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Fitz-James Muscadin
192 PointsWhich language should I learn?
Which language would be easier to learn, Python or Swift ? Which one would I start enjoying/ learn the fastest ? I don't have a particular goal as of yet. I just know that forever ago I started learning c++ and it was alot fun until I stopped classes (stayed at beginner level). I've got quite a lot of free time in the afternoon for the next few months and I'd like to kickstart my curiosity again with a language that will be engaging early on. #swift #python
2 Answers
James Joseph
4,885 PointsFrom the logic I understand :
You have a list of items and in that list you want to add things like pictures or I for action etc ?
If you want the programme to be in multiple platforms python would be a good thing to look at.
In terms of GUI modules qt or tkinter come to mind.
If you want it to be web based then perhaps Django or flask.
Start with learning the python basics and get to know about data types like lists, dictionaries etc then once you get there you can start going further into researching more information and decide how you want to plan it out. Hope it goes well I'm sure you'll ha e fun.
One last thing, have a look at version control systems like GitHub to manage your code when you're ready to start doing the project. I think you'll find it useful for not only working on code but also with getting people potentially into it and can work on it with you.
Regards, James
James Joseph
4,885 PointsI'm gonna try not be biased cause I love python but I think it depends on what you want to do programming wise. If you're interested in working in the apple world then swift is obviously a great choice and from what I've seen it seems very straight forward to learn and with a background in c++ I'm sure you'll pick it up just fine.
Python is also a great language and can branch out to many different things since so many programmes/infrastructures seem to have SDK's for python now which is great, it has become a great language which I personally found very easy to learn coming from someone who never knew a coding language before.
Now I could be wrong on swift it could be used for plenty more then just ios in which case anyone who knows more feel free to chime in and correct me :) but like I said I definitely think it depends on where you want to go career wise for the choice between the two.
Fitz-James Muscadin
192 PointsThank you James for your insight. There is zero career goal in this . This is purely for my own entertainment. Haviu said that. There is a program of sort I'd like to eventually make for myself to use. It's list base/kind of inventory type. With plenty of pictures attached to some of the listings. If this make no sense for you I could show you some examples of what I do in Evernote to keep the list. Thx aagin for the help .