[nfbcs] Learning Programming Languages

[Jack Heim]

I think learning a web programming language like php is a good idea. I 
was at lunch with some tech types last Saturday and one of them related 
how his company had to pay a php programmer just out of college, 
$80,000. Otherwise, he'd have gone somewhere else.  There is a ton of 
stuff being written in python these days too.


One of the problems starting with a web programming language would be 
that you'd have to get a web server working first. Early on it might be 
difficult to know if the problem is with your script or with the server. 
On the other hand, with a web app, you could immediately write something 
actually useful. That might be good to keep you motivated.

In terms of how hard they are to learn, the programming language itself 
makes some difference but the biggest thing is going to be the 
development environment. In other words, the biggest issue is probably 
going to be how your screen reader interacts with the program you are 
using to write the code. Personally, I use gedit in linux with the orca 
screen reader.
On 04/14/2017 08:35 AM, Jim Fettgather via nfbcs wrote:
> Hello, we have a computer users group in the Midwest consisting of a number of visually impaired individuals who are interested in learning all that they can about programming languages, which work the best with screen readers, and resources for learning this advanced skill.
> If anyone would care to take a moment and share their experience and knowledge, either on or off list, I would sure appreciate any information regarding the process of learning to program, and which programming languages lend themselves for use with screen readers.
> Thanks a lot for any information you may wish to share..
> Jim Fettgather
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