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I want to learn to program Want are some good resources to get started from scratch? (self.Blind)
submitted by LUCKYNOLUCK
fastfinge 2 points 5y ago
Start with C#. The Microsoft Visual Studio 2017 IDE is the most accessible programming environment you're going to get, assuming you're on windows. And you can get extensions to it that will work with github, the most common collaboration tool for programmers, without ever having to touch the command line or leave the IDE. Also, make sure you download and install $1. It's the largest productivity boost I've had in years. And the syntax of C# works well for screen readers; lots of punctuation and braces, and Microsoft Visual Studio will auto-format your code for you, so no need to worry about indenting or anything like that. If you can access bookshare, they have several books that will teach you c#.
Prefect316 2 points 5y ago
Any tips for Mac users? I"m 100% new to programming and just want to give it a shot.
fastfinge 1 points 5y ago
Not really. Apple has talked a lot about making programming on OS X accessible. However, they have yet to make the changes required to allow blind people to lay out a user interface by ourselves. They also don't provide any tools to make debugging, syntax checking, or any of the other day to day programming tasks easy or efficient. You can do it, but it's far from ideal, and I suspect a starting programmer will just be lost and confused.
Prefect316 2 points 5y ago
Aww man that's a bummer. Thanks for the reply though. Here's hoping the programming environment gets more friendly soon, or else I'll have just one more reason to cave and buy a Windows license.
igloolafayette 2 points 5y ago
Oh boy! Well, definitely check out the subreddit r/learnprogramming it is a veritable wealth of information and resources. It also depends what language you want to learn and they have many topics on that!
LUCKYNOLUCK [OP] 1 points 5y ago
Okay thank you I want to learn C. I also found Quorum an accessible programing language but I don't know if it is good.
LanceThunder 2 points 5y ago
if you are just starting out all programming languages are pretty much the same.
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