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Originally Posted by krackato  What is the best way to go about becoming a programmer? |
You start out with simple languages and work your way up.
For example, first you learn HTML and CSS and write some webpages with those. Then you learn Javascript. Then PHP(or ActionScript if you want to learn Flash too).
Going straight to PHP would be overwhelming since PHP would build on the concepts of Javascript which would build on HTML/CSS. You'll use your knowledge of how to write programs for Javascript to do it for PHP, but also learn new things that PHP has that JS doesn't.
When programming, you learn by doing. You have to start projects to learn how to program(you don't necessarly have to finish. It's important to finish some though).
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Which languages should an individual learn in this day and age?
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That'd depend on what you want to do.
For web development: HTML, CSS, JavaScript, Flash/ActionScript, PHP, XML.
You can use other langauges besides PHP but PHP is the most popular.
Don't worry too much about which langauge to use since it won't take long to learn a new one once you learn how to program.
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What are some things that wish you had known before starting out and learning how to program?
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Which languages to use and to look on the internet for tutorials, ect.
Yes..
There's not really any downside if you wern't going to do anything else anyway and it'll change how you think about things and is a useful skill to have.