In need of help

[iaxa]

hi im in kinda need of help i wanan start to learn porgraming but i dont what language i should start off in?
plz help me
pm me or add me on msn rowan-sheappard@hotmail.com or if that dosent work the_bommb99@hotmail.com

[Bob!]

Well at college at the mo i'm learning vb.net.

Its quite easy and the programs useful with the colour coding, also corrects recognised code errors automatically and so on.

Try and find somewhere t download vb.net and have a go.

[iaxa]

okay ty for help

[angisson]

learn PHP... may not be the simplest...but it can come in so handy ! and if your good you can make a shit load of money ;)

[iaxa]

no a good site for tuts any one?

[angisson]

http://www.php.net - it is not a tut site...but i will give you everything you wanna know anbout php.

I don't really know any other sites.. I learned PHP by looking at code. It will just take time, but i am shure you will and can catch on. ;)

[corpicory]

you should try BASIC then go on to pascal or PILOT depending on the type of program and then lead into Q basic then finally FORTRAN.

[The Wheel]

the first you should learn is probably some good html

[iaxa]

what sort of things can you do in html and php i heard it is web design or sumfing like that and c/c+ are for like making programs but are really hard to learn .

[The Wheel]

html is pretty much the most basic, image effects, text effects, like marquee and blinking and that kinda stuff. ALthough it can get pretty complicated as you advance through leaerning html

[~Wayne~]

I'm also learning VB at college and once you pick it up its very easy, good to start with

[iaxa]

hmms still havent made up my mind yet .... wanna make programs ... none of the graphic stuff but i owuldnt mind learning later...

[Bob!]

VB is good cause of the auto corrections to obvious code errors, its also pretty easy to learn once ya get ya head round it, helps if ya think logically.

Just finishing my programmign unit now and really enjoyed it, I'm thinking of going into the programmign business of later life.

And anyways dont worry too much about WHICH language you learn, if you learn and master the techniques, it wont be too hard to adapt to another as the principles will be basically the same, just the wording will be different.

But yeah VB.net is a good one to start with, try and download it from somewhere, (No posting download links in the main forum.)

But yeah if you do get it and if ya want to see an example, I can send you my program and code and itl give ya somethin to refer to. Its only a simple currency converter, but the art of creating it is what ya learn.

[iaxa]

okay ill take you up on that offer bob

[Shane]

Learn HTML then CSS then Javascript then PSP.
You master them and you can make just about any website you want. ;)

Visual Basic is becoming pretty redundant these days.

[Bob!]

Tis good to start with though and get the concepts and logic mastered cause of the easy use.

We'll be movin onto java and stuff in the HND course I think, :S

[Shane]

Tis good to start with though and get the concepts and logic mastered cause of the easy use.

We'll be movin onto java and stuff in the HND course I think, :S
Yeah, I heard its mainly used in training now. Just to build people up to a level at which they will be capable of doing some decent stuff.

[iaxa]

or should i just wait until my ict class (which is comp studies) covers it ? but then again tit is always to have head start...

[Shane]

or should i just wait until my ict class (which is comp studies) covers it ? but then again tit is always to have head start...
Get a head start, its always good to have a advantage over others. Means you will get things done quicker than them and be praised for it. Also means when it comes down to doing work you will find it easier, do it quicker and have more free time! :P

[iaxa]

k im gonna start learning java first then visual basics then like then try and test my luck with c

[Shane]

Okay, feel free to keep us updated or let us in on any testing you do. ;)

[iaxa]

will do shane. will do.