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What Should I Make? Beginner Programming Project Ideas

After learning the basics of programming, the typical advice is to start making programs yourself, to further your learning. At some point, you’ve got to stop doing exercises and start making real software. But what should you make? When you’re a beginner, it’s not always obvious what is possible to make, let alone what is achievable at your current skill level. In this article, I’m going to look at some beginner-friendly project ideas. Stick to Text-Based Programs, for Now For beginners, text-based programs are the most achievable type of software to create. I know, it’s tempting to try make a 3D game, or a nice polished GUI like you’re accustomed to using. The problem is that nice GUIs are usually really hard to create. 3D graphics programming is even harder, because it requires some advanced mathematical concepts. If you’ve got the inspiration, do try to make a GUI or a 2D game. If you enjoy it, keep going. If it’s overwhelming and unenjoyable, stick to making text-based ...

How To Select Your First Programming Language ?

If you have decided to learn how to code then, the first question comes up “Which Programming Language Should I Learn First ?” . It depends on a variety of factors. Now, let’s have a look on it……… First of all, there are some myths about programming languages. You have to remove it from your mind…… Myths About Programming You have to learn first the C Language. Then only you can learn other languages……. Many people suggest the following flow. C → C++ → JAVA → etc. In Indian Engineering academics syllabus, colleges are teaching the C Language as the basic language & they are forcing the student by using the above myths. I totally disagree with the above myths. Nowadays, Stanford is using “Python” as their first basic programming language in their university. Intro First of all, each programming language is created for different need. All programming languages have there own advantages & disadvantages. Once you learn one programming language, it is much easier t...