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Well, I flipped a coin twice (best two out of three) and got C#, so I guess I'm learning that first.

Are there any books/online resources you could recommend?

And that video was pretty funny.

At 7/9/14 12:03 PM, milchreis wrote:
This is really funny, because you probably have no clue what we mean by "logic", "paradigm" and are thinking "wtf?" in general.

Pick one of the languages and go for it.
If you made your choice we can probably point out some resources that will help you get started.

Pretty much, yeah.

And it's between Java and C# at this point, but leaning closer toward C#.

I know a bit of how to code with if-then-else statements within Visual Basic because of the programming class I took in Highschool.

At 7/9/14 09:06 AM, milchreis wrote:
What do you mean by "the logical part"?

Hold on, I'll post some quotes from a few people:

Start with logic and flowcharts. Worry about language choice once you have the important part down.

Being able to efficiently break down a problem into its fundamental building blocks, so that you can build a solution that is not only functionally correct, but easy to test and verify at every step, is what sets apart the good from the code monkeys.

Start with the logic, study the logic, then apply what you've learned to writing code reinforced by near constant work on the logic. For the most part the language picked is irrelevant as long as you're not changing paradigm.

I do feel the need to reemphasize that newbies REALLY need to learn the formal logic of things and how to plan a project before jumping in and starting hacking. Things like formal specifications and problem analysis are super important skills that too many people gloss over. Testing methodology matters too.

And most of those comments go with recommending Psuedocode, which was why I asked about it, since I've never heard of it before.

Okay, so I'm going to college to get an Associates Degree in IT and a Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science and decided that before I go to college I want to learn how to code a bit, just to see how I like it (for Computer Science and the programming IT track), and to start playing around with code as a hobby, trying to create games and software that probably won't do anything spectacular.

Anyway, I'm having trouble getting to start, since I know next to nothing about the different Programming Languages besides the names, so I was wondering where the best place to start would be, and why. I understand this is really opinionated and really based on what I want to learn, but I'd still like the hear other peoples opinions.

Right now I'm thinking Java or C#. I understand Python would be easier, but from what I've read in other forums Python teaches bad habits because of it's flexibility and doesn't teach you the logical part as well. I was also suggested to learn Psuedocode and Algorithms first. What're your thoughs on that?

Also, what're some good books and/or places to learn how to program/code?

Thanks in advance!