What programming language do you know?
I’m thinking of learning R programming but I wanted to see if others on here have had experience with it.
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C and C++ are my main languages. Did web, Java and C# stuff for work. Common Lisp is also fun. I mostly do game programming or graphics stuff.
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I see, am I right that R programming is mostly statistical analysis?
Yes, I’ve never seen it used outside of that.
Do you have any advice on how to best pick up a programming language, how did you start your journey?
It depends on what you are trying to achieve.
Game development - take a look at Unity + C#. An alternative would he C++ but has a steep learning curve.
Mobile development - Flutter + Dart. Has the advantage of being cross platform (iOS & Android).
Data science or web scraping - Python is easiest and very well supported (huge community). Julia is much faster but doesn’t enjoy the same popularity.
If you just want to have fun building small programs that don’t have any real commercial or business value, Python wins most beginners’ hearts too.
If you want to learn OOP, or server-side programming for enterprise applications, a statically typed language like Java or Kotlin is preferrable. I’d opt for Kotlin - the new kid on the block.
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My brother is a computer programmer. He started programming age 11 and did his degree he had some great jobs earning lots of money. Now he works from home for Manchester United
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I do programming for game development. C#.
What will you be using R for? I’ve never tried it myself, although heard of it. Don’t know 100% what it’s for.
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Learning to code can be very boring to begin with, until you know enough to be able to make your own apps. Id suggest starting by making games which are relatively fun to do - Python with pygame or unity + c#
Becoming a good coder takes a lot of time and practice, 1000s of hours, its similar to learning a human language.
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Econometrics (so statistical anlaysis of economics problems, i dont specifics bc i only just found out that R is what they use)
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I have learnt C C++ C# Java and Python.
Currently i remember only Python.
I tried to learn ruby too but R i have heard its good but its deep
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I did some tutorials with Flutter and dart. There was a cool thing called “hot reload” where you could load changes to your app instantly and it would be updated to test on your device.
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