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Is he familer with any programming languages? If he is I'd recommend to him to just pick a small project.
For example: Implement Minesweeper.
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Is he familer with any programming languages? If he is I'd recommend to him to just pick a small project.
For example: Implement Minesweeper.
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EdX has c++ courses:
www.edx.org
but why not use a book?
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Personally I would recommend Accelerated c++ into Tour of C++ into Effective modern c++
Best Online C++ Courses and Programs
Launch your coding career by exploring hands-on C++ programming courses. Explore programming language classes and other programs with edX.
but why not use a book?
The Definitive C++ Book Guide and List
This question attempts to collect the few pearls among the dozens of bad C++ books that are published every year. Unlike many other programming languages, which are often picked up on the go from
Personally I would recommend Accelerated c++ into Tour of C++ into Effective modern c++
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Asshat wormie
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If he is a noob just have him do this:
www.edx.org
Or this
www.edx.org
HarvardX: CS50's Introduction to Computer Science
An introduction to the intellectual enterprises of computer science and the art of programming.
Or this
MITx: Introduction to Computer Science and Programming Using Python
An introduction to computer science as a tool to solve real-world analytical problems using Python 3.5.
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Codeacademy has a course as well. They've been paywalling it up lately, but it's still a good introduction with immediate feedback.
Learn C++ | Codecademy
Learn C++ | Codecademy
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The_Black_Log Foler
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Visual studio code bud. Shit is tits for HTML/css/js. Add in plugins for git and other things.Hey, I need a little advice about writing/publishing apps and signing keys, my google skills are failing me and I'm self taught on web programming. I feel like I'm probably doing lots of work arounds for something there's an easier way of doing. I got some amazing help here last year (from Control) so turning to you guys again
I've spent a year working on an education website with procedurally generated math questions, it's going pretty well and I'm ready to start looking at how to monetise it. I've decided that my first step is to try and sell it as an app (probably microtransations to buy each subject area), so I'm using Adobe PhoneGap to turn my website into a hybrid app.
I've managed to use PhoneGap to make an Android app and got it onto Google Play for testing, so far so good. I want to use PhoneGap to make it into a Desktop Windows and iOS app now, iOS can wait but I need Desktop Windows ASAP so I can set it up on my wife's touchscreen laptop and record myself using it for YouTube videos to market it.
The hardest part of getting onto Google Play was figuring out how to get a signing key for Android, I just about managed it. The process for Desktop Windows seems much more complicated and I don't know where to start, the tutorials talk about things I'm not using. Part of the problem is that I don't think my dev envirnoment is much good. I'm using Netbeans which isn't really doing much for me, all the online tutorials talk about using Android Studio or Visual Studio. I downloaded Visual Studio and I don't even know how to start a new project, looks like it's set up for C instead of the HTML/CSS/Javascript I'm using.
I could just move all my code over to my wife's laptop but I don't always have access and I'd rather keep it all in one place because I don't know how to do version control either, maybe I could just have my code on a memory stick?
So my questions are:
1) Is Netbeans fine or is there a better environment to write HTML/CSS/Javascript in? How do I port my code across? I feel like there's a way of doing this without using the PhoneGap website to wrap my app for me.
2) How the fuck do you get a Desktop Windows signing key? PhoneGap will make the app but my PC refuses to run it.
Sorry if this is too much, just hoping that someone does this for a living and can just point me in the right direction!
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Lol, when I was in dod contracting everyone on my 7 person product team was hardcore liberal except me.
Whew that sounds sexy.. love my 2017 mbp, if only they'd lower the price of decked out versions by 2-3k and I'd upgrade.. Really just wish I had 1tb instead of 512 but it's not the end of the world.
Part of the process man. Don't get caught up with worrying about having to Google shit. Even once you learn2code you'll still Google shit. Programming is a constant learning process on a sliding scale. May be more initially picking up a language but you'll always be a student per say. Don't be hard on yourself and just enjoy the ride man.
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Yeah so edu pricing on the 13" MacBook Pro w/ touch bar - 512SSD (i think its actually nvme?) and 16GB ram was $1999 the 15" MacBook Pro was $2099 - I will pay 100$ more and get 2 more cores, 1 newer (9th vs 8th) more generation CPU and the discrete ATI GPU (and technically more access to my 16GB ram)- and give up 256GB of SSD- as the standard 15" is 256GB vs the upgrade 512 I was planning on getting.
I also got a Samsung 34" ultra wide thunderbolt monitor - it has 87w thunderbolt port- so all I need to plug in is one thunderbolt cable for everything... as that is what I hated about the move away from "real" docking stations to essentially fancy USB hubs was the muddeled this and that for power, video, sound etc etc.-- this is one plug for everything.
So yeah I was a little shy in "Hi, glad to be your new IT Director, now buy me 3k worth of stuff kthx"
Also, the touch bar is essentially a fancy F-key row...but dynamic and it changes based upon your program. So far it has been quite cool with all its functions and is very reactive and no lag etc. The screen seems flat like e-ink but is bright and colorful and fast/no visual lag so I am sure its a lcd of some form...
