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I got started with python via a book on a plane, no computer, no internet (a looong time ago)...

• justinclift 7y ago
  Did similar once... but hadn't run through the first setup piece where it ran through installing all the dependencies for the approach in the book. Which (obviously) couldn't work, as there was no way to download those dependencies mid-flight. Made some progress with the book during the flight, but it was mostly theoretical rather than being able to do the things. ;)
• elihu 7y ago
  My introduction to programming in the 90's was a phonebook-sized tome called "Learn Visual C++ in 12 easy lessons" or something like that. It came with a CD with Microsoft Visual C++ 1.0. For some reason, it didn't work; I couldn't compile hello world. So I learned C++ just by reading the book, learning all about complicated object oriented features without ever having written any code. About six months later or so I got access to a Borland C++ compiler, and at that point I could actually do stuff. It's possible to learn to program that way if you don't have any better alternative, but it's not a path I'd recommend if you do.