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Programming for the non-programmer
The document provides advice for non-programmers on why they should learn to code. It recommends finding a simple project that interests you personally to start with. It also suggests searching online and asking others for help when getting stuck. The document discusses several popular programming languages for beginners and recommends Python for its cross-platform compatibility, large community support, extensive library of modules, and resemblance to natural language. It provides examples of ideal beginner projects like automating tasks or searching Twitter.
Programming for the non-programmer
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- 2. WHY YOU SHOULD CODE
- 3. "Almost every smartperson has a good idea in them."
- 4. “We are allmakers.”
- 5. “A human beingshould be able to change a diaper, plan an invasion, butcher a hog, conn a ship, design a building, write a sonnet, balance accounts, build a wall, set a bone, comfort the dying, take orders, give orders, cooperate, act alone, solve equations, analyze a new problem, pitch manure, program a computer, cook a tasty meal, fight efficiently, die gallantly. Specialization is for insects.”
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- 7. Find something youreally want to make
- 8. Find something youreally want to make
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- 13. WHICH PROGRAMMING LANGUAGE?
- 14. JAVASCRIPT OTHER RUBY PYTHON JAVA SHELL
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- 16. CROSS-PLATFORM OSX, Linux, Windows. Web, desktop(pseudonative), mobile(Appcelerator)
- 17. HUGE COMMUNITY Helpful if yor’re a beginner
- 18. TONS OF MODULES Write less, achieve more
- 19. MIMICS HUMAN LANGUAGE Growing popularity in high schools as the first programming language
- 20. WHAT DOES IT LOOK LIKE?
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- 24. Which Programming LanguageMakes You Curse More? C# C++ C JAVA JAVASCRIPT PERL PHP PYTHON RUBY
- 25. @ STELIAN Web designerfor @ DIGITI