Starting programing....

[Will Wood]

Can any one give some heads up to some good programing forums or tutorials? After 2 years absence of programing (Summer classes), I'm startting to get back into it. Everything is pretty much gone from my mind, and commands only look familar, I sure can't remember them.
Starting out with what I never finished..good 'ol Basic. Qbasic.

[Miscue]

Umm... learn C++/Java/VB and skip QBasic. Who the heck uses QBasic anymore?

[dave_p]

if i remember correctly, some good books were mentioned here:http://www.automags.org/forums/showt...mputer+science

if basic is your thing, miscues right, skip qbasic. go right to VB. after c/c++ it seems like a toy language but you can get useful programs up with a graphical windows interface with surprisingly little actual coding.

next degree of difficulty would be java. excellent language, powerful yet not as intricate as c++. newer developement environments will generate quite a bit of code for you.(not always a good thing).

for real power learn c++(mwahahaha).

for real real evil genius power learn assembler. it is bringing a lot of things to light for me as i am learning it, like dropping a final piece in a puzzle.it is not portable so learn the assembler for the platform you plan on working on. one size does not fit all.

best bet is to just learn them all. its like having a toolbox full of tools. some languages are more suited to some tasks than others.

[giblit]

dude im trying C++ and its soooo hard for me, im passing it but its so hard for me, you have to learn sooo many commands and try and remember all of them. and debugging can be a ***** when you get into big programs so be warned

[Miscue]

Originally posted by dave_p
if i remember correctly, some good books were mentioned here:http://www.automags.org/forums/showt...mputer+science

for real real evil genius power learn assembler.

best bet is to just learn them all. its like having a toolbox full of tools. some languages are more suited to some tasks than others.

Assembler eh... Learning assembly is painful, but you learn a lot. Learning assembly will also make you a better programmer, and give you better idea of how the machine operates.

Learn them all... yup. (Or at least as many as prudent) It's not good to get comfortable using only one or two languages if you want to be a good programmer. Different PLs are better suited for particular jobs, there is no 'best' language... anyone who says so doesn't know what he's talking about. Doing a lot of scientific/engineering stuff - Fortran. AI - Prolog. Systems Programming - C. Military - ADA. Business - COBOL. Learning more languages and being aware of their features helps you take better advantage of individual languages... and gives you more tools to use. Also, the more you know, the easier it is to pick up a new language.

[Will Wood]

I do plan to eventually go on to C++ but I thought I would learn an easy language first to get the handle of things.

[Miscue]

I think C++ is as good as any to start with personally. I have a hard time recommending VB or similar as a first language... typically you end up picking up a lot of bad habits.

I'd recommend that you learn how to write modular code in C++ first. Procedures/Functions, etc. Learn how to use arrays, structs/records, pointers, recursion. Takes a few months or so, depending on how much work you want to put in.

Then, go to something like VB and you will be much better off... you'll program better, have an appreciation for VB's features such that you'll make better use of them... and you'll also think that VB is really easy.

[FeelTheRT]

also... before you prgram take away any hazardous items near you such as chairs(to throw at the monitor), sharp objects(to stab yourself), heavy books(bang your head), and any long objects like 2x4s and baseball bats.

have fun