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So you've been given a task for a computer to perform, and asked to write a program to do it. Where do you start [hopefully by looking to see if someone else has already written a program that does the job!]? Are you best to learn from an e-learning program, from a book, from your colleagues, or perhaps at nightschool or on a training course such as ours? What language should you learn, and how long should you allow? How will you mark your progress and how will you be motivated?
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Object Orientation and General technical topics module Q100
Learning to Progam
Exercises, examples and other material relating to training module Q100. This topic is presented on public courses Learning to program in PHP, Learning to program in Python, Learning to Program in Java, Learning to program in Lua, Learning to program in Ruby, Learning to program in Tcl, Learning to Program in C, Learning to program in C++

Learning to program in PHP - Learn PHP, and its use as a Web-scripting language This course covers the fundamentals of programming in PHP and Web-related ...
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Learning to Program in Java - Writing Java programs for newcomers to programming. This course introduces you to programming in the Java programming language. ...
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Learning to Program in C - Conversion to C for experienced programmers. "Programming in C" is an intensive 2 days course, during which our tutor takes ...
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Learning to program in C++ - a conversion course for programmers in other languages This intensive course teaches the C languages, and the C++ language ...
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Learning to Program in Python - The fundamentals in depth, and an introduction to applications such as GUI design and Data Munging. This course starts ...
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So you've been given a task for a computer to perform, and asked to write a program to do it. Where do you start [hopefully by looking to see if someone else has already written a program that does the job!]? Are you best to learn from an e-learning program, from a book, from your colleagues, or perhaps at nightschool or on a training course such as ours? What language should you learn, and how long should you allow? How will you mark your progress and how will you be motivated?

This topic is presented on public courses Learning to program in PHP, Learning to program in Python, Learning to Program in Java, Learning to program in Lua, Learning to program in Ruby, Learning to program in Tcl, Learning to Program in C, Learning to program in C++

Examples from our training material
Chloe.java   First use of functions and command line - Java
colin   Ruby example - planning and documenting your code
eleven.c   Reading data from file
fifth.c   Named blocks of code (functions)
first.c   A first program - a series of instructions
fourth.c   Calculations and precedence
fur2.py   Operator precedence
fur3.py   Conditionals
furry.py   Whole program
second.c   Calling named blocks of code
seven.c   Repeating blocks of code with a loop
sixth.c   Conditional code
small_demo.php   A first useful program in PHP
stuff.txt   Data for eleven.c and twelve.c
ten.c   An array to store multiple values
third.c   Calculate and print
twelve.c   #define, breaking a loop, == testing
Background information
Some modules are available for download as a sample of our material or under an Open Training Notes License for free download from http://www.training-notes.co.uk.
Topics covered in this module
What is programing?
Why are there so many langauges?
Which language for what purpose?
How to plan your progamming project.
Making best use of existing resources.
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