Programming

Recently I watched the film Pirates of Silicon Valley. The film was a dramatization of how Steve Jobs and Bill Gates started and eventually became major players in the microcomputer industry. To say the least the film was incredibly inspiring. I have since decided to commit myself to learning how to program.

One might ask where to start on such a journey. In my younger years I had a VIC-20 and played around with some BASIC programming, though more so just copying code from a book than designing and writing my own programs. Still, like anything in life, it was a positive learning experience. C++ is often recommended by experienced programmers as a good starting point. I have decided to learn this language.

That being said, I have found this gem of a site. Here you will find very useful and comprehensive tutorials. Everything you need to know is laid out in reasonable increments. My personal goal is to complete all the chapters over the course of 3 months of casual study in my free time. With these tutorials I have had no problem wrapping my head around the basic fundamentals of the language.

If you're also interested in taking your first step into the world of programming, I highly recommend this site!

Learn C++

- JM