Have you ever tried to learn computer programing?????? [I Want to Be Happy And Make Others Be Happy]

I gave it a shot a few months ago.
It's so hard.
The reason it is hard is because you have to learn a bunch of stuff that won't be usful til later on.
UGGGG!!!!
I need to use it as I learn.

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Northwest · M

Are you trying to learn software development, or taking a limited courses, to learn about something specific, so you can get a specific job?

Dainbramadge · 56-60, M

@Northwest I heard I should pick one aspect to learn complete then add to that.

Northwest · M

@Dainbramadge [quote]I heard I should pick one aspect to learn complete then add to that.[/quote]

This is how people learn. Every discipline has multiple building blocks. You can choose to learn them all at once, or one block at a time.

If you think you want a career in Computer Science, then there are a lot of blocks to learn. It looks like you're starting out with Python. Is it so you can do your existing job better?

Dainbramadge · 56-60, M

@Northwest Oh no. Just wanted to learn as a hobby.
I mean, I do have things I would do with it.
I did a little CG animation for a while. HARD> SOOOOOOO.. hard.
I thought if I could program I could write some things that would make it easier and more life like.
The program I was animating with is Blender and it is programed in Python.
That is where I heard of Python.

Northwest · M

@Dainbramadge Ah, Blender. Python is Blender's scripting language.

You really need to take some basic programming classes. Or course that goes through programming principles, while learning Python.

Do you understand what an API is?

Dainbramadge · 56-60, M

@Northwest API??? Not familiar.

Northwest · M

@Dainbramadge That's the thin you're learning Python for and will come "three months later."

API = Application Program Interface. The Programming Interface.

The Application in this case is Blender. It has a bunch of functionality, and programming interface is the gateway that allows a program to tell Blender to do things.

Let's say you have a bunch of workers inside a factory. Some make spoons, some make forks, some make plates. They're behind a gate, and the only way to ask them to make their stuff, is through Python, because this the only language they know.

So, after you learn Python, you can start learning the specific Blender functions you can request through Python.

Dainbramadge · 56-60, M

@Northwest Hey that actually made a lot of sense. Thanks.
I got some cool stuff for the plate guy to do. LOL