I'm mulling over what direction to go in this site. Do I just list a bunch of tutorial snippets? Do I have a "project" that I work through and develop from console, to file system, to GUI, to web, etc?
I'm not sure. I do know that I want to cover the basics of programming. What an algorithm is, what Object Oriented Programming is, etc. for people who have never encountered the terms or concepts before. It took me a while to wrap my head around the concept in programming of developing an algorithm. I think I have it, but I am going to research it out on some more websites first.
Well if you have any suggestions please leave them. I'd love to hear how you'd write this "tutorial" site. Oh and this *is* documenting my Adventures in Programming so I might make a few mistakes... but that's ok ;)
Answer: Yes.
I've wanted to learn how to program since the early 1980's when I learned Apple Basic on an Apple IIe. I've loved it, but my life always seemed to go other directions: College Music Major, Music Teacher, Customer Service Manager for an ISP, Help Desk Technician...
So... I've finally decided to take the plunge into programming and documenting it for all those others out there who want to start (no matter what their age) learning.
My biggest obstical is "Where do I start?" I've bought books like "Learn C in 21 Days", "Learn C++ in 24 hours", and the like. What I find missing from those books is the fundament reasy WHY we learn what we learn in those chapters. I want to know why we have to use:
main(){
...
}
What it does, why it does it, etc.
Well fortunately I have some programming friends and coworkers that have helped me to understand this function and it's purpose in the C programming language. I'll relate what I've learned when I get to the "Hello World" article in 'C'.
Well I believe you've seen my purpose and reason for this blog/site. Please feel free to offer comments on concepts and ideas that I may have incorrect, etc.
Thanks for helping me along my "Adventure" ;)
God Bless,
Will