(adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); Hey guys. I am new to programming and I ain't scared to admit it. I was just wondering since most of y'all know a lot about coding and what not where a good place to start is and the type of programs I need to have to make and have a program run. I have Notepad ++ so please just leave me some information on good things to have and good places to start. Thanks.

Oh that's it? I've already done that a few times. Thanks man.

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Personally I don't think it matters which language you start with in the long run as each and every language is unique in some aspects.
What I would suggest though would to learn the basic understanding for every language of programming. ( variables, statements, etc. )
As for tutorials, maybe they really do help but there not essential as I have never watched or read any tutorials.
The last thing I'm going to say is try and not give up, I know everybody says it but it really is important.

Oh and I would not get to involved in any forum programming as its just full of people who think they are superior to everybody else.

you've never watched or read any tutorials? really. hard to believe as you define a tutorial as a method of transferring knowledge. so yeah i hate to say it but yes you have watched some sort of tutorial. whether it was showing you how functions variables statements or whatever worked. people can't just sit down and start coding, doesn't happen. but whatever you believe. i have to say i do agree with you on the "doesn't matter what language part." as it's mainly about how far you want to take that language. not trying to flame or anything it's just i hate when people say oh i never used tutorials blah blah. if you learned from looking at someone else's coding then that's basically your tutorial. that's just how you understand stuff. no big deal. i'm white

Well its true, believe it or not.
To be honest I don't know how it happened either, I think it was mainly me looking at other scripts and trying to figure out how they work.

nice, you smart nigga

Here's the fact of the matter:

Tutorials are essential to being able to program. You may consider yourself a programmer, but trust me, if you've never read a book, taken a class, watched a few video series, or whatever it is, you do not know how to program. So many people say that they can just "figure out" a language, that they can just look at it and understand: the fact of the matter is that technique does not work, and only leads people to believe in a false sense of ability.

Furthermore, it does matter what language you start with. The languages you start with and stick with will be the languages you know best, and each language can have different techniques or methods of accomplishing things, and will make all the difference when it comes down to methodology, which is probably one of the biggest parts of programming. Variables, statements, and "etc" are NOT major parts of programming, yes, they are in virtually every language, and yes, virtually all programs will make use of them, but knowing what a variable is and saying that you understand "programming" is like saying that you know what addition is and therefore you understand calculus.

Firstly your second rant is completely irrelevant, variables and statements are essential in programming.
Also I find it quite shocking you can judge me on my programming skill without knowing me?
As I have stated above, I used a common and easy method to learning how to program -thanks to the guy who quoted me on that.

That's how I work.

Haha. I am looking at tutorials to learn Java for now and when I get a good understanding of Java I am moving to C++.

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Hey can you explain what this means to me. I don't understand this line and it doesn't explain it in the tutorial.

void printStates() {
System.out.println("cadence:"+cadence+" speed:"+speed+" gear:"+gear);

Also can you explain why the "" marks are there and what the + signs represent. Thanks.