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** Experience programmers often get contemptuous or impatient that you do not "get it" right away on topics that are complex. I have seen experienced programmers not realize that most beginners aren't even expreienced at the command line. they do not really think that it's that hard to learn, or that it's something worth going over. they are nice people, but this is a big deal. | ** Experience programmers often get contemptuous or impatient that you do not "get it" right away on topics that are complex. I have seen experienced programmers not realize that most beginners aren't even expreienced at the command line. they do not really think that it's that hard to learn, or that it's something worth going over. they are nice people, but this is a big deal. | ||
* '''Custom Fit''' What's right for you is often different from what highly experienced programmers choose. Many people who are more advanced favor node; but for beginners a better choice might be Ruby. | * '''Custom Fit''' What's right for you is often different from what highly experienced programmers choose. Many people who are more advanced favor node; but for beginners a better choice might be Ruby. | ||
** From personal experience, the best language for me was iOS (Objective-C) but due to political and business pressures, I was advised to develop for Android by many people representing the handset manufacturers and other interests. Be very cognizant of where advice is coming from and choose wisely. Even worse, many people pressured me to developer HTML5, which is the worst solution possible for someone who is not a highly skilled JavaScript developer. Be very aware of people's business agendas, skill sets, and learn to say no. | ** From personal experience, the best language for me was iOS (Objective-C) but due to political and business pressures, I was advised to develop for Android by many people representing the handset manufacturers and other interests. Be very cognizant of where advice is coming from and choose wisely. Even worse, many people pressured me to developer HTML5, which is the worst solution possible for someone who is not a highly skilled JavaScript developer. Be very aware of people's business agendas, skill sets, and learn to say no without being a jerk. Don't accept people's expertise at face value--some of the smartest and most succesful people have turned out to be wrong. | ||
** "Beginner Languages" on the other hand, I warn beginners to avoid the "beginner" programming languages. Scratch is great, but it often hobbles you. There is no real reason for women to learn Scratch instead of Python or Ruby. This is a personal opinion but for some reason there's something super insulting about grouping women and children into the category of people who need to learn programming by starting with Scratch. Are women like small children? is the thought of a command line too challenging for them to handle? should they just give up trying and switch to childlike paradigms instead of learning a real programming language? For adult women, do not test out programs designed for elementary school children, and try to get set up on learning something that real programmers use on a daily basis. | ** "Beginner Languages" on the other hand, I warn beginners to avoid the "beginner" programming languages. Scratch is great, but it often hobbles you. There is no real reason for women to learn Scratch instead of Python or Ruby. This is a personal opinion but for some reason there's something super insulting about grouping women and children into the category of people who need to learn programming by starting with Scratch. Are women like small children? is the thought of a command line too challenging for them to handle? should they just give up trying and switch to childlike paradigms instead of learning a real programming language? For adult women, do not test out programs designed for elementary school children, and try to get set up on learning something that real programmers use on a daily basis. | ||
*** Beware stuff "geared for women" - "Geared for women" often means assuming babytalk, brightly colored graphics, getting condescended to by 20something guys, and a dumbed-down and often unusuable learning experience for people who are 20+ years out of kindergarden. It's like assuming that women would automatically be into producing "apps for children" or "some kind of simple craft cutesy project" instead of working on solving interesting real world problems. Stay the hell away from stuff drenched in pink. I know there are exceptions but in my epxerience those kinds of well-intentioned programs result in people who are dilettants and do not go very far into their programming career. What's with the color pink anyway? why do women ahve to be treated like infants? | *** Beware stuff "geared for women" - "Geared for women" often means assuming babytalk, brightly colored graphics, getting condescended to by 20something guys, and a dumbed-down and often unusuable learning experience for people who are 20+ years out of kindergarden. It's like assuming that women would automatically be into producing "apps for children" or "some kind of simple craft cutesy project" instead of working on solving interesting real world problems. Stay the hell away from stuff drenched in pink. I know there are exceptions but in my epxerience those kinds of well-intentioned programs result in people who are dilettants and do not go very far into their programming career. What's with the color pink anyway? why do women ahve to be treated like infants? | ||