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Free Coding Software Suggestions?
Posted on 8/4/20 at 6:06 pm
Posted on 8/4/20 at 6:06 pm
Anyone have a good free coding software? I have limited experience with Matlab and Fortran languages from when I was in college. I haven’t looked at any coding, programming, or software in a while, but I’ve got a little free time and would like to learn a some. Mostly to use for some iteration financial calcs but potentially use for data analysis later on. I’d like for it to be pretty user friendly at first so I can learn the basics again.
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Posted on 8/4/20 at 6:56 pm to TigerCrude
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This post was edited on 1/11/21 at 12:25 am
Posted on 8/4/20 at 7:31 pm to TigerCrude
Visual Studio has a free version (Community) that supports C#, C++, VBnet and other languages. For a simpler option, without the full IDE, look at Microsoft Code. It has support for a many languages.
Posted on 8/4/20 at 7:32 pm to TigerCrude
Start with python.
Look up Zed Shaw learn python the hard way.
Look up Zed Shaw learn python the hard way.
Posted on 8/4/20 at 7:34 pm to CFDoc
Definitely agree with Python based on what you listed. You should consider R also. Visual Studio is a great suggestion also. You can code R, Python as well as c# with Visual Studio.
Posted on 8/4/20 at 7:46 pm to Brisketeer
What exactly is Visual Studio
Posted on 8/4/20 at 7:52 pm to TigerCrude
It’s Microsoft’s integrated development environment. There are free versions.
Posted on 8/4/20 at 8:51 pm to TigerCrude
As mentioned above it is an IDE. You need an IDE to compile/run your code. This is simply a text editor (like Word) but specifically one where you write your code in and it can run the code you write. When you type code and want to run it your computer needs to know what to do with it. An IDE says to your computer, "hey this is python code here's what you're supposed to do".
ETA: if you, or anyone, are local to BR and serious about learning programming or looking for a group to bounce some shite around hit me up fatbatmantd@gmail.com. I started about a year ago and would love to get something going locally.
ETA: if you, or anyone, are local to BR and serious about learning programming or looking for a group to bounce some shite around hit me up fatbatmantd@gmail.com. I started about a year ago and would love to get something going locally.
This post was edited on 8/4/20 at 9:01 pm
Posted on 8/4/20 at 11:50 pm to r3lay3r
quote:Quick clarification, it's called "Visual Studio Code". And it is really great. It's free and open source, and they update it regularly. It has a lot of IDE type features without being a full-blown and bloated IDE. It is fast, it gets out of your way so you can write code, but it pops in with great features to help you do stuff faster (especially with the right extensions, and there are many).
For a simpler option, without the full IDE, look at Microsoft Code.
Posted on 8/4/20 at 11:51 pm to Fat Batman
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ETA: if you, or anyone, are local to BR and serious about learning programming or looking for a group to bounce some shite around hit me up
Posted on 8/5/20 at 10:01 am to TigerCrude
Python on Raspberry Pi. It's an inexpensive way to learn programming and Linux. If you trash the system it's easy to reload and start over.
Posted on 8/6/20 at 6:27 am to TigerCrude
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This post was edited on 9/4/20 at 2:06 am
Posted on 8/6/20 at 7:19 am to Fat Batman
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I've been learning Python and love tinkering with it, but the projects i come up with get complex and above my head really quickly and I've been kind of trudging through mud to figure things out.
I've been learning Python and love tinkering with it, but the projects i come up with get complex and above my head really quickly and I've been kind of trudging through mud to figure things out.
This post was edited on 8/6/20 at 7:20 am
Posted on 8/6/20 at 12:08 pm to Fat Batman
Thoughts on VBA and R?
Posted on 8/6/20 at 1:49 pm to TigerCrude
Visual Basic is dead, I wouldn't waste any time learning it. You said you wanted something 'user friendly' at first, which I'm assuming you meant beginner-friendly. I don't really know anything about R, but you don't see a lot of people recommending R to beginners and its capabilities are pretty limited. I'll recommend it one more time. Python. it is beginner-friendly, robust, can be used for data analysis, machine learning, web development, embedded applications, it's widely supported, arguably the fastest growing language in popularity, wide availabilities of libraries to help you do what you want, the list goes on.
Posted on 8/8/20 at 3:32 pm to TigerCrude
VBA is used to program MS Office applications. If you interested to building apps in Excel, it's useful in extending what can be done with cell level formulas.
R is usually used in analyzing big data sets. It's supported by the Visual Studio. VS supports F#, a functional language, also used when working with big data.
R is usually used in analyzing big data sets. It's supported by the Visual Studio. VS supports F#, a functional language, also used when working with big data.
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