I think that every book on programming that I've ever read is essentially the same. "Hello world!" and what have you. I feel like the way that programming should be introduced to a person is like the do it in a Chilton's manual for cars. You should be able to buy a how to build a web browser or online casino or calendar or whatever in whatever language you want to learn and then they teach you.
Whenever I say this people who know how to program tell me that there are so many different ways to do it and that you need to know the basics of the language you're trying to learn. I learned how to work on cars by working on cars. I didn't know a thing about fuel systems, but with the help of my Chilton's manual I was able to replace the floats in my carb. Eventually I learned a lot. I would love to be able to do this with programming. I'm hoping I'll reach a point where it will just click and I'll get it. I hate that I'm writing this at work, I just know I'm not effectively communicating what I mean to say and when I get home I'll never edit it. Anyway...
Whenever I say this people who know how to program tell me that there are so many different ways to do it and that you need to know the basics of the language you're trying to learn. I learned how to work on cars by working on cars. I didn't know a thing about fuel systems, but with the help of my Chilton's manual I was able to replace the floats in my carb. Eventually I learned a lot. I would love to be able to do this with programming. I'm hoping I'll reach a point where it will just click and I'll get it. I hate that I'm writing this at work, I just know I'm not effectively communicating what I mean to say and when I get home I'll never edit it. Anyway...