I just answered the Java question...
Here's a good primer on programming on Fortran:
http://www.linuxjournal.com/article/1168
Beware. Fortran is considered an archaic language. It's difficult to use, and lacks any of the modern functional or object oriented features found in a language less than 30 years old.
--David
On 05/28/2011 08:44 PM, johnmark1966 wrote:
>
> Hello Andrea.
>
> Would it be too much to ask of you, if you could tell me the simplest way to install everything I need to learn to program using Java or Java Beans? I tried one time but it didn't install properly :( Thank you in advance.
>
> P.S.> Do you know of any link to go to for learning to use Fortran in Linux from the command line? I'm just starting programming in college next month and there are a few of my favs. i.e., VB 6 and C# is pretty nice also :)
>
> Thanks again,
> John
>
> --- In simplycomputers2@yahoogroups.com <mailto:simplycomputers2%40yahoogroups.com>, "Andrea E" <aedward1@...> wrote:
> >
> > I've started out with Perl, but if I'd known then what I know now I'd choose
> > Ruby. It's open-source and easy to learn as it has a "natural flow" to its
> > syntax. You don't need any fancy software to write your code, you can do it
> > in notepad. Plus there are plenty of books available for any level.
> >
> > http://www.ruby-lang.org/en/
> > http://pine.fm/LearnToProgram/
> >
> > ---------
> > Andrea
> >
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: simplycomputers2@yahoogroups.com <mailto:simplycomputers2%40yahoogroups.com>
> > [mailto:simplycomputers2@yahoogroups.com <mailto:simplycomputers2%40yahoogroups.com>] On Behalf Of David Ron
> > Sent: Tuesday, June 15, 2010 6:58 PM
> > To: simplycomputers2@yahoogroups.com <mailto:simplycomputers2%40yahoogroups.com>
> > Subject: Re: [Simply Computers] Learning Programming 1st Time
> >
> >
> >
> > I'm a professional software engineer who specializes in Java and
> > Javascript, but I support a lot of code in many different languages
> > including Python/Ruby/Groovy/SQL and maybe 1/2 a dozen other languages.
> > Probably the most important thing for a new user get started with is
> > immediate feedback with simple tools. The more complex tooling from
> > languages such as Java or C (and even Visual Basic, to a lesser extent)
> > make get started a little more daunting even if they make us pro's
> > live's easier. I think that the easiest languages to get started with
> > are Python and Javascript. Python is freely available here:
> > http://www.python.org/ftp/python/3.1.2/python-3.1.2.msi
> >
> > Javascript is built into every web browser which is very nice for
> > beginners who want to get started quickly. All you do is create a plain
> > text file that ends in ".html" that looks like this (open it up in a web
> > browser):
> >
> > <html>
> > <script type="text/javascript">
> > //PUT YOUR JAVASCRIPT HERE such as:
> > alert('hello world');
> > </script>
> > </html>
> >
> > The wikipedia page for each shows examples of what programs in them look
> > like.
> > http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Python_syntax_and_semantics
> > http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/JavaScript_syntax
> >
> > --David
> >
> > fred_lieberman wrote:
> > >
> > >
> > > My wife would like to learn programming and needs some suggestions to
> > > do this at home on our home computer.
> > >
> > > Is there a specific language that's easiest to begin with?
> > >
> > > Any recommendations for books?
> > >
> > > You can send Rose the information at lapis@...
> > <mailto:lapis%40frontier.com>
> > > <mailto:lapis%40frontier.com>.
> > >
> > > Thanks for your help.
> > >
> > > Fred
> > >
> > >
> >
> > [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]
> >
>
>
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