[QUOTE=TheBoff;22261236]I fixed it for you.[/QUOTE]
Must've forgotten that little bit. :v:
[QUOTE=ryandaniels;22260584]Well books are more comprehensive, at least in an organized way, but I don't really agree with the "author has to be paid for advice to be good" sentiment, because it's not difficult to decide what works and what doesn't work. I also think that knowledge only coming from a few elites is bad for growth and creativity. There's no one correct way to do something, and even the worst tut in the world might have one creative piece of wisdom.
Also, I feel that too much respect for organized learning will cause programming to become an "experts" game, meaning it will discourage young creative minds from trying anything without some official document or teacher telling them how to do it "right".[/QUOTE]
The problem is though, at the beginning you really need something very solid and very good because it's otherwise impossible to tell the good from the bad.
[QUOTE=blankthemuffin;22268360]The problem is though, at the beginning you really need something very solid and very good because it's otherwise impossible to tell the good from the bad.[/QUOTE]
Well that's true, I remember I had (a lot of) trouble getting my first foothold in programming, I guess my base knowledge did end up coming from a textbook.
I partially retract my earlier statement, as it mostly applies to someone who's already gotten started, not someone who's completely clueless.
I own two books for C++, C++ for Programmers, and Game Programming Third Edition. Both are so much better than anything I've read online because they get paid to go into detail. They get paid to give you WHY, not just DO IT.
[QUOTE=i300;22251538]To be honest, I learned completely online. Almost [b]10,000%[/b] of my programming knowledge is from the internet. There [b]are[/b] some great sites with very, very good tutorials.
Though I do currently own 3 C++ Books, 2 C Books, 4 Java Books, and 1 Python Book.[/QUOTE]
Considering that where im from you separate numbers with spaces instead of commas, and use commas instead of periods. I read 10,000% as 10%
[QUOTE=TheBoff;22253099]As a reasonable mathematician, I lost respect for you here. There is no good reason for such flagrant exaggeration![/QUOTE]
Perhaps he learned 100% of what he knows online, and expect to learn at least a hundred times that exclusively online. :v:?
I'm just starting to learn, and from my experience, books are much better. I did some searching on the subject, and everything aimed at 'beginners' did not explain much of the things I need to know. I'm a fourth of the way through this:
[img_thumb]http://www.coverbrowser.com/image/programming-books/40-9.jpg[/img_thumb]
Dear god
[QUOTE=Chad Mobile;22260623] ...and they have an IQ high enough to type without breaking their neck.[/QUOTE]
Sorry Chad, you didn't make the cut.
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