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This fall I will be attending the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign for computer engineering. I have very little coding experience (basic HTML and PHP). Where should I start? ? Some have said Python and some have said C? Also whats the best way to learn, book? lynda? codecademy?

Doing a project with little help as possible is a good place to start at.

There are websites that are good also. Google on how to learn coding in {language} and you should get a few sites. I would start with the first and read for about 3 page searchs. Or have someone like red eye to teach you when he does programs

Many colleges start you out expecting that you have no knowledge. They generally have introductory courses.

If you want to jump start your learning, many colleges will start with either Java or Python. Mine started with Python.

HTML/PHP is good to know but they do not constitute OOP programming.

You can learn these languages from purchasing books; there is a lot of tutorials out there for Python that are free but for about 30$ you can get a good python book with a physical copy.

The best way to learn is by book and practice. The books, for the most part, will inform you of proper coding formats as well as the structure and the terminology. Python is not OOP but rather an interpreter. It's a good introduction program as well as a good programing for advanced scripting.

Your best bet is to start with C, most languages branched off from C so it's easier to figure out the differences between syntaxes and how the structures relate to each other.

I would recommend learning a friendly, object-oriented language such as C# or Java.

I'll usually go online to look up quick tutorials on different parts of the language. A book however, goes much more in depth and teaches you a lot more. I learn best via book, but it's really different for everyone.

A book is the best way; learnings by tuts here and there really isn't good if you don't understand the basic concept of the language you are dealing with.

Can you be any age to learn about programming? I'm pretty interested in this stuff do think I can message you later on and ask you about these books?

Programming isn't age determinate. It's your ability to understand what you are reading and do that matters. Math is also a very good skill to have. If you have basic Algebra skills, many applications can be made. Algebra 2 is where you more of want to be but for sophisticated software; you will need higher math.