where to start with programming?

Question

where is a good place to start with programming and hacking ive bought a raspberry pi and have linux on my pc, i want to eventually be able to attach devices to the gpio and program them, can someone link me to a guide or something that teaches me how to program (not one teaching u how to image the sd card and connecting it) thanks in advance

Answer 1

Buying the Raspberry Pi was a great step to start learning. You are going to want to learn Python and also learn how to use the Raspberry Pi GPIO library.



You can download the library here! http://code.google.com/p/raspberry-gpio-python/



Python is a pretty simple language which can be learned and used effectively in about two weeks to a month's time. I started learning Python at this site: http://www.codecademy.com/tracks/python



Codecademy is a great place to begin any programming language. They have many courses that are easy going and pretty simple, there are some challenging ones though. In my experience, programming can be very frustrating when you're trying something for the first time, such as reading information from a file, nevertheless just keep trying and keep learning!

Answer 2

To learn programming a good start would be Delphi which is used on school level to teach the basics. Delphi is a very good structured program to learn Programming. That is currently what I am using to learn to code. My friend that is learning Java he is also learning Delphi with me is that Delphi is a very nice program in comparison to Java because it has structure and it teaches you good programming, order, structure, etc. He said that he doesn't like how unstructured and unorganised Java is, to him it isn't logical to program so unstructured in Java.



The point I have is start with Delphi and then learning anything else would be a lot easier. (I see so many "Need help in Java" that I added the part of my friend)~ I do not know the other programs but I would still recommend Delphi for basics. (Or even Scratch if you are really hopeless).

Answer 3

This website has Video Tutorial for almost all programming languages and subjects from Stanford Harvard MIT and many more top universities... Thats too free



http://www.openvideotutorial.com/computer%20science/computer%20science.html

Answer 4

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