noob help (C, programing , coding.)

Any particular reason you want to learn C?

I would suggest starting with something simpler like Python or even BASH shell scripting just to get the basic concepts of programming down.

Python is fun to learn and is a very powerful programming language. There are a ton of jobs out there as well for Python developers as well.

Install any modern flavor of linux and you will have Python readily available to you without having to install anything, however I would recommend upgrading to a newer version since there has been a lot of changes in the more recent versions.

Also look at Udemy for training courses in check out it-ebooks.com to find PDFs to get started

Good luck!

Last Edited by Rick_Grimes on 07/29/2015 10:05 AM

I'd recommend going with .NET and C# or VB.NET instead of C.

I just read a forum post and seen someone mentioning startingat c . but yeah I'm going in with zero knowledge and not ready to start coding but I would like a program that I could use as I learn to get the syntax down and help with memory.

How is Linux these days ? I haven't put a second os on my PC since I was a kid. I seen my friend install Ubuntu ages ago and he was having issues and I wouldn't want any troubles quite yet. This was a while ago though. Any stable versions you recommend that are easy to install with minimum issues.

C will open a lot of doors for you in terms of preparing your brain for many other languages, but it will be a much steeper learning curve that one of the more procedural languages other posters have mentioned.

If I might suggest go with Java Script at start, there will always be web development jobs and java script will always be there and is pretty easy to get into at the beginning. I am suggesting this because there is a terrific free course on the net that teaches you JS and helps you get a job after you complete the whole thing .. Just be warned the whole course together with the required practice is about 800h. The community is awesome and really helpful :)

[link to www.freecodecamp.com]

Download a program call Virtualbox by Oracle. It will let you install virtual machines on your windows PC.

From there you can install linux within your Virtualbox VM

There are ton of tutorials online that will walk you through, but for a beginner I would strongly suggest starting with Python or Linux shell scripting.

Oh sweet I already have virtual box just haven't messed with it yet. I'm also interested in anonymity and security and encryption . also need to learn pgp .

LinuX comes with GPG installed already. It's essentially an open source version of PGP. Most linux distributions come with OpenSSL and OpenSSH installed as well if you are interested in learning more about security and encryption.

Swift is awesome if you have OSX, especially for mobile apps.

Most awesome author:

[link to shop.oreilly.com]

Thanks for this info guys. I haven't even gotten to work yet and I wish the day was over so I could dive in.

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Used this guys videos to help me through my college programming classes.