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Is there a programming language that is easy to learn that people who are impatient (like me) can learn it? And is there a programming language that looks like plain English (i is VERY close?) I have a idea for a program but i don't think anybody would like to program it.

EDIT! : I have no TEXT programming experience. So don't throw lua at me because i every tutorial is like

Welcome! Lets start of with the basics
print ("Hello World!")

Now the next step
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So make it so there are easy to understand tutorials.
 
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Ruby or Java?
Yea the problem is that everytime i try to go on codeacademy i can be half way and be like "So i forgot, how do you make text print out a variable?" I have ADHD so it makes learning programming languages like im learning how to speak a alien language that requires to talk in english japanese and french!
 
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Yea the problem is that everytime i try to go on codeacademy i can be half way and be like "So i forgot, how do you make text print out a variable?" I have ADHD so it makes learning programming languages like im learning how to speak a alien language that requires to talk in english japanese and french!
Codeacademy is AMAZING btw they ALSO have a course on Python
 
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Yea the problem is that everytime i try to go on codeacademy i can be half way and be like "So i forgot, how do you make text print out a variable?" I have ADHD so it makes learning programming languages like im learning how to speak a alien language that requires to talk in english japanese and french!
Maybe try this site?

EDIT: I tried to learn Lua as well but I couldn't because of the exact same reason you mentioned in the OP. xD
 
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Codeacademy is AMAZING btw they ALSO have a course on Python
I know, same thing happened. In fact i once made a cheat sheet for ruby and recorded videos of me learning python but i was like "Soo...Wha...*yawn* Argh!" I am REALLY good a scratch but it can be sometimes limited and is very hard to make it a exe file without it show the editor for 2 seconds.

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Python, also the scripted nature of it makes it easy for starters.
Well you its kinda like a bridge. The bottomless pit is where i forget stuff. Now im running across it and the bridge is collapsing while im running. Now make every step of a programming language a piece of wood...Yeah thats me.
Is there a programming language thats like python with the scratch GUI? and the conplicaded code is put in plain english. Then you could compile it?
 

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I know, same thing happened. In fact i once made a cheat sheet for ruby and recorded videos of me learning python but i was like "Soo...Wha...*yawn* Argh!" I am REALLY good a scratch but it can be sometimes limited and is very hard to make it a exe file without it show the editor for 2 seconds.
My experience regarding lack of concentration and learning a programming language is that you don't read tutorials or so, you just program
You write programs first, then you learn the programming language as a consequence.
It is important to get results fast, and see what happens when you modify things.
Because of this, when a language is a scripting language, the approach works well.
Perhaps what I say sounds weird.
Another thing that helps to this approach is to have the environment and language documentation very closely integrated.
I learnt C in the old times using the Borland TurboC environment.
That old shit did magic integrating documentation for C inside the IDE with context help and so, great tool for learning.
But nobody uses a shit that needs DOS and works better in a 80286 anymore. ;)
 

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I know, same thing happened. In fact i once made a cheat sheet for ruby and recorded videos of me learning python but i was like "Soo...Wha...*yawn* Argh!" I am REALLY good a scratch but it can be sometimes limited and is very hard to make it a exe file without it show the editor for 2 seconds.

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Well you its kinda like a bridge. The bottomless pit is where i forget stuff. Now im running across it and the bridge is collapsing while im running. Now make every step of a programming language a piece of wood...Yeah thats me.
Is there a programming language thats like python with the scratch GUI? and the conplicaded code is put in plain english. Then you could compile it?
Are you on Linux? I can compile a python game I created real fast and let you look at the source.. It was actually REALLY simple it took mabye 5 lines of code, and it runs out of the terminal.
 

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Are you on Linux? I can compile a python game I created real fast and let you look at the source.. It was actually REALLY simple it took mabye 5 lines of code, and it runs out of the terminal.
No i have Windows 7. Im just saying with scratch you cant compile it into a .exe file.
 

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No i have Windows 7. Im just saying with scratch you cant compile it into a .exe file.
Hmm ive never used scratch. I just use IDLE Python Runtime. It's really easy to setup and will work on your operating system too. Does scratch let you view source? Because i know with Python source you can compile as an .exe
 

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Hmm ive never used scratch. I just use IDLE Python Runtime. It's really easy to setup and will work on your operating system too. Does scratch let you view source? Because i know with Python source you can compile as an .exe
Well you can go on the scratch editor online but you can get a text version of it. There used to be a scratch mod that was like scratch and a whole bunch of other languages put together but the download link is expired.
 

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Check out this mass production game made with Python.
http://www.froemling.net/apps/bombsquad
It's called Bomb Squad and it's AMAZING
Well you can go on the scratch editor online but you can get a text version of it. There used to be a scratch mod that was like scratch and a whole bunch of other languages put together but the download link is expired.
From what it looks like. Scratch seems like a baby step, if you want to be serious about programming then you cant just use game creators..
 

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Check out this mass production game made with Python.
http://www.froemling.net/apps/bombsquad
It's called Bomb Squad and it's AMAZING

From what it looks like. Scratch seems like a baby step, if you want to be serious about programming then you cant just use game creators..
I know. Thats why i asked this question in the first place!

EDIT! : I REALLY wanna learn python but i know i can't!
 

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I know. Thats why i asked this question in the first place!

EDIT! : I REALLY wanna learn python but i know i can't!
Why's that? Anything's possible!

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Try it please? I swear man you wont regret it. Python has SO many capabilities! It can even be used on Wii!

http://www.learnpython.org/
 

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EDIT! : I REALLY wanna learn python but i know i can't!
Work on it.
Python would be as easy as it gets for programming something that works good.
I don't think you can get it easier.
Also, Python has widely supported libraries for everything, perhaps you could even ask it to serve you breakfast and there will be a library for that.
You don't know how much things gets difficult in other languages regarding support for several things.
This jokes means it regarding Python:

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Most of the hard work has already been done for you on Python.

PS: Another option would be realizing programming is just not for you. If you don't have the will power to sit and concentrate on it, just give it up.
 
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Work on it.
Python would be as easy as it gets for programming something that works good.
I don't think you can get it easier.
Also, Python has widely supported libraries for everything, perhaps you could even ask it to serve you breakfast and there will be a library for that.
You don't know how much things gets difficult in other languages regarding support for several things.
This jokes means it regarding Python:

CfSwf.jpg


Most of the hard work has already been done for you on Python.

PS: Another option would be realizing programming is just not for you. If you don't have the will power to sit and concentrate on it, just give it up.
OK! I just need a tutorial that explains it to me like im a 4 year old. Fast so i dont get so bored, Easy so i dont read a million times and dont undertand it. Easy to remember so i dont spend 50 hours trying to burn into my mind how to make a string say a varible and Personallity (optional) so its kinda like my awesome best friend is teaching me how to program and making jokes and things to keep me intrested.
 

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OK! I just need a tutorial that explains it to me like im a 4 year old. Fast so i dont get so bored, Easy so i dont read a million times and dont undertand it. Easy to remember so i dont spend 50 hours trying to burn into my mind how to make a string say a varible and Personallity (optional) so its kinda like my awesome best friend is teaching me how to program and making jokes and things to keep me intrested.
I'm HONESTLY still a beginner to the language i REALLY get it though, I used this book to start off: https://www.nostarch.com/pythonforkids
It's not just for kids and it's EXACTLY what youre looking for
 

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