Somalinet Computer science/engineers Come in

[waryaa]

Hi liquid,

It depends what you want to accomplish. Do you want to create apps? work as a programmer? just for hobby, perhaps... Although above mentioned scripting languages, such as python/perl/ruby/php/node.js/etc are easier, they are basically tools for automation, etc. (kitchen tools). However, if you want to build applications, you need to learn JAVA and/or C (any variant). (kitchen appliances)

My two cents:
1- Understand concept/how computers work.
2- Learn javascript/HTML - baby steps.
3- JAVA and C (any variety).

Fyi, Android = Java; iPhone = C variant.

I want to teach myself coding and programming. Do you recommend any books or resources? What language do you recommend?

[Sauron]

https://www.edx.org

good luck.

[gegiroor]

Programming is shitty, and majority of the jobs in this field will be located in India or in other 3rd world countries in the near future. Now, if you'll be staying in the west, I would say concentrate on fields like project management, business management, finance, etc. In the long run, those jobs are more rewarding than software development jobs.

If you plan to be a software engineer, then you need a Computer Science degree, with a business minor. The Operating Systems (learning how to write multi-threaded applications), DBMS, and Algorithm Analysis courses are critical in order to create real-time systems; therefore, for anyone who is telling you not to take computer science degree, don't listen. There is more to computer science than a learning simple scripting languages. You'll also need to learn at least one object oriented language.

However, I am going to back to my original position; being business oriented is more rewarding than learning programming. I have yet to see a Somali programmer who became a millionaire, but in my town the number of flight 13 fellas who turned millionaires simply because they pursued the business route are endless.

[gurey25]

liquid i thought you wanted to go into robotics/mechatronics?
anyway gregor is right, you need to get into project management/business
unless you actually enjoy programing and are skilled in it.
I went into the network/system management route, or fell into it when i started work.
nothing i worked on required anything more advanced than CCNA/CCNP and since i worked at a place in the middle east that did not
have the belief in specialization as in the west and expected us to do everything.
I ended up learning database management ( Oracle 9/10),MySQL , Webserver maintenance /mgmt APache,
operating systems Solaris/linux and MCSE.
I am all over the place and i dont even enjoy IT.

I went for the degree because of allot of exposure from a young age e,g BASIC programing ,
but i realized i wasnt going to be good at programing because i did not have the talent.
I used to program in C++, C# and JAVA,
and allot of scripting like javascript, but i am crap at it.

I thaught my teenage cousin ruby on rails,
and he ran with it, and learnt more languages and is not an app designer.

you have to have the talent, and love
i dont have it..

[Zakiboy]

I'm good at destroying computers. I can teach you if you want.

[GalliumerianSlayer]

Study Chemical engineering