I also got a Samsung 34" ultra wide thunderbolt monitor - it has 87w thunderbolt port- so all I need to plug in is one thunderbolt cable for everything... as that is what I hated about the move away from "real" docking stations to essentially fancy USB hubs was the muddeled this and that for power, video, sound etc etc.-- this is one plug for everything.
So yeah I was a little shy in "Hi, glad to be your new IT Director, now buy me 3k worth of stuff kthx"
Also, the touch bar is essentially a fancy F-key row...but dynamic and it changes based upon your program. So far it has been quite cool with all its functions and is very reactive and no lag etc. The screen seems flat like e-ink but is bright and colorful and fast/no visual lag so I am sure its a lcd of some form...
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I don't mind all of it, but the key board issues can be terrrrible.
What monitor because I want one to replace my current 30" Cinema display?
Thinking of trying to find a remote security director/manager position. Any one have any tips for it? I can probably get something local, but I'm not really excited about the large enterprises in my local metro.
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Amazon product ASIN B07CS3JB5K
I do not know how it compares to all the apple made stuff in terms of "true color" and "pixel accurate" stuff - I was mostly looking for something that would be one plug and actually DO everything it should. It lists a bunch of color accuracy stuff, but that is honestly of no real concern for me lol so sorry I cant help there.
Apple OS-X kinda sucks at snapping apps into a half/side of the screen, if I use the hold yellow button(expand) and do the half screen and then select the other app- it tosses them on their own "desktop" and when I minimize or resize one of them it pops it back to the main desktop while keeping the other app still on that magic hidden other desktop... but I am still learning osx
amazon embeds suck so
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Learn more about the Samsung 34 in CJ791 Series Curved Ultra-Wide Monitor featuring Thunderbolt 3 connectivity, a 21:9 aspect ratio, WQHD resolution and QLED technology.
www.samsung.com
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Yeah I've been a semi-pro OS X user for years, and I STILL can't get app snapping to work the way I want it and I can do it instantly on Windows 10. I do the multiple desktops thing instead and use a trackpad to slide everything around. The gestures make it a ton easier.
Amazon product ASIN B07CS3JB5K
I do not know how it compares to all the apple made stuff in terms of "true color" and "pixel accurate" stuff - I was mostly looking for something that would be one plug and actually DO everything it should. It lists a bunch of color accuracy stuff, but that is honestly of no real concern for me lol so sorry I cant help there.
Apple OS-X kinda sucks at snapping apps into a half/side of the screen, if I use the hold yellow button(expand) and do the half screen and then select the other app- it tosses them on their own "desktop" and when I minimize or resize one of them it pops it back to the main desktop while keeping the other app still on that magic hidden other desktop... but I am still learning osx
amazon embeds suck so
34" CJ791 Series Curved Ultra-Wide Monitor LC34J791WTNXZA | Samsung Business US
Learn more about the Samsung 34 in CJ791 Series Curved Ultra-Wide Monitor featuring Thunderbolt 3 connectivity, a 21:9 aspect ratio, WQHD resolution and QLED technology.
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I bought Magnet specifically for that:
Magnet
Every time you multitask with many apps open, you need all the windows arranged accordingly. Magnet makes this process swift and easy. In one drag to the edge of your display, you size any app into half of the screen. And by dragging its windows to corners, you snap them into quarters. Sliding...
apps.apple.com
Never regretted it.
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Yeah thanks for the info on magnet.
Now that I did that one new desktop thing...i am back to just one now...but its a different background... where did my other desktop run off to! lol
getting used to OSX is going to take some time, but all my faculty are all mac as I mentioned - so I need to get used to it.
Now that I did that one new desktop thing...i am back to just one now...but its a different background... where did my other desktop run off to! lol
getting used to OSX is going to take some time, but all my faculty are all mac as I mentioned - so I need to get used to it.
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For context purposes: they are called "Spaces". Go to "System Preferences -> Keyboard -> Shortcuts" and select "Mission Control" on the left. I have mine at Ctrl-Up for Mission Control (shows all Windows on the current desktop plus the desktops on the top when you move your mouse there) and Ctrl-Left + Ctrl-Right to switch between Spaces.
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If he hasn't done any programming before I would suggest NOT to do C++. That shit is awful and will likely discourage someone new to programming from pursuing coding as a profession or hobby.
However, although not free, Udemy has great courses and can be typically purchased for ~$10 when on sale (and they have sales quite often).
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His course at school is C++ so no real choice there, but definitely trying to get him exposed to more than that.
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For my college courses we worked backwards from high level to low. Java -> C++ -> assembly. I felt like that was a good path they took us on rather than doing it in reverse.
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I started off pretty young trying to teach myself C/C++, I would agree that it's a pretty rough introduction to an unforgiving language, especially before C++11. Since learning Python, a lot of concepts that I should have understood in C/C++ fell into place. That said, programmers should eventually learn a non-managed language. Understanding what a managed language is trying to hide from you is important.
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