[rebon]

As a complete noob I was wondering how to go about learning how to write programmes for my pc. What is the best way to go around this from scratch, yes I could do a google but I thought I would ask real humans how they would go about it like I said from scratch?

Not even sure if I would be able to do it but I want to check it out then decide.
So where do I start?


thx...rob

[dnavarrojr]

Different people learn different ways. I got my first computer in 1976 (Radio Shack Model I Level I) and accidentally hit the (BREAK) key which stopped the game I was playing. A salesman at Radio Shack told me to try RUN and LIST. RUN started the program back up, but I was curious about LIST, so I stopped the program again and tried it. I saw the BASIC source code for the program and being that it was "english", I actually understood most of it. From there I tought myself how to program in BASIC.

When I got into college and learned C, Pascal, Cobol and other languages I only learned when I had a "goal" or a specific type of program that I wanted to create. I learned only enough to create that program. Then I'd pick something a little more difficult and learn what was necessary to create that program and the cycle went on.

My wife, on the other hand, simply picked up a book on BASIC programming and followed the lessons. Only after she'd gone through most of the book did she start writing programs on her own. I can't work that way.

My personal suggestion is figure out what type of program you want to write and then learn what you need to write that program. The type of program you choose will also help you figure out which language(s) to learn.

[rebon]

Thank's for the reply.

[Shadow2531]

I first learned Tandy B.A.S.I.C. on a Tandy(Radio Shack) TRS 80 and Color Computer III. Then learned B.A.S.I.C. on an apple ][e and commodore 64. Then on a TI graphic calculator. All basically the same, but with little differences.

Although B.A.S.I.C. isn't like other programming lanquages (imo) it does teach you the fundamentals.

There are lots of B.A.S.I.C. interpreters and compilers, but I suggest you jump right in to c++. You can search google for B.A.S.I.C. stuff, but here's a web page that has a java-based B.A.S.I.C. emulator.

Now learning client-side javascript in web pages really helped when I encountered c++, so you may just want to mess with javascript and html first.

Many will suggest python for your first language.

Compared to other languages, I found it goofy at first and I suggest you learn other languages first and then check out python when you can appreciate it.

You pick what you want to try and we can help.

[Br0k3n]

I started with visual basic and it was a good starting point for me.

[richman1068]

I agree, if you are starting programming and you want an easy language and programming environment, try visual basic. I took a course in VB and can now create programs quite easily. Either do a search for Visual basic or check out a VB book at the library. Good luck with your studies!