This
post may be interesting for those who are just thinking of starting to
learn programming, but are afraid to take the first steps because of the
difficult, according to some opinions, theory.
For
those who are willing to master a new sphere of knowledge and apply it
in work – I’ll just mention – it's never too late to start learning –
let it be programming or something else! If you have the motivation,
desire to learn and the chosen subject area – just start learning!
Here,
I’d like to tell a couple of words in favor of C# (C Sharp) technology.
In the other articles, here at my blog, you may read professional
materials on C# programming.
Now, let’s figure out why one should consider learning C# programming language?
● C#
is a fairly young programming language. It appeared about 14 years ago
and derived from C. So, it is a modern programming language, which gives
the specialist, mastered it, an advantage on the IT market. Besides,
there are a huge number of powerful libraries, tools for unit testing,
and whatever else you need to create C# code.
● Unlike C, which is a low-level programming language, C# is a high-level language and the one easy to start with (in my opinion).
● C#
is an object-oriented programming language. It gives the programmer a
possibility to work on a high level of abstraction, which makes work
much more effective. You don’t need to bother about memory allocations
and many-many other low-level problems.
● It is extremely popular in different areas, based on C# you can create games, desktop application, and websites.
● C# is on 9 positions higher that Java and on 7 positions higher than C++ in a Most Loved programming languages category in Stackoverflow Developer survey.
This list of C# benefits may be continued, you are welcome to leave your vision on this topic in comments below the post.
Talking about learning C# for absolute beginners, there are many ways to do this:
1. A professional approach is to apply to university program for Computer Sciences, where you’ll study all related subjects.
2. Apply
for a paid course, where a coach \ teacher – former or a current
software developer will teach you with a group of people, and share his
experience and knowledge.
3. Start
online programming course yourself. It may be a free or a paid one, you
can find a bulk of them on the Internet. Here, I’d like advice free C#
tutorial for absolute beginners – Codeasy.net,
where you learn while reading an adventure story and fight with
machines side-by-side with the characters of the story. It may be a good
start for complete beginners, who are afraid of dry and complicated
technical theory. Besides, this tutorial has practical tasks, so one can
practice coding while reading the story.
(Thanks to Julia Rybalkina @rybkayulia@gmail.com - Codeasy.)
