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Hello friends, how should i learn to code?
Hello everyone, this is a very important question to me and I sincerely hope that someone here can guide me to the light. You see, I am an English major who has spent the last several years wondering what i want to do with my life. I have finally decided that i most defiantly want to make video games, but here is the problem: I have none of the technical skills I require. I have dabbled in 3D modeling and I like it though I am a rank ameture, and as I said I am an English major so thinking up plots and such is somewhat my forte. However in order for me to be able to make my own games I am going to need to learn to program. Here is the problem. The way I learn is through the application of things I like. Give me a textbook filled with numbers and I will literally never get past the first page. However give me those same numbers and teach me to make something I love with them and I will never forget them.
So here is my question: How did you learn to program and use Unity? I don't want to dump truckloads of money into classes that will only serve to frustrate me, so trial and error is not possible. Also I work full time just to get by so an efficient method of learning is all the more imperative. I am certain that this is said all the time, but I have great ideas for games, I just don't know how to translate them into a computer. So please friends, what are the best, most right-brained methods of learning technical minded concepts?
TLDR: I am Right brained and will only remember things in a "hands-on" fashion. Where can I find the best resources to compliment my less than intellectual learning habits?
I used youtube, and I really did learn how to code. I spent 3 months, maybe 9 hours a week at most, coding, and know I am fluent. I don't think books are a good tool, as they are vague in my experience. You will need to put lots of time into this, and it is necessary that you don't quit. I spent a month working through one minor aspect of my game. Not joking here. Good luck, and good job for taking up coding! p.s. I am not sure how you would do "hands on" learning with code. But just try it out.
I am sure someone would agree to mentor you for a small fee. In my experience, there are many young programmers out there happy to help for a small sum. I myself am very young.
Thank you for your reply! Are there any youtube videos in particular that you would suggest for me to watch? I'm prepared to devote my free time to learning how to code, since I find it fascinating how we can take the language of computers into our own hands and mold it to our needs. By "hands on", I mean that learning things is easier for me when I have real results with which to associate the lessons. I suppose for coding that would mean working on a project that specifically $$anonymous$$ches what different segments of code do, while simultaneously using that knowledge to build something of my very own that I care about, like a game!
Learning syntax and how to get things to do something came pretty fast for me. Youtube videos are a great way to get your feet wet. Learning how to create good code that is flexible and able to manipulate, you will want to get accustomed to the concept of Object Oriented Design. Here is a good introductory video to the concept:
Great thank you for the link! Are there any other resources that helped you learn your coding, such as other youtube videos, books, online lessons etc?
