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| Thread ID: 43486 | 2004-03-16 08:12:00 | C/C++ which language to start with? | Caesius (3758) | Press F1 |
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| 222958 | 2004-03-17 04:49:00 | I'm in the middle of studying C++ (and it's soooo much fun =P), but the lecturers advise C++ is the way to go and then VB (granted most people say VB is easier to learn 1st, but they also say it's best to get a grasp of C++ 1st rather than wasting your time on VB and then finding you can't get a grasp on C++). Good luck with it all though, Tekboi |
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| 222959 | 2004-03-17 05:36:00 | Visual Basic! ! That'll fry your brain out! | PoWa (203) | ||
| 222960 | 2004-03-17 05:45:00 | Coupled with networking and software applications...yeah baby! =P But from what I've seen of Visual Basics...it's a big emphasis on the 'Basic'. Tekboi |
Tekboi (5407) | ||
| 222961 | 2004-03-17 06:30:00 | > But from what I've seen of Visual Basics...it's a big > emphasis on the 'Basic'. But unfortunately its basic as in BASIC (my first language :-)): 10 PRINT "Hello World" 20 GOTO 10 Which is why the syntax can be awkward. |
bmason (508) | ||
| 222962 | 2004-03-17 07:24:00 | >> I've been getting very mixed messages from the internet about this topic. And now you can get mixed messages from PressF1 users also :D There is no "correct" way to learn programming just as there is no "best" language (there might be better ways to learn and some languages are better suited to some tasks) Some people say that C is dead and just learn C++ but there is alot of C code out there. Maybe C++ is a better way to start as you get exposed less to ways of crashing your computer ?:| Long live COBOL :D |
Dolby Digital (160) | ||
| 222963 | 2004-03-17 08:53:00 | > Visual Basic ! ! That'll fry your brain out ! I second that, i have lernt vb and i dont like it. No i am trying to move on..... > Don't learn C# first its just building on C++ and its Microsoft I aint even going in that teritory... > - C++ is designed to be easy for C programmers to pick up. Most of the syntax is the same. So if i learn c++ first, i will basically be able to use c as wel... > I'm in the middle of studying C++ (and it's soooo much fun =P) Sarcastic? Me thinks it is time to find a good c++ book in the holidays.... |
ilikelinux (1418) | ||
| 222964 | 2004-03-17 09:00:00 | It depends on how quickly you pick up the concepts of different styles of programming. If you are just starting out with programming and want to take it slow. Learn C and then move on to C++ as you will learn why C++ is huge step up from C with its Object Oriented programming. If you are on to it. Go with C++ as that is the way to go especially for Bus oriented programs The latest trend is C# which is really good in terms of that it gets so much code of the .NET framework and you dont have to "reinvent the wheel" We current use C# in programming of GPS equipment. I personally dont like java. Its ugly :-) |
Ritzz (731) | ||
| 222965 | 2004-03-17 11:48:00 | I can reccommend a good C++ book: Sam's Teach Yourself C++ in 21 days. That book reccommends C++ first before C because you don't get into bad habits from doing non-object orientated programming. Its word is law! Do not disobey! :p In my course we did 2weeks of pascal to get the hang of things, then a whole semester on Java, then this year a whole semester on C++. As someone said before Java is good to learn first because with C++ you have to do garbage collection and it can get a bit messy. :O |
PoWa (203) | ||
| 222966 | 2004-03-17 13:07:00 | Start with C then move onto C++ as you need to grasp memory management and pointers first, before you worry about OO. | Rob99 (151) | ||
| 222967 | 2004-03-17 20:01:00 | For those that are interested in the thirteen ways to hate VB (www.ddj.com) | mikebartnz (21) | ||
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