From: Ruby Developer Date: 2008-12-11T15:55:37+09:00 Subject: Re: Completely new programmer lacks direction Martin DeMello wrote: > On Wed, Dec 10, 2008 at 1:28 AM, Aldric Giacomoni > <"aldric[remove]"@trevoke.net> wrote: >> >> My first 'real' program in any language I use is usually "Guess a number >> between x and y". > > This is an excellent first program, IMO. Start with having the > computer ask the user to guess a number, then add an option for the > user to think of a number and the computer to guess it. > > martin I agree with Martin. My first programs were Hello World (like every other beginning developer, no matter what computer language), Arithmetic Formulas, then Algebraic Formulas like Martin created. I've done this learning from the http://www.ruby-lang.org website within the Twenty Minutes in Ruby. Also, I've done a bit outside forming different ideas together. I'm reviewing Chris Pine's Learn To Program on the same site, since I'm currently on Chapter 7, going on to 8 out of the 10 chapters. When you read it, it is simple and based upon common-sense. If you do not figure out what Pine is referring to, just wait for a moment in light thought, and whatever Ruby exercise you tried will come to you. I'm going to go back over it with the ruby installed this time to write more programs. I wanted to first give it a reading type of feel before I started programming. One thing I like what Pine said was in Ruby, you don't have to know all of the methods, objects, variables, etc. That is what the library is for. I think other programmers would say the same. I think though the best way to go about it is to stay optimistic and do what you love to do with programming. I'm going to learn to create video-games with Ruby. ;) -- Posted via http://www.ruby-forum.com/.