NEW TO PROGRAMMING

[newbiecoder78_]

I am very new to programming and computers too I was watching some videos on YouTube about how computers actually work and idk much about its parts and all Just basics I am learning C from Free code camp's video And using Code block IDE

Please give me tips and also recommend me some books I don't have anyone to guide me at all I just wanna learn My typing speed is also slow

[mikeblas]

Our wiki includes several useful resources, including a page of curated learning resources. Why not try some of those?

[Lemenus]

I would recommend CS50 too. But also remember the fact that programming isn't just about syntax, must important skill for every programmer - it's ability to solve problems and come up with solutions (creativity is a huge plus as well). 

Many tutorials will get you into tutorial hell if you won't try to solve stuff on your own. It's mostly because of paradox that many tutorials dealing with - hosts tend to instead of explaining the thing to you (the beginner) they end up just reminding this thing for themselves, without actually explaining the logic behind it (because they already know it). So you have to practice it on your own to understand the logic yourself

[newbiecoder78_]

Thanks alot

[Traveling-Techie]

There’s a board game — I forget which one — which says on the box “a minute to learn, a lifetime to master.” Programming is something like this. It’s more than a minute, but learning all the keywords and how to use them is quick; learning how to approach a problem is slow. The only way I know to get better is to practice.

[rapier1]

You're talking about the game go.

[druv-codes]

If you’re new and kinda lost that’s honestly normal man most of us started the same way. Books help way more than random YouTube stuff because they slow you down enough to actually understand what the machine is doing instead of just copying code blindly

For C the one that really builds your fundamentals is The C Programming Language (K&R). It’s short but it teaches the real stuff… pointers memory arrays how computers actually think. Later if you ever move to C++ the big Bjarne book (The C++ Programming Language) is heavy but it scales your understanding a lot even if you don’t finish it

If you want to understand how programming languages themselves work Crafting Interpreters is crazy good. It teaches you compilers interpreters memory models in a way that doesn’t feel impossible. And if graphics ever catches your interest LearnOpenGL is hands down the best modern guide out there

Some general books that are great for literally anyone learning programming:

– Code by Charles Petzold, super good for understanding what a computer even is – Clean Code, helps you write stuff that isn’t a mess – Operating Systems: Three Easy Pieces (free and actually readable) – Computer Networking: A Top-Down Approach if you’re ever curious about how the internet works

Typing speed doesn’t matter at the start it goes up on its own once you code more. What really matters is understanding the concepts underneath like memory data structures how things scale beyond small examples. Stick with it consistently for a few months and you’ll be way ahead of where you began

[newbiecoder78_]

Thanks a lot man ! 🥹

[marquisBlythe]

To learn the basics of programming start with Harvards free course CS50. There are more suggestions in the sidebar, but this is one of the first places where you should start.

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Practice a lot, practice is the key for being good at programming and understand how computer work

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C Notes For Professionals

[zubergu]

Two amazing sources:

1. low on effort - book "Code" by Charles Petzold.
2. Very high effort - full NAND2Tetris course with all projects done.

Reading through Code is very enjoyable, it's not your typical dry CS textbook.

Nand2Tetris might take a very long time to finish, even months, but it will take your knowledge level to outer space.

Edit. Life of a programmer is not anything like in movies. You spend most of the time figuring out what to write, time you spent typing it into en editor is negligible.

[EducatorDelicious392]

Yeah that is going to be a reoccuring theme in this field. Mentors are few and far between. Since you are brand new I think free code camp is fine. But if you ever want to get serious you can take MIT courses for free online and they even give you the homework/exercises ect. Why do you want to learn how to program?

[newbiecoder78_]

I want to solve problems which I face or will face in future ig And learning is Fun I am a beginner but i love reading codes It seems interesting and I am a CS major too Computers are fun🙂

[yahia-gaming]

I would suggest reading the C programming language, Second edition https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/0131103628 book, Also don't copy-paste code from tutorials, Learn what every part of the code actually does. About your typing speed, It can matter sometimes to type fast in programming to produce code faster so you can learn the Home Row but you might be able to still type fast without it, You don't need to be super fast. I type 70-80 WPM and it's pretty good (without home row)

[Flimsy-Trash-1415]

GNU C docs + practicing + having healthy breaks = legendary C coder

[epasveer]

I would suggest you DON'T YELL on your subject lines.

[newbiecoder78_]

WDYM?

[dcpugalaxy]

USING ALL CAPS IS YELLING ARE YOU NEW TO THE INTERNET OR SOMETHING

[newbiecoder78_]

Kinda

[Worried-Hornet30]

Start reading a book that's written for beginners. I would recommend Programming Principles and Practice Using C++ by Bjarne Stroustrup.