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Hey is any one taking part in codeyear.com, A weekly coding tutorial

It's got a lot of press coverage seems quite interesting

 

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I signed up, did 7 tutorials. Java so far: not sure what and how much you'll learn by the end. I've got so many goals this year I'm not sure this will keep going steady but I'll see how I go.

If anyone is taking this seriously, please keep us updated.

 

Is it just Java?

 

I think it is just JavaScript across the year.

 

Ah right, cheers Boffy.

 

I'm doing it
i'd already done all of their existing labs so this will be interesting, not sure its quick enough paced for me
I did an HTML/CSS 30 day intro in a hours this weekend :P

 

Your a machine Ryan!

 

I just got the first lesson the other day, still not got round to it might have a crack at it today. I was just reading an article saying along the lines of the ICT criteria in schools is quite pants compared to global and industry standards. Wish i learned to code earlier

 

JavaScript not the best language to teach programming concepts with.

 

what do you thinks a good starting point?

 

I would say Python.

 

C is good system level language.

C# if you want a general purpose higher level language.

Target platform and problem domain are likely to significantly affect your choice...

 

Your first language should be a language that teaches you to program and about languages in general.

 

By definition any programming language that is your first will teach you to program.

Knowledge of languages in general or being a polyglot programmer becomes more important as you build your career, its desirable but not essential when starting out.

For example people may be successful for a few years in their career with just in depth SQL or JavaScript, only later learning other languages and language features.

These are also examples of the problem domain dictating the language, they may be data analysts or junior DBA's so they use SQL, or they may be web designers so they use JavaScript.

If you want to code for mobile devices, an open source OS, Mac, or if you want to code games or system level code, these are target and domain influences, they will significantly affect your language choice for implementation.

You may need to start off with one or more easier languages if your chosen language is one of the 'harder' ones to learn. However this is not always the case, you may chose to start straight with C# and XNA to write games, or Objective C to write Mac apps, or JavaScript for web.

My first languages were COBOL and ADA, quickly followed by 68k assembler, C, Prolog and SQL.

 

Various languages (assemblers aside as a class of there own) have different sets of inherent qualities which make them easier to grasp, as well as making various concepts and paradigms easier to grasp.

Also various languages are better than others when it comes to enforcing good coding practices and generally help people become better coders.

As not all languages are multi-paradigm I think its best to choose one , or as close to as possible (although often you can use DSL(s) on top), as your first language whilst meeting the other criteria above. Personally I think this gives you a set of skills making it easier to pick up any language.

Of course, knowing any language is only a small part of being a good developer and coder there's a ton of other subjects to grasp as I am sure you would agree.