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| 198349 | 2003-12-08 07:29:00 | Hello. I would like to learn things about program. I would like to know the basics. Do I use MS-DOS? etc. So please tell me. Thanks |
Mr. A (2222) | ||
| 198350 | 2003-12-08 07:33:00 | I take it from you post that you want to learn to write programs? java might be a good place to start.... you can program in MSDOS but in todays world I would just work in windows. I dont have any nice links to post right now but will get back to you.... |
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| 198351 | 2003-12-08 07:56:00 | There's not much point learning