Programming for newbies

[emorrp1]

www.google.com gives a 1 2 3 process, with as many steps as you've got time for Seriously though, I'd recommend learning python, it's relatively expressive, and is used in the mint tools, just search for python tutorial. Programming is one of those things you learn by doing.

[igorzwx]

Type this on Terminal:

sudo apt-get install spe

This will install a nice editor for Python

[igorzwx]

See also:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Python_(pr ... _language)

[RedWagon]

anyone got a good programming tool?

Yup, vi, gedit, nano, and pretty much every text editor ever. You don't need fancy programs to write code, all you need is the knowledge of how to write it, any text editor to put the code into, and then the compiler. Python is one of the few exceptions to the last rule since it's more of a scripting language that doesn't need to be compiled to run. Even so, it is still a great language for beginners to learn. It also has a live mode which lets you type in commands one line at a time and see how they run.
As far as programs to write python in, just look for something that supports syntax highlighting.

[igorzwx]

"As far as programs to write python in, just look for something that supports syntax highlighting."

Yes. The standard text editor - Gnome Text Editor, it is installed by default in Ubuntu and Mint (gnome edition).
I tend to use it for such purposes.

[garrydb]

Type this on Terminal:

sudo apt-get install spe

This will install a nice editor for Python

I am also interested in this. So I typed the above and it responded with "couldn't find package soe what now? thanks Garry

[DrHu]

There are two choices, an editor that knows the syntax structures for that language, or an ide (integrated development environment) that aims to provide a programming project control application..
--might sometimes have a DB (DataBase), templates (code snippets, boilerplate is the same idea in word processors), a file manger (but any Linux editor can also select from the directory tree), and usually a built-in Run function that lets you test the code within that editing environment, plus finally a help function that shows you coding samples
http://stackoverflow.com/questions/81584
--python ide, they also have listed editors that recognize Python syntax.

The best way to learn programming; learning to read and understand code
--reading lots of good code, helps you understand and discover what makes bad code (programming), even if you never actually program anything, understanding code ( by reading lots of it), enables you to recognize bad coding practice and you won't be surprised, when the inevitable errors creep into the application you are investigating..

[garrydb]

Type this on Terminal:

sudo apt-get install spe

This will install a nice editor for Python

I am also interested in this. So I typed the above and it responded with "couldn't find package soe what now? thanks Garry

redone the above and it worked. Thanks SOLVED