My beginner programming thread

[Admiral Snackbar]

From reading this thread I'm assuming you don't have a solid curriculum for learning.
Someone suggested Codecademy, did you have a look at that?
Codecademy will teach you html5, semantics, CSS and best practices.
Some other resources are :

https://www.coursera.org/specializations/full-stack
https://freecodecamp.com
https://learn.co/tracks/
http://www.theodinproject.com/
https://generalassemb.ly/
And if you are brave ...
https://github.com/open-source-society/computer-science

Learning resources are always welcome! Thank you. I check out every link I'm given just to learn.

I was following Khan Academy's curriculum but it was very short and basic. Still, it was worth it. Free education is education.

 

[Slingshot]

Yessssss!
This worked perfectly.

I now have the live preview on my left monitor and the code on the right and it updates every time I save. Is there a way to get it to update without saving or am I being a spoiled child?

Haven't downloaded emmet plugin yet though!

It's supposed to update as you type. Tick the option File > Enable Experimental Live Preview and see if that helps. You do have Chrome installed, right?

Useful extensions for Brackets are Emmet, Autoprefixer, Brackets Beautify, Indent Guides, Brackets Icons. Find them all in the File > Extension Manager menu option.

 

[Admiral Snackbar]

It's supposed to update as you type. Tick the option File > Enable Experimental Live Preview and see if that helps. You do have Chrome installed, right?

Useful extensions for Brackets are Emmet, Autoprefixer, Brackets Beautify, Indent Guides, Brackets Icons. Find them all in the File > Extension Manager menu option.

Yeah I'm using Chrome.
I ticked that option now, but it only updates when I refresh.

 

[Slingshot]

Yeah I'm using Chrome.
I ticked that option now, but it only updates when I refresh.

Try the troubleshooting page on the Brackets site:
https://github.com/adobe/brackets/wiki/Troubleshooting#livedev

 

[Admiral Snackbar]

Try the troubleshooting page on the Brackets site:
https://github.com/adobe/brackets/wiki/Troubleshooting#livedev

Thank you so much!

Files should be in Current Project

You can use File > Open to open any file on your computer, but Brackets' definition of a project are the files in the folder opened using File > Open Folder.... Some (but not all) Live Development features require a node server, which means being in the current project, so make sure the files that you want to use with Live Development are in the current project.

This was the problem

 

[netstrider]

Just yesterday I decided to learn the exact same things, with the addition of a database (probably MySQL). I used to be fairly proficient with HTML and CSS, obviously things have changed a bit and I have not dabbled with it for years.

So I have decided I'll learn Python first since I can always pick up what's new in HTML and CSS later when I move on to Javascript. For now I just want to focus on some real programming.

I'm following this book http://learnpythonthehardway.org/book/ . It's tedious and goes very slow, but it reinforces good principles. After I've completed this book I will probably move on to https://teamtreehouse.com/ just to reinforce my Python learning. Then I'll attempt a project or two in python so I can learn some on my own.

I figured if I can program some solid stuff in one language, picking up the rest should be a breeze.

I'll keep a keen eye on this thread.

 

[zippy]

Just yesterday I decided to learn the exact same things, with the addition of a database (probably MySQL). I used to be fairly proficient with HTML and CSS, obviously things have changed a bit and I have not dabbled with it for years.

So I have decided I'll learn Python first since I can always pick up what's new in HTML and CSS later when I move on to Javascript. For now I just want to focus on some real programming.

I'm following this book http://learnpythonthehardway.org/book/ . It's tedious and goes very slow, but it reinforces good principles. After I've completed this book I will probably move on to https://teamtreehouse.com/ just to reinforce my Python learning. Then I'll attempt a project or two in python so I can learn some on my own.

I figured if I can program some solid stuff in one language, picking up the rest should be a breeze.

I'll keep a keen eye on this thread.

Look at this site https://pythonprogramming.net

Start with the game dev first if you are a total newbie. The data analysis/machine learning tutorials are also really good and Python is a great way to get to know this field before moving on to other languages.