I want start with python but I don’t know what operating system and tools to use. I have a 6 RAM icore3 180 GB hard disk Notebook laptop running Linux mint. I plan to save up to Buy a PC in the future but for I have to make due my old laptop
I am also wondering how does the programming market look like in terms of operating system. Does it matter which operating system you use? In terms of programming institutions (universities bootcamps, etc…), do each institutions have its own preference or does it let its student choose?
You’re on Linux Mint already, which is great. As others have said, Linux drives the world. Pretty much anything you write for a server will be running on Linux.
There’s a high likelihood that universities will either have a programming environment from before 2010 or before 2020. They are often slow to change. Bootcamps mostly use the tools that are most hip.
If you want to start with Python, I recommend and integrated development environment (IDE) like PyCharm. It handles a great deal for you and allows you to learn the low level stuff and python tooling at your own pace. Stuff like virtual environments, debugging with breakpoints, documentation,
If you’re interested in anything surrounding data science JupyterNotebook is great as it allows you to see the output of your code as you progress. That output can also be visual (graphs, images, variable values, etc.)
You’re overthinking this. You can almost always get by with whatever system you already have available, until you get a full job, at which point the job will probably provide you with a machine.
It really doesn’t matter. Literally a Raspberry Pi will do for a beginner.
Start with an interpreter just running on a website. Low barrier to entry is key at the start
Depends, What kind of programming are you interested in and what do you want to do with it?
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Low level microcontrollers (PLC’s, Robotics, Control systems, ROS, Automation, etc)
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Higher level systems (Software Engineering, Enterprise Software, Networking, etc)
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UX programming (Graphical User interfaces, human-machine interfacing, websites, etc)
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Video Game Programming
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AI Programming, Machine Learning, Prompt Engineering, maybe Data Processing, Vision systems, Simulations, etc
All depends on what you want to do with your programming. You’ll need to narrow down and focus on what you hope to do with it.
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I want start with python
Start with futurecoder.io.
Bookmark:
- The official documentation for Python
- realpython.com [stick to the free content]
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Don’t pay for a bootcamp.
If you want to get a degree, consider WGU.edu
Good luck, have fun!
Agree on the bootcamp part, but 8k a year for a degree? Hopefully OP has more options than that
Are you from somewhere that’s not the US? University of Southern California is not a particularly stand out school for academics costs 80k per semester. 8K a year is hard to beat in the US.
