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Which Language?
We don't have any definitive answer for this question, but if you want to [1]:
| I want to learn how to | Consider using |
|---|---|
| make iPhone Apps | Swift |
| make Android Apps | Java |
| build a website | JavaScript, CSS, HTML5 |
| write Windows desktop applications | C# |
| make 2D/3D games | JavaScript, C#, or C++ |
| program Arduinos/micro-controllers/robots | C |
| do scientific/mathematical computing or data analysis | Julia, Python, R, or Matlab |
| do automation and scripting | Many languages (Python, Ruby, Bash, Powershell, AutoHotKey...) |
Python
For beginners I recommend the book Think Python by Allen Downey, Python.org has list of couple of other resources including interactive and video tutorials.
-- Hargup (talk) 22:56, 1 August 2016 (IST)
Codecademy - Python - Interactive tutorials where you proceed by writing code.
How to get help?
Local Support Groups
How to find interesting things to work on?
- GIthub Trending - Some cool open-source projects.
List of Interesting Blogs
Which tools
Git
Git is a version control software which is used by most of the open source projects.
Official Git website/ (The most important one)
Github's resources for learning Git
How to fork, branch and send a PR
Understanding Git Conceptually
For the video lecture course:
https://www.udacity.com/course/how-to-use-git-and-github--ud775