Friday, January 10, 2014

Learning Python

I took an edEx course that ended last month. It was 6.00.1x Introduction to Computer Science and Programming. Overall it was a very positive experience and I learned a lot from it.

I picked up Python and immediately came to like it. Supposedly, Python is a very good programming language for beginners so I think I'll stick with it for a while.

I'm also starting to learn how to use the Python web framework, Django. My short term goal right now is to make a blog application of my own. Ultimately, I'd like to be competent enough in Python to do whatever I want with it.

Programming is very difficult but very rewarding for me. I always wanted to be able to program but I never knew where to begin. I created a lot of mental blocks that told me that I never would be able to do it. When you don't know much about computers, it is incredibly overwhelming to look under the hood and see what's going on. There are so many things going that you just don't know where to begin. Furthermore, everyone and their mother has a different opinion on how to get started. It took me a while to find the right programming language for me but I finally think I got it with Python.

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