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Re: Programming for Beginners
« Reply #40 on: September 23, 2013, 01:24:24 AM »
I learned HTML at 13 from a 4 dummies book, so it should be really easy for you.

Is HTML comparable at all to JavaScript? And that's what I'm asking here, what's the best way to go about learning it. For dummies book? One of those free online courses (like w3)? Or maybe something like lynda.

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Re: Programming for Beginners
« Reply #41 on: September 23, 2013, 01:41:31 AM »
Is HTML comparable at all to JavaScript? And that's what I'm asking here, what's the best way to go about learning it. For dummies book? One of those free online courses (like w3)? Or maybe something like lynda.
No, they're very different. HTML is a language which describes the layout of objects on the page, and JavaScript makes things happen to the objects.
The best way to learn is different for every person. I personally like books because then I find it's faster to flip back and forth and to skip ahead.

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Re: Programming for Beginners
« Reply #42 on: September 23, 2013, 01:46:16 AM »
No, they're very different. HTML is a language which describes the layout of objects on the page, and JavaScript makes things happen to the objects.
The best way to learn is different for every person. I personally like books because then I find it's faster to flip back and forth and to skip ahead.

That's what u thought.

Okay thanks. Wish me luck to actually get around to it this time :)

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Re: Programming for Beginners
« Reply #43 on: September 23, 2013, 01:47:38 AM »
They're only similar in that you have to figure how to hack some code together to get something to work properly. But they are used very much together, JavaScript apps are used on almost all web sites. 

I don't know what the best way to learn nowadays, I would probably just learn with a WYSIWYG editor that allows you to edit and see the results instantly. Just play around until you get comfortable. HTML is all about remembering a bunch of tags. Once you're done that, there's not much more to it besides practice. Read up a bit on what standard tags every website needs (HTML, header, body, etc). I have a friend that learned HTML from Myspace, and as others suggested you can try eBay.

Just keep playing around and practicing, and if you have any specific questions, feel to free to ask.
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Re: Programming for Beginners
« Reply #44 on: September 24, 2013, 10:49:14 AM »
Not sure if it was mentioned yet but Codecademy is pretty great.

They have a simple introduction to program concepts and then they have specific courses for web (HTML) and JavaScript.

http://www.codecademy.com

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Re: Programming for Beginners
« Reply #45 on: September 24, 2013, 10:56:56 AM »
Ill check it out. Thanks!

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Re: Programming for Beginners
« Reply #46 on: September 30, 2013, 09:58:49 PM »
Not sure if it was mentioned yet but Codecademy is pretty great.

They have a simple introduction to program concepts and then they have specific courses for web (HTML) and JavaScript.

http://www.codecademy.com

Looks great so far

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Re: Programming for Beginners
« Reply #47 on: September 30, 2013, 11:24:37 PM »
Everyone talks about how coding is the future and that they should teach it in schools etc.
Is it really necessary to know code or will it remain a specialty field?  Even if IT is a growing field, is it easy to find good jobs or do you have to be a genius at it to compete?

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Re: Programming for Beginners
« Reply #48 on: October 06, 2013, 11:29:47 AM »
Everyone talks about how coding is the future and that they should teach it in schools etc.
Is it really necessary to know code or will it remain a specialty field?  Even if IT is a growing field, is it easy to find good jobs or do you have to be a genius at it to compete?
Bump.
What about programing?
And what about IT?

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Re: Programming for Beginners
« Reply #49 on: October 13, 2013, 12:42:43 AM »
anything like codeacademy for Java?

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Re: Programming for Beginners
« Reply #50 on: October 14, 2013, 01:41:47 AM »
Bump.
What about programing?
And what about IT?
"IT" is a very general term.  But as long as 1) you do not stop at "basic" knowledge/certification; and 2) you are willing to start at the "bottom floor" salary, then IMO it can be be a lucrative job when a person builds experience.

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Re: Programming for Beginners
« Reply #51 on: October 14, 2013, 09:21:30 AM »
anything like codeacademy for Java?
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Re: Programming for Beginners
« Reply #52 on: October 14, 2013, 09:39:47 AM »
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Re: Programming for Beginners
« Reply #53 on: October 14, 2013, 10:05:13 AM »
Code academy is much more hands on than lynda

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Re: Programming for Beginners
« Reply #54 on: October 15, 2013, 04:51:29 PM »
Code academy is much more hands on than lynda
Apples and oranges. Code academy is good for pure basics but won't get you far and Lynda is more comprehensive.

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Re: Programming for Beginners
« Reply #55 on: October 15, 2013, 05:11:51 PM »
Khan Academy has a very good computer programming program.

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Re: Programming for Beginners
« Reply #56 on: October 16, 2013, 11:19:56 AM »
Starting with Java for dummies, for now :)

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Re: Programming for Beginners
« Reply #57 on: October 16, 2013, 11:20:49 AM »
Starting with Java for dummies, for now :)
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Re: Programming for Beginners
« Reply #58 on: October 16, 2013, 01:55:21 PM »
https://dash.generalassemb.ly/

Looks like a good site for learning HTML, CSS, and JS.

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Re: Programming for Beginners
« Reply #59 on: October 16, 2013, 02:24:58 PM »
I started codeacademy last night and really like it. Though HTML seems to be a lot of memorizing.
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