How to become a programmer?

Question

Can anyone tell me how to become a programmer? step by step or can anyone tell me a good book, website or video tut

Answer 1

Well, It's not a one day, one week, or even a one month process by any means. You would need to pick a starting language, get strong and comfortable with it, and then branch off. I personally learned C as my first language, and it set me up with great programming habits for learning C++ and Java. So, to learn C, I would recommend dev C++ (Which is a C/C++ compiler) as your compiler. There are plenty of online tutorials, but the best way to learn is through experience.



In terms of videos, this person seems to have decent videos: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mIMhspJzC34



Don't get discouraged, either. C is a very basic programming language, so there's going to be heartbreak and frustration :). I would recommend C++ after that as another language to learn, as it is also the most widely used language on the Windows platform.



Also, Have fun! There is no limit to what you can do, so don't limit *yourself*

Answer 2

Well, you need to learn a programming language. I recommend C or C++ which are the ones I started on, but now days most people are starting with Python because it's very simple.



Here you go. Some Python tutorials.

http://www.sthurlow.com/python/

Answer 3

Start by deciding what language you want to learn (Java, Delphi, C#, VB)



My personal recommendation is to stay with Microsoft and learn C#, as this has the greatest audience and learning material. Once you know one language its easy to transfer to another.



Download the free edition of visual studio using the link below and use the video tutorials to get started and create your first 'Hello World' application.



Have fun!!!

Answer 4

Depends on whatever language you want to learn. If you're brand new with zero experience, I'd recommend Python. To me, it seems to be the easiest to learn. That's what our intro to computer science class taught in college. Just google, "python programming for beginners." or something like that.

Answer 5

I am a firm believer that before you learn a programming language, you need to learn the basics. Learn HTML, CSS, and JavaScript. Then, see where the road goes and what your interests are before diving into a server language.