How to start with coding?
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Thank You very much!
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Edited once by therocketeer. Last: 23rd Feb 2014
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Thanks guys! Never expected this many replys! I will try some of these and eventually make a android game! (Hopefully)
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@Schicko
I disagree.
Maybe it's because I could never stand using an IDE for long enough to get comfortable with it, but I think that most IDEs are made for advanced programmers that want to do rapid software development.
I think that beginners should at least get comfortable with the main setup/maintaining mechanics of their language before giving the control away to an IDEs wizard dialog.
And for doing that, the best way is to use a plain text editor with good syntax highlighting, maybe even code completion, and the command line.
Btw, for Python I recommend Editra, which has great completion and introspection abilities (mainly because it's written in Python). It also has most of the features of a full IDE. -
Oh I completely understand you. Nothing beats software specifically designed for and dedicated to a single purpose. I myself use Notepad++ for coding (it also offers nice syntax highlighting for a lot of languages and has support for custom ones too). However, I was merely offering an alternative if the OP was planning to use a variety of languages and doing so on the fly.
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@ShadowPlasma (View Post)
Android games are a huge thing. Don't start with them!
Start with idk, Python maybe. Python would be great.
PM me if you want a book to start off from. -
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Yay! I didnt mean I would start with a android game, but that's my eventual goal.
