do i need to take programing classes?

Sentinel · Post by **Sentinel** » Mon Feb 14, 2005 6:26 pm

ok well im filling out my four year plan for high school and i need to know if i need to take programing or not. is it something i can learn on my own or do i need to take classes? i might b able to do like yomama and take classes at a local college or seomthgin but i just wanna know if i can get anywhere by teaching myself. plz help

Phenomena · Post by **Phenomena** » Mon Feb 14, 2005 6:59 pm

im sure you could teach yourself the basics...

sparkicks · Post by **sparkicks** » Tue Feb 15, 2005 1:39 am

teaching yourself is hard and long and it takes a lot of fiddling and depending on what age you are it might take a very long time. its best if you get a push start by just even a msn person teaching you a few commands and the basics of that language . btw if your starting i would sugest www.python.org as your first language.

Sentinel · Post by **Sentinel** » Tue Feb 15, 2005 4:23 am

well im only 13 if that matters

sparkicks · Post by **sparkicks** » Tue Feb 15, 2005 4:31 am

yea i am 13 and i started learning programming when i was 12 i got a course from a camp for 1 week
Edit: if you need programming for your school that has got to be one unique school i would be glad even if i could do programming 4 years into high school (im not sure of your system but i guess ur in americia but i have a different system where i come from)

Sentinel · Post by **Sentinel** » Tue Feb 15, 2005 12:32 pm

actually im 13, i just made a typo. and i dont have to have programing but its a course offered if i decide to take a technical path but thats why i want to know if i need to take it or not so ill know wether or not to do combined(technical/university). There is a programing 1&2 offwere at the high school ill be going to begining in 10th grade

sparkicks · Post by **sparkicks** » Wed Feb 16, 2005 7:13 am

well you dont need you but it would be a good idea if you are doing it for collage. and i would strongly sugest that you get a head start because most people would have probally done the same (but not all) and once you get the first bit over the rest slides in and btw im making a tutorial (and finishing it when i get over all my emails every day ( around 5) lol so check it out and www.sparkicks.com and go to learn to program and also go to www.python.org and docs and there are some more there

shadow wolf · Post by **shadow wolf** » Wed Feb 16, 2005 2:52 pm

If you want to learn to program, i would suggest taking wither a web based language, such as php or javascript (www.php.net, www.w3schools.com), C++ or VB.

Web based languages are good as you can test them right off, but you need special servers for php.
C++ is also quite easy, but you need to compile it for it to work.

I've never used VB, but it seems very versatile, and looks simple.

sparkicks · Post by **sparkicks** » Thu Feb 17, 2005 1:03 am

if your starting off you need to start with something simple. u dont want to dash right in since there are not a lot of starting to program tutorials for those languages but for python and vb there are loads

Sentinel · Post by **Sentinel** » Thu Feb 17, 2005 6:35 pm

well, i just found out i am taking them cause i dont have to choose a different path to take them apperantly

ExileLord · Post by **ExileLord** » Fri Feb 18, 2005 9:15 pm

I was able to teach myself GML (Gamer Maker Language) over a period of 4 years. Its fun. Heres my favorite thing i wrote with it.

{
if(!you.likeme){
if(getmessage("Really?","Yes";1,"No";0)){
with(you)instance_destroy()
}
}
}

kaptainkommie · Post by **kaptainkommie** » Tue Feb 22, 2005 12:25 pm

rofl game makers language doesn't count as programming.

[CL]9mm-Man · Post by **[CL]9mm-Man** » Tue Feb 22, 2005 1:33 pm

^^ yeah, I tried it, gave up I wanted a wider selection of codes to play with

so I got into VB...This is my last year of school...Then I can go to college...Im doing PC courses for sure, Not programing...yet...But I suggest if you really want a carrer in programing then do courses, but if you just want it as a hobbie then just learn yourself..You'll be surpised how much you can learn on your own....EVERY thing I know about computers I have spell tough...cuz I missed aload of schooling...and I cant do computing at my school I'm at now...Vb is a good language to start with..easier to learn that C++, you thought about doing graphics as well?

theguy2042000 · Post by **theguy2042000** » Tue Feb 22, 2005 4:24 pm

yes sentinel go for it im also going to high school next year and im sure im going to take programing if they have it lol