Start learning at 50

I’ve always wanted to learn programming. I’ve read a blog post saying that at this age it was to late . Then I read a post here in saying the opposite. I’ve found a site that was learn x in y minutes where it has a bunch of languages there. After reading them, the languages that caught my attention were Julia, Clojure and Go. Are any of these good for a beginner or should I start with something else? I know what are variables, can spot an if/else statement but that’s about it. What are some good resources for someone like me who likes to learn by doing things?

  • 1boiledpotato@sh.itjust.worksEnglish
    6·
    6 months ago

    Julia, Clojure and Go

    From these 3 I think Go is the most straightforward and similar to most industry standard languages.

  • pro_grammer@programming.dev
    2·
    6 months ago

    What are some good resources for someone like me who likes to learn by doing things?

    Have small project ideas that match your skill. Search the project ideas or ask an A.I for ideas, good luck!

  • lemming123@thelemmy.club
    2·
    6 months ago

    I think the idea you stop learning/can no longer learn past a certain age is rather stupid.

    I think its a misconstrued fact, but the brain is always learning, I think the actual fact is its easiest to learn as a younger child, but I’d argue that is just due to not having knowledge already and not having any habits etc.

    If you want to learn programming go for it! There’s lots of very good resources online.

    A language like python is very flexible and syntax wise is made to read close to natural language/English :)

  • onlinepersona@programming.devEnglish
    1·
    6 months ago

    I don’t know Julia, but Clojure and Go use two different programming paradigms (functional vs imperative). They are two different ways to think about programming. Which one you pick depends on what you feel comfortable with.

    What I’d recommend is to find a free, online course or tutorial for the languages you’d like to learn and just give a go!

    Otherwise, Python is quite the easy language to learn first. It’s nearly as if someone wrote pseudo code on a napkin and said “this should be able to run on my PC”.

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  • Bob@feddit.nl
    1·
    6 months ago

    I used to know someone who learnt Dutch from age 60, and granted he’s very sharp, but if he can do that, I’m sure you can do this.

  • hardkorebob@programming.dev
    21·
    6 months ago

    No to Python, Go, Lisp and C to begin. In fact at this level you just need to get a feel for process. You need to start where u feel attracted to. You need to learn principles and not languages nor frameworks. Im surprised not one of the replies gives an accurate picture of what it entails to think like a computer. Computation is not an efficient brain like a humans. It was made to work with the hardware we invented long ago. You have to learn the rudimentary and boring repetition the machine HAS to do so it can appear as a real memorable entity. A practical suggestion is to go install Linux From Scratch. When you complete that journey you will have a taste of some principles. Then I also suggest to simply rewrite character for character kilo.c. Why? So you learn how much a pain and a workout it is to crunch at the keyboard. Learn by doing. Learn by breaking and briking. Go find a game u love with all ur being and reverse engineer it. Who cares what u know at the moment, the goal is the process not the result and besides nothing is ever finished, just get it done. One baby step at a time. Oh and dont ask any more questions. All of those have been asked, its our jobs to find the answer. Please take all this as a simple nudges. None is written with any ill will, trolling nor negativity. Take away the knowledge not the pressumed attitude behind my words. Forget the internet and just dive into it. Another way is to pay some pro to mentor you. Good luck with that since most persons are too busy and are elite. Whatever u want to learn has to be done in the spirit of neglect. You cant care too much about computation. It is just a process for making fragmented business. No one NEEDS software nor money. We all agree to play these nonsensical games. Have fun and be grateful for the process itself. Good journey to you friend! Its a weird one. Ive been at it for 35 years and Im still a newbie.

    PS The internet is filled with info. Its your job to determine the knowledge and not the judgement on the worth of the person who posted it. Too much drama and toxicity because everyone at the top of the food chain is pushing that vibe. Everyone everywhere is complaining about our violent ways, how we write to each other online and how we are all being subhuman. Peace to all!

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