Re:Ask HN: Pre-CS, Any Ideas?
by johntdaly on Wednesday February 02, 2022 @08:40AM
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Python? Yes. Unix? No.
There are environments for Python for Android and iOS, there are also web based ways to use an interpreter [1]. You can also get going with online tutorials instead of getting a book. Python has way way more options than just about anything else.
Considering your limitations you will probably not get beyond the basics of programming until you get your hands on a computer. Even if it is only a Raspberry PI. Entering large amounts of text or running even slightly larger scripts will be painful.
You will be better of trying out basic syntax to the point you understand it and only read the longer examples. One of the experiences of learning programming is entering longer texts and having them not work. Errors are usually small things and you need to be able to find them. In the beginning this is extremely frustrating and I don’t recommend doing this on phone.
There are environments for Python for Android and iOS, there are also web based ways to use an interpreter [1]. You can also get going with online tutorials instead of getting a book. Python has way way more options than just about anything else.
Considering your limitations you will probably not get beyond the basics of programming until you get your hands on a computer. Even if it is only a Raspberry PI. Entering large amounts of text or running even slightly larger scripts will be painful.
You will be better of trying out basic syntax to the point you understand it and only read the longer examples. One of the experiences of learning programming is entering longer texts and having them not work. Errors are usually small things and you need to be able to find them. In the beginning this is extremely frustrating and I don’t recommend doing this on phone.
[1]: https://www.python.org/shell/