How do you write a program?

Question

Where do you find the resources to do so? I've found that while there seem to be a lot of java tutorials, they are either easy or super-complex. there is only like one per search, not a whole train of them that one could learn from. I just want to learn how to program.

Answer 1

Well if you wanna learn to make programs do C++ or C# instead of java. overall they are much better than Java for writing programs. C# doesn't seem to have tooken off yet though, it's better and easier than C++ but people don't seem to like grasping change.

edit: the guy above me sais learn html, that doesnt make programs, it designs web pages. you need other programming languages to write programs (i.e. a game) then you incorporate them to the internet using HTML.

Answer 2

1. Learn the basic syntax of a language

you find some programs super simple thus you already have knowledge of the basic syntax I assume. If not then do 1.

2. If you cant find programs that you can learn from, because too easy or too complex I suggest you invent your own program to write. You can use parts of the supersimple things you find , usually these simple parts doent meet your needs and you need to adapt them

well good luck

Answer 3

I'd suggest you grab yourself a copy of a book from the Dummies series (e.g. C# Programming for Dummies). Also you can download for free Visual Studio 2005 Express Edition from Microsoft, which is a nice GUI-based development suite. There's also RealBASIC, which is a GUI-based development environment which I think is also free (see http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/REALbasic for more info).

Also you might begin by examining various open-source code and code samples for whatever language you want to start with. Take some code that does something simple, like draw words on the screen or whatever. Examine it, try to replicate the functionality by yourself. Then progress up to more complex tasks and learn as you go.

Answer 4

http://www.programmersheaven.com/

This is one of my favorites, it's a general programming site, broken into category. They even have a newbie question board, that I have asked, and awnsered some specific questions on.

First, ask yourself, What do you want to code, and who do yo want to use it? if it's a game, and everybody, Java would be a good choice for everybody, but bad if you want performance(most games NEED performance, but it is not nessicary for a good game).

play with the pros and cons of each language until you find the language that's right for you to start in, then learn all you can about it,

For C/C++ their are many books. I like the Jasma's C/C++ Programmer's Bible, It's a thick book that covers c and c++ code from old DOS to win95 and linux... yes it is old, but it brings you through the language nicely, without assuming that you know anything about coding It also doubles as a good language reference book, and I still pick it up regularly

for Java online tutorials are Probably best, Check the above site, also checkout Sun's website for Java( http://www.java.com/en/)
afterall, they did design the thing!

you may even just want to start with plain old c, as it's context and logical pattern is widely used in many languages(including java) and it is easy to step from c into most other languages. thier are many rescources availible for the languages, and it can get you coding!

I started with Old BASIC on a 8088, with less memory than a floppy! then I moved to c->c++->some inline assembler->visualbasic->some java(still learning)
What I code in is strongly determined by what I want the application to be.

Answer 5

first is java the language you want to use ? secondly if you want to start with something simple i suggest visual basic it is easy and the coding isn't too hard to learn ... if you need anymore info on it as such like where to get it or anything hit me up on messenger

Answer 6

what kind of program?? there's HTML it's really easy to learn you can go to http://www.htmlgoodies.com to learn that.. you can learn basic programming in general with Libertybasic http://www.libertybasic.com... I highly recomend HTML and Libertybasic if you wanna learn how to program