{"id":130,"date":"2020-10-01T09:28:39","date_gmt":"2020-10-01T13:28:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/jacobs.academy\/?p=130"},"modified":"2020-10-01T10:59:52","modified_gmt":"2020-10-01T14:59:52","slug":"lets-learn-to-program-in-python","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/jacobs.academy\/?p=130","title":{"rendered":"Lets Learn To Program in Python"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>In this series we&#8217;re going to take a look at how I learn a new programming language and why you can teach yourself any language you&#8217;d like to learn.  Would you like to program games on an iPhone?  How about an Android phone?   Well, learn the basics here and then switch to a different language and learn it.<\/p>\n<p>First, the basics:<\/p>\n<p>1 &#8211; Why do we need so many programming languages?<br \/>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed wp-block-embed-youtube is-type-video is-provider-youtube\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\"  id=\"_ytid_89292\"  width=\"729\" height=\"410\"  data-origwidth=\"729\" data-origheight=\"410\"  data-relstop=\"1\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/hsYgUZ4uAN4?enablejsapi=1&rel=0&autoplay=0&cc_load_policy=0&cc_lang_pref=&iv_load_policy=1&loop=0&modestbranding=0&fs=1&playsinline=0&autohide=2&theme=dark&color=red&controls=1&\" class=\"__youtube_prefs__  no-lazyload\" title=\"YouTube player\"  allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen data-no-lazy=\"1\" data-skipgform_ajax_framebjll=\"\"><\/iframe><\/div><\/figure><\/p>\n<hr>\n<p>2 &#8211; What is a computer program exactly?<br \/>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed wp-block-embed-youtube is-type-video is-provider-youtube\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\"  id=\"_ytid_21378\"  width=\"729\" height=\"410\"  data-origwidth=\"729\" data-origheight=\"410\"  data-relstop=\"1\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/AZ4dDfPSfM0?enablejsapi=1&rel=0&autoplay=0&cc_load_policy=0&cc_lang_pref=&iv_load_policy=1&loop=0&modestbranding=0&fs=1&playsinline=0&autohide=2&theme=dark&color=red&controls=1&\" class=\"__youtube_prefs__  no-lazyload\" title=\"YouTube player\"  allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen data-no-lazy=\"1\" data-skipgform_ajax_framebjll=\"\"><\/iframe><\/div><\/figure><\/p>\n<hr>\n<p>3 &#8211; How to choose a language to work with.<br \/>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed wp-block-embed-youtube is-type-video is-provider-youtube\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\"  id=\"_ytid_19843\"  width=\"729\" height=\"410\"  data-origwidth=\"729\" data-origheight=\"410\"  data-relstop=\"1\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/R4-C3S55P-U?enablejsapi=1&rel=0&autoplay=0&cc_load_policy=0&cc_lang_pref=&iv_load_policy=1&loop=0&modestbranding=0&fs=1&playsinline=0&autohide=2&theme=dark&color=red&controls=1&\" class=\"__youtube_prefs__  no-lazyload\" title=\"YouTube player\"  allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen data-no-lazy=\"1\" data-skipgform_ajax_framebjll=\"\"><\/iframe><\/div><\/figure><\/p>\n<hr>\n<p>4 &#8211; What exactly is our idea that we plan to program?<br \/>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed wp-block-embed-youtube is-type-video is-provider-youtube\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\"  id=\"_ytid_66882\"  width=\"729\" height=\"410\"  data-origwidth=\"729\" data-origheight=\"410\"  data-relstop=\"1\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/c2g7dKkj5xY?enablejsapi=1&rel=0&autoplay=0&cc_load_policy=0&cc_lang_pref=&iv_load_policy=1&loop=0&modestbranding=0&fs=1&playsinline=0&autohide=2&theme=dark&color=red&controls=1&\" class=\"__youtube_prefs__  no-lazyload\" title=\"YouTube player\"  allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen data-no-lazy=\"1\" data-skipgform_ajax_framebjll=\"\"><\/iframe><\/div><\/figure><\/p>\n<hr>\n<p>5 &#8211; What is the most important thing to know before starting any computer program?<br \/>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed wp-block-embed-youtube is-type-video is-provider-youtube\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\"  id=\"_ytid_46936\"  width=\"729\" height=\"410\"  data-origwidth=\"729\" data-origheight=\"410\"  data-relstop=\"1\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/vGWYVeYKVZc?enablejsapi=1&rel=0&autoplay=0&cc_load_policy=0&cc_lang_pref=&iv_load_policy=1&loop=0&modestbranding=0&fs=1&playsinline=0&autohide=2&theme=dark&color=red&controls=1&\" class=\"__youtube_prefs__  no-lazyload\" title=\"YouTube player\"  allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen data-no-lazy=\"1\" data-skipgform_ajax_framebjll=\"\"><\/iframe><\/div><\/figure><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>In this series we&#8217;re going to take a look at how I learn a new programming language and why you can teach yourself any language you&#8217;d like to learn. 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