What was your first Programming language?
@Alby:
I lol'd. Oh and that's implying HTML and CSS are programming languages. JavaScript is though o:
I lol'd. Oh and that's implying HTML and CSS are programming languages. JavaScript is though o:
Python baby.
Then I learned some Perl.
And then finally I took (actually currently taking) a summer class on C++.
Then I learned some Perl.
And then finally I took (actually currently taking) a summer class on C++.
@Albatross That's the kind of post that makes me wish we had dedicated +1 buttons :)
Game Maker Langauge (GML) -- high level slow stuff. DX8 3D...lol. Poor OO.
Visual Basic -- didn't make it too far.
C# -- on and off, really learned it now. Wrote a 1000-line class for Dragon Age: Origins' G2DA format recently, for modding's sake. Also I wrote a decent threaded server/client library. I really like the simplicity of C# and for GUI apps that do nothing heavy, I prefer it.
C++ -- Not too hard. My best creation here is a linked generic queue that actually works and require no iteration. Also, undestood threads and mutually exclusive objects...easier than expected.
I am beginning my bachelor degree in game programming this fall and I hope to ace it, as the programming on the first year seems to cover areas I already have some understanding of. The math looks intimidating though.
Visual Basic -- didn't make it too far.
C# -- on and off, really learned it now. Wrote a 1000-line class for Dragon Age: Origins' G2DA format recently, for modding's sake. Also I wrote a decent threaded server/client library. I really like the simplicity of C# and for GUI apps that do nothing heavy, I prefer it.
C++ -- Not too hard. My best creation here is a linked generic queue that actually works and require no iteration. Also, undestood threads and mutually exclusive objects...easier than expected.
I am beginning my bachelor degree in game programming this fall and I hope to ace it, as the programming on the first year seems to cover areas I already have some understanding of. The math looks intimidating though.
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| The math looks intimidating though. |
That's a common shock for people on game dev courses AFAIK. Embrace the math - it should be fun :) And if it's any consolation when you're learning vectors in 3D flat space, remember that for my masters, I'm working with vectors in an arbitrary dimensional curved space ;)
And in a curved space, vectors are defined in a very different way (of course, the flat vector definition must be a subset of the curved space definition...)
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Well... First programming language i never used (and program did actually work!) was uhm... gwbasic (or did it was qwbasic (worked in dos))... QB was the next which i used. I did get good(ish) on that. Used graphics and such on that; missing those still!
C++ was the next big adventure on me! Still on that path....
Now... About the "programming languages" i know (everything is NOT language itself but i include those):
-(Q)GWbasic
-QuickBasic
-VB (Visual Basic (used v4) )
-FreeBasic (YEAH :D)
-C++
-Festo PLC 's (Ladders yeah...)
-Siemens PLC's (some of them; S6 for ex.)
-Pic Assembly (sort of)
-and... well hoping more
C++ was the next big adventure on me! Still on that path....
Now... About the "programming languages" i know (everything is NOT language itself but i include those):
-(Q)GWbasic
-QuickBasic
-VB (Visual Basic (used v4) )
-FreeBasic (YEAH :D)
-C++
-Festo PLC 's (Ladders yeah...)
-Siemens PLC's (some of them; S6 for ex.)
-Pic Assembly (sort of)
-and... well hoping more
My Grandfather programmed in binary for the State of Utah entering Birth/Death certs. into the computer system.
I first learned how to use IF Else statements in Warcraft3's map editor :) I did very very minimal coding in HTML, played around a bit with GML, now I'm C++ all the way!
Would a college programming class be most beneficial for learning the language or will internet tutorials and books be sufficient?
I first learned how to use IF Else statements in Warcraft3's map editor :) I did very very minimal coding in HTML, played around a bit with GML, now I'm C++ all the way!
Would a college programming class be most beneficial for learning the language or will internet tutorials and books be sufficient?
I'd say start with internet and then get a good book. I know at least a few this site's regulars are self taught or pre-college.
I was entirely self taught until I started college. I still do a lot of self teaching to supplement what my courses give me, or just because I crave more than they can offer.
Randal, I don't know how close you are to attending college, but I would strongly suggest reading tutorials across the net, and if you find they aren't enough, picking up a book on the subject. I did just that once and I'm never going back to a life without this sort of knowledge. :)
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Randal, I don't know how close you are to attending college, but I would strongly suggest reading tutorials across the net, and if you find they aren't enough, picking up a book on the subject. I did just that once and I'm never going back to a life without this sort of knowledge. :)
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| That's a common shock for people on game dev courses AFAIK. Embrace the math - it should be fun :) And if it's any consolation when you're learning vectors in 3D flat space, remember that for my masters, I'm working with vectors in an arbitrary dimensional curved space ;) And in a curved space, vectors are defined in a very different way (of course, the flat vector definition must be a subset of the curved space definition...) |
I nailed 3D vectors back in upper secondary school (Norwegian system). It's just so much new. However, I understand the importance of much of it, like the usage of quaternions, though I know little what the hell they are.
10 hours of lectures every week should cover that pretty well, I think.
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| Randal, I don't know how close you are to attending college, but I would strongly suggest reading tutorials across the net, and if you find they aren't enough, picking up a book on the subject. I did just that once and I'm never going back to a life without this sort of knowledge. :) |
Lol
I actually just graduated for the second time from college. I got my degree in Fire Science (Firefighter school), don't laugh there really is some science to it. Also I just graduated a few days ago with my Cert. in Paramedicine.
I do programming as a hobby. The problem is, no one is hiring Firefighters or Medics right now. So I was thinking maybe I should A) get a BS in Computer Engineering/Programming or B) go to Medical school and become a doctor.
I've gone through most of the tutorials on Xoax.net (I learn best from videos) I'm also reading C++ in 21 days. It should be titles C++ in 21 Months. It's been sooooo sloooow starting out not knowing where to start. It's like trying to teach yourself how to read and write. Without my mommy to sit behind me and help me sound out the words.
(I'm probably in the Oldest aged/Newest to programming category. I'm 24 and started programming a year ago.)
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I started programming on my own, but I learned far more in University than I would have otherwise. Programming is a skill, and like any skill, it takes time and practice to develop it. (Also, you're still a young'un.) :-)
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I think that I first started programming on a Texas Instruments graphing calculator a few years almost a decade back in high school. (TI-BASIC) I was a pretty popular fellow since my calculator could automagically do pretty much all of the physics homework problems.
Now, programming has become somewhat of an addiction. It's annoying, but I can't seem to stop.
Now, programming has become somewhat of an addiction. It's annoying, but I can't seem to stop.
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My first language that I played with was python but then I moved on and really learned c++, but I prefer good ole C the most
I first learned HTML, but they say it's sort of a programming language. So I guess my first programming language was CSS. I don't remember much, but I think this is how I learned in appearance:
HTML
CSS
XHTML
Javascript
and after that, I really don't know, but I do know some of the programming languages in the present time.
CSS
Javascript
and after that, I really don't know, but I do know some of the programming languages in the present time.
CSS isn't a programming language, and is actually further away from being one than HTML if you ask me.