Where/How did you learn to Code?

[Aniston]

Okay, so for those who can code, my question to you guys is....
Where did you learn to code?
Myself, I just don't have the patience to teach myself. I'm going to learn how to code in school when I can, hopefully I'll be able to put forth what I've learned in school into eGO.

 

[_Sushi]

a book

 

[RogueOps]

You can try codeacademy.com

It's a really good place to get started. Easy tutorials, easy to understand, and it even has you do examples yourself to keep yourself refreshed and thinking.

Another one is codeschool.com

Of course, you can also use a book as well.

 

[_Sushi]

You can try codeacademy.com

It's a really good place to get started. Easy tutorials, easy to understand, and it even has you do examples yourself to keep yourself refreshed and thinking.

Another one is codeschool.com

Of course, you can also use a book as well.

It depends on what one aims to achieve.

 

[RogueOps]

It depends on what one aims to achieve.

Indeed, but when one says "Where do I learn to code," I generally leave it up to them to look at what I've provided so they can decide to start on that or come back with a more specific question.

 

[Soul_of_a_Sinner]

school, books, practice, online

 

[Adam]

Went to a 2 year school for programming.
Knew a lot of HTML and CSS before hand.

Sadly, I didn't take it any further than that, but I do provide IT support to small and medium sized businesses.

 

[Shark]

The way I started is I took one class for each language that I could. C++, C#, Java, PHP, Python, Ruby. This was so I could decided what language I wanted to primarily focus on. The best way for me is to read from books and start out with making small applications from the readings.

 

[Aniston]

You can try codeacademy.com

It's a really good place to get started. Easy tutorials, easy to understand, and it even has you do examples yourself to keep yourself refreshed and thinking.

Another one is codeschool.com

Of course, you can also use a book as well.

Already tried Codeacademy, I can't learn that way. Tried it since last year, it's just impossible for me to learn like that.

 

[RogueOps]

Already tried Codeacademy, I can't learn that way. Tried it since last year, it's just impossible for me to learn like that.

Then I would try getting a class going. That might be your best bet.

 

[Meowcenaries]

School, books, and Code Academy.

 

[whitemike]

Self taught from the interwebs.

 

[Toporanger21]

Books seem to work for me, then I start messing with the examples and end up doing a lot of trial and error/ self teaching.

 

[DragonD]

Okay, so for those who can code, my question to you guys is....
Where did you learn to code?
Myself, I just don't have the patience to teach myself. I'm going to learn how to code in school when I can, hopefully I'll be able to put forth what I've learned in school into eGO.

My title at work is "Senior Software Engineer". I lead others in design and development. Mostly N-Tier server side stuff (no user interface), although I've also done my share of web based applications.

I have an undergrad in Computer Science and a Masters in Software Engineering.

I had..hmm...maybe a total of five classes where I REALLY learned something. And those where the "deeper" classes, spatial trees, network programming, and crap like that.

I'm pointing that out.. because if you can't teach yourself, then your in trouble.

Schooling/Classes will teach you only the basics. It's purpose is to expose you to the "fundamentals".

Real world programming is far "deeper" than what you would learn in a class.

 

[Soul_of_a_Sinner]

Books seem to work for me, then I start messing with the examples and end up doing a lot of trial and error/ self teaching.

This is what I find to be most helpful. Invest in some books for basic stuff for now to get that down first. They usually come with online examples that you can download or they have the code in the book. Then you can tinker around with it. I've always liked to mess around with code and just do trial and error with stuff that i'm doing.
Ya know type what I have learned into whatever i'm programming with and then make changes to it or edit in some way and try it out different ways that may not be described in the book and see if it runs.
I have like 6 books just for HTML5, CSS3 and JavaScript on my desk lol. I like to reference things a lot in case I forget. Find some books that you may like using online sites or whatever you prefer and go with that, hell check out your library even.

 

[Rockloudly]

I learned in high school, but my high school is nationally ranked in the top five for Computer Science.

If you want a great book for individual practice, I'd suggest "Java For Dummies". It was surprisingly helpful and took my team all the way up to state my freshman year.

 

[One]

YouTube, friends, documentations, and making random stuff with limited knowledge. You can get some material from MIT OpenCourseWare for free, though it's somewhat limited.

 

[ProCombat]

I have learned from talking public scripts/programs and editing different parts to see how they work.

 

[Insomnia Princess]

Self taught from the interwebs.

^ That's how I learned when my job started to require minor coding.

I do like CodeAcademy but since you said you tried and can't learn that way, I think the suggestion of getting in some classes is probably best. Some people don't learn well solo and the interactivity of a direct, hands-on class will be best. There are also virtual classes that are like being in a classroom but you can take them in your underwear.

 

[Fraurrix]

School/Self-taught.

School is definitely the way to go if you're serious about learning it. Being taught to code properly and being able to ask questions does wonders.

If you're looking to get a head start, start diving into books and YouTube tutorials. Not everyone will agree with me on this, but I recommend starting with C# as your primary language - assuming you want make games.