I am new to programming and I need advice on what computer would be good and I am 13 so i have a budget of $1500. Also I would like advice on what language to learn first and how to go about learning it.
a) this belongs in the lounge just fyi
b) Welcome!
c) if you dont know anything about programming... i recommend learning basic html. it teaches some basic concepts and imo its good to know html anyways. after that, i recommend c, then c++ (c will let you appreciate c++ a lot more).
d) i cant help you with the laptop :P mine is only 400
Teaches you everything from python syntax to object oriented programming
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If you are just interested in learning programming any $300 laptop will work just fine (If you can find one with linux pre-installed even better). If you want to go for high end programming laptop, get a macbook. You will notice that I am leaning towards unix os and that is because they are geared towards programmers unlike windows which is more of a general use os. Macs have best of both worlds
oh yeah forgot about python. great language, just one thing you need to know before using it, its syntax isnt common. its similar (in how its structured) to languages like ruby and pascal, but the way most languages are laid out is similar to c
i understand that, but i feel like its a good thing to learn. it teaches the concept of writing (in this case extremely) basic code, getting an output, and manipulating data
I think I'll go with a MacBook and HTML. Now how do I go about learning it if anyone could reccomend either a book or tutorial that would be very appreciated.
Man I wish I had the money laying around to buy myself a MacBook when I was 13. http://w3schools.com/
Has everything you could possibly want to know about HTML/CSS
MacBooks start at $1200. So that's not happening :P
I personally don't see mac's as a waste. That's just Lumpkin's opinion. I own a MBP myself and love it.