[Hobbit007]

Hi there ppl, i'm kinda new here so i'm not too sure if i'm doing this right.
I'd like to find if ne 1 has got any sort of idea or can help me in getting to learn programming ASAP.... and which to start with...

Thanx
Kev

[AGCurry]

Originally Posted by Hobbit007

Hi there ppl, i'm kinda new here so i'm not too sure if i'm doing this right.
I'd like to find if ne 1 has got any sort of idea or can help me in getting to learn programming ASAP.... and which to start with...

Thanx
Kev

The great majority of people will do best attending programming classes, followed by practicing what they have learned.

C language could be considered the mother of all modern programming languages, so that might be a good place to start. I started with BASIC, COBOL, and Assembler language, but those really don't have much of a place in current development.

[Hobbit007]

thnx alot

[SiameseDreamer]

I'd start with HTML, then move into things like Perl and/or Python before taking a shot at C, personally.

[JBriggsGL]

I would strongly recommend attending a programming class in C++ and after you feel confident with your C++ skills move to C then after that OpenGL and DirectX.... it really just depends on what kind of programming you want to do, but just so you know its a very VERY long road of learning.. infact that road never ends cause theres always going to be something new. I could help you more if I knew the type of programming you want to do but C/C++ are a must.

[AGCurry]

Originally Posted by SiameseDreamer

I'd start with HTML, then move into things like Perl and/or Python before taking a shot at C, personally.

HTML is not programming.

Both perl and Python would not exist without C. Neither would C++, obviously.

Straight C language gives you all the standard elements of programming, along with concepts (compilation, linking, memory usage) which interpreted languages like perl do not.

Most languages which have come along since C use syntax similar to C's, so that's another reason to learn C first.

C++ and Java are much easier to understand once you know C.

[SiameseDreamer]

Originally Posted by AGCurry

HTML is not programming.

Both perl and Python would not exist without C. Neither would C++, obviously.

Straight C language gives you all the standard elements of programming, along with concepts (compilation, linking, memory usage) which interpreted languages like perl do not.

Most languages which have come along since C use syntax similar to C's, so that's another reason to learn C first.

C++ and Java are much easier to understand once you know C.

HTML is a good primer to thinking in a development manner and is considered a language, so it is programming in a sense. Say that it isn't to any experienced web dev, and they'd probably disagree.

No, Perl nor Python would exist without C, but this doesn't invalidate their worth as languages or their value in the learning process. If one wants to really sink their teeth into programming, it's a good idea to know or at least be familiar with more than one language.

[AGCurry]

Originally Posted by SiameseDreamer

HTML is a good primer to thinking in a development manner and is considered a language, so it is programming in a sense. Say that it isn't to any experienced web dev, and they'd probably disagree.

Could be. I guess it depends on what "programming" means. I think of it as "writing programs;" to me, the browser is the program, and an HTML document is input data.

Originally Posted by SiameseDreamer

No, Perl nor Python would exist without C, but this doesn't invalidate their worth as languages or their value in the learning process. If one wants to really sink their teeth into programming, it's a good idea to know or at least be familiar with more than one language.

Absolutely right. But Hobbit007 was asking advice on where to start, not where to finish...

[Shadow2531]

I suggest learning modern C++ first and learning how to use containers in the Standard Template Library like vector and string. ( instead of regular arrays and char arrays )

Then, once you get the hang of things in C++, you can learn C and get used to regular old arrays, pointers, standard C functions and memory management etc. Those things are in C++ also, but doing C++ first helps make sure you know how to take advantage of what C++ has to offer.

Then, when you go to C, you can learn how to do things without C++'s Standard Template Library and some other restrictions.

After that, you'll know when to take advantage of both.

If you do C first and then switch to C++, you'll probably end up just writing C code and compiling it with a C++ compiler and never taking advantage of anything C++. ( That's an extreme of course )

Lots of people say, "I wish I would have taken C++ before C ( or been allowed to )".

It's a matter of opinion though, so don't think you're doomed if you learn C first. Depending, you might be a better C++er.