[clue] Budding SW Engineers

[Stephen Queen]

On 5/8/12, lsawyer at scsdenver.com <lsawyer at scsdenver.com> wrote:
> With all this talk of programming, it has sparked more from the interest
> I've had over the last couple of years. I'm just wondering if there are
> books anyone knows of that can teach in a entertaining manner. Perhaps by
> creating fun little programs one can use immediately. Perhaps some type of
> cookbook of "Choose which program interests you most" and learn along the
> way type of training. Similar to some old electronics kits you could buy at
> Radio Shack. This would not only be more enjoyable (compared to the many
> boring beginner books), but also give immediate purpose to someone who
> doesn't have a lot of free time, and when free time is available, would like
> to spend it doing something fun. Anyone have any thoughts? I'm interested in
> C# (Java), Pearl, but don't really have a preference on which language. Just
> need to learn some techniques, what are Classes, Functions and other Object
> Oriented things I always hear about, that sound important.
>
If you just want to have some fun, look at getting and programming an
Arduino board. Check out sparkfun.com The language is unique to the
Arduino, but is designed to be easy to learn. There are all kinds of
fun projects you can find to learn from.

It won't teach you OOP, but you'll get some of the basics and have fun
while your doing it.

Steve Queen