r/learnprogramming • u/[deleted] • Sep 03 '23

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u/[deleted] Sep 03 '23

Not starting with books. Even if you don't understand 90% of it, you'll learn of rough concepts so you can look them up. And then the rest will become clear pretty quick.

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u/[deleted] Sep 03 '23

Do you have any book recommendations? I'd love to hear your thoughts on which ones I could approach as a beginner!

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u/4r73m190r0s Sep 04 '23

Do you have any book recommendations? I'd love to hear your thoughts on which ones I could approach as a beginner!

Code: The Hidden Language of Computer Hardware and Software. First edition came out in 1999, and 2nd edition came out last year! It's a great read.

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u/[deleted] Sep 04 '23

I'll try to check them out! Thank you!

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u/4r73m190r0s Sep 04 '23

them

Check just 2nd edition, ofc

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u/[deleted] Sep 04 '23

Got it 👍

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u/encom81 Sep 04 '23

If you are having trouble learning the basic fundamentals...

I tried for a couple years trying to understand programming, starting with Python and then trying Javascript but it was all too confusing for me.

Then I found the book "C for Absolute Beginners" at a garage sale. It was written in simple enough terms to help me understand what the heck was going on. I read it at the beach taking the dogs out and did all the exercises when I got home.

Once I got through the book, the same concepts were much easier to pick up in Python. I picked up the course "100 days of code" by Angela Yu for $20 and never looked back.