Programming is Easy, Actually¶
Caution
This guide is still a work-in-progress and is not yet complete.
So, programming. It’s a thing. You type some code into a text editor, you run it through a program, and it then does a thing.
If you’re reading this guide, you’re probably interested in programming. And so you must have learned it somewhere, right?
Unfortunately, I don’t know exactly what introduced you to programming - we aren’t yet in that hyper-digital age where absolutely anything and everything is personalised. Or personalized, depending on your country of origin.
So, I’m not going to assume anything. I’m not going to assume you know what a
print statement is, or what pattern matching is, or whether your computer’s
word size is 32-bit, 64-bit or even 128-bit.
This guide is tailored towards complete beginners who are looking to learn any kind of programming. If you’re a seasoned professional, I guess you can go and find another guide? Go read the Rustonomicon or something.
Ready to get started? Let’s move on to what this guide will go over. Or if you’d prefer, you can read the licence information first.