I need and then I can use it without getting frustrated with my bad memory. Good books may have cheat sheets but otherwise here is a resource with tons of cheat sheets you can choose from.

I later finished a bachelor in computer science which is recommended because then you read even more and learn abstract thinking and modeling.
Good luck on your programmer journey!

[72666]

That is a useful link invendio. Thanks for sharing

[bashi]

I got a jQuery book from my brother. I am diving into it, hopefully I will learn something ha!

[invendio]

I got a jQuery book from my brother. I am diving into it, hopefully I will learn something ha!

Bashi I'm sure you will. Just remember that jQuery is a front end technology that cannot stand alone and if you are new to programming it is important to understand HTML, CSS, client /server architecture and maybe even PHP first or in parallel.... or I guess you are not a that new to programming?

[carlhenson]

I learn programming by playing around with laptop toy when I was young. It has an option of simple BASIC interface.

Since then I'd got interested with C, Pascal and Visual Basic.

[kitzlerqo]

I basically learned some of it at school but i am still in the process of learning a few things more in order to broaden my knowledge for programming.

[michealwhisely]

I have started with learning first with C language and then after gone through the C++ OOPS theory. After that I have learn many language like HTML, CSS for designing, jQuery, ASP.NET, c#, java, vb etc.