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Basic Programming Skills
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You have a very basic knowledge of the command-line shell and have heard of 'source code control' but you may have never written a program
goals
You will have an understanding of using the Shell and source-code control tools, we'll also cover some basic study-skills for programming
Using the Shell
Your first step as a programmer will be to learn to use the system's shell.
Here we'll assume you are on Linux or a Mac and Chris' excellent Shell introduction will walk you through the basics of the command line.
Assuming no previous experience with a UNIX/Linux shell (a.k.a. command line), this Software Carpentry series will familiarize you with the non-GUI world and help you appreciate this efficient and ever-relevant means of interacting with computer sy [...]
Source code control
When programming you will want to keep track of earlier versions of your code - it allows you to keep a history for reference and also makes it easier to play with new ideas (because you can easily undo big changes).
Chris' series on using Subversion (open-source, cross-platform) is a great place to start.
This Software Carpentry series covers the topic of Version Control (a.k.a. Revision Control) and demonstrates the essentials of the client and the typical work cycle for Subversion, a popular open-source Revision Control System.
Programming Skills
Gasto provides some background skills for new programmers in this episode of his C programming course. Don't worry about the rest of the episodes for now, just take a look at this one video.
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[3253] gasto
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C/C++ and python programmer. Some knowledge of graphic design too.
Interested in Game Artificial Intelligence and Artificial Life. Currently studying(by myself)too many things to be worth the mention ...
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Studying skills are not taken into much consideration when it comes to any subject being studied. Ignoring studying skills for any subject is like assuming that a driver may start driving a car just by reading the manual, without knowing the basics [...]
And now...
Once we have some more Learning Paths we can send you off to learn Python and C.
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You have a very basic knowledge of the command-line shell and have heard of 'source code control' but you may have never written a program
goals
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You will have an understanding of using the Shell and source-code control tools, we'll also cover some basic study-skills for programming
Using the Shell
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Your first step as a programmer will be to learn to use the system's shell.
Here we'll assume you are on Linux or a Mac and Chris' excellent Shell introduction will walk you through the basics of the command line.
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Source code control
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When programming you will want to keep track of earlier versions of your code - it allows you to keep a history for reference and also makes it easier to play with new ideas (because you can easily undo big changes).
Chris' series on using Subversion (open-source, cross-platform) is a great place to start.
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Programming Skills
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Gasto provides some background skills for new programmers in this episode of his C programming course. Don't worry about the rest of the episodes for now, just take a look at this one video.
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And now...
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Once we have some more Learning Paths we can send you off to learn Python and C.
Thank-yous, questions and comments
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I am a just another office goer. I have genereal curiosity as to how programs work in a computer. And your videos are good starting point for people like me. I plan to follow the videos in a leisurely way and to know what programming is. Thanks to the authors for their dedication and hard work and making them available to all and sundry.
thank you in advance
thank you in advance
ditto what 'anonymous' said, im just getting into programming, and linux in general, and keep feeling left out of the python and shell "mumblejumbo". These videos were very informative and comprehensive, and i feel much more confident in using the terminal to run, edit, whatever and actually feeling like I've got some knowledge to spare for once. Ill be sure to continue on with python, C, and hopefully Java in the future, although i've heard its gonna take 10 years to "master" programming by any stretch...
Please i don't know anything about programming but i want to learn it and i have an idea in networking.So please help me.
Excellent tutorial.. Found the advice for studying and reinforcing the material very refreshing, as many people advise you to continue to work at devloping your progamming skills but don't provide a clear path to accomplish this..
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