21 Jul '13, 6pm

So you want to be a programmer? by Bryan Goldstein @brysgo

I have been asked by at least a few people if I could tell them the best way to get started with programming and I have been slightly ashamed that I was unable to confidently answer that question. I got started in a way that was certainly not the most efficient one, and it really bugs me when I read answers to this question that assert that the only way to become a good programmer is to do what I did and walk uphill both ways in the snow while fighting compilers until you reflexively cringe at a mismatched bracket. Studying Computer Science is also a common answer to the question. I studied undergraduate CS after I was already pretty well versed at compiler-foo and while it is very interesting and I learned a lot, it really wasn’t necessary for practical programming. Don’t get me wrong, CS is great! If you are the one working to make sure no command is wasted then it is es...

Full article: http://pivotallabs.com/becoming-a-programmer/

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