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where to start to learn programming ? (futurology.today)
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I would love to know programming, but dont know where to start either. My focus is build android apps. Would like to learn programming to build apps for all world, but dont know how to do it and where to start. And i dont want make money with this, i just want to do this just for fun. Any advice? which language is better for a person who dont know nothing? which programs i need to install to start? Any book or tutorial recommendation ? im lost lol. thx

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[–] Kissaki 4 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago)

If your goal is developing Android apps, then start with mainstream official tutorials. Install the Android SDK and follow the tutorial. That's your intro.

Then, get the source code of a FOSS Android app that you use, and build and run that. Then make some changes to play around with it, to see how stuff is structured, relates, and changes.

On that project, with the change history cloned, or on their repository web interface, look at some changes that were implemented. A bug fix or new feature. How did they implement it? Where did they [have to] change what?

Then look if the, or a project you use, has some open tickets with labels for beginners or looking for contributors. Explore those. Try to resolve them.