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What operating system and tools should a beginner use to learn programming

Chances are you’ll have to switch to whatever your job has eventually so just pick what you like. I really like VsCode personally because you can read the documentation of methods without leaving your program. The best system and tools is whatever gets you to start learning though.

I want start with python but I don’t know what operating system and tools to use

Python is great and easy to learn but I think it leads to misunderstandings about how programming languages work if that’s your only experience. If you can get a Programming Fund 1 class in C or C++, you can transfer over those skills to Python in a week. If you start with Python, then you’ll be mostly starting from scratch if you need to learn other languages. But it’s entirely your choice.

In terms of programming institutions (universities bootcamps, etc…), do each institutions have its own preference or does it let its student choose?

My university had Windows for the public computers but as long as you turned in your code it didn’t matter where it was written. I know lots of people who used a Linux VM that they carried on a USB stick. They completed their assignments just fine.

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For personal preference, assuming I didn’t have to worry about getting a job, Lisp no question.

Otherwise, I’d have to go with C++.

This wave knocked me on my ass and it’s been the only wave to have done this despite being 5 times vaxxed including the bivalent for 2 months before getting sick.

Maybe it’s just bad luck but the people around me seem to be getting sicker and sicker from this wave.

Anyone got any good reccs for Linux? Preferably something that plays nicely with both laptop and desktop.

So much for smartest animal on Earth!

Take that Douglas Adams!