Since I was a child, I used to program stuff. First I started with some simple desktop applications or games.
But some day I was quite bored from application development. Instead I was really interested in Low-Level programming. So I started with programming ATMEL and ARM MCUs.
This was such fun that I decided to turn my hobby into a profession. So I applied for a job as developer in the automotive industries. Luckily i was hired and now work as professional software development engineer for embedded software. I work with lots of different platforms and have lots of fun there.
Nevertheless, this is still my hobby. As I want to share some of my hobby projects, I decided to start this blog.
So.. thanks for visiting and have fun reading this blog.
Hi, very interesting! I've been exposed for the first time to the programing world after buying my AR Drone, and it's amazing. I'm very interested in learning computer language, specially when I see all those codes you posted, but it can be very overwhelming. I do see that Linux is the most widely used platform, specially for complex developments! I was also trying to learn some visual basic C+, but I'm just confused. Do you recommend a good way to get started? Linux sounds very appealing. I just want to be able to follow instructions like yours and avoid feeling like someone is speaking Chinese LOL. I look forward to getting some guidance from you, Thanks again!
ReplyDeleteHi Joseph,
ReplyDeletethanks for your comment.
I startet programming when I was around 8 years old with a fairly simple programming language called "BASIC". After this I learned lot's of other languages like Java, PHP, Perl, ... and of course C/C++. I don't know how I would getting started today, but I think C (not C++) is a good entry point.
The operating system is not that relevant for programming (at least not for the beginning). If you are familiar with Windows, you should stay there first and use Visual C++ Express or similar to start with programming.
I really like the wikibooks when learning new languages. If you not already did so, you should have a look at the following page:
http://en.wikibooks.org/wiki/C_Programming
Hope it helps.