Designing Software

[SoBeTRoLL]

So I'm attempting to learn programming, and its a process, let me tell you. I'm fairly new to it, and I'm trying to learn it in a couple of different ways. One is working on projects with our forum guru D31373. Another is a neat little website called http://www.code.org, that k-12 learning processes for teaching code to new people. Some are extremely useful, others are kind of a waste of time. I've learned a little bit about some code that I probably never would have learned. I've also gone around and looked at some cheat sheets for programming. The best advice I've been given is in order to get better at programming, you need to program. Set a goal, and figure out the best way to achieve that goal. It's new, let me tell you.

So in terms of knowledge, I think im getting a better understanding of If/Else statements, I'm starting to learn how variables work, and I've gotten a little bit into loops and functions. Functions are pretty easy for the most part, you declare what the standard for the function is, then you run it through a few commands if those standards are met. I'm actually starting to enjoy some of it. Figuring this stuff out is actually kind of hard for me. I wish I had really gotten a grasp of these core concepts when I was younger, would probably make my life so much easier. The language I have chosen to learn with is Javascript. I believe that you can learn with any language, the syntax changes, but the rules generally don't. A variable is a variable, whether its in Javascript, C+, C, Perl, Ruby, or any other language.

I'm going to start this as a blog about learning about programming. I'm going to add to this as I learn more. Hopefully someone other than me takes an interest in this. I truly want to become a good programmer, with good practices and policies, So the more people can show me, the happier I'll be. Any links to good info I'll try to link here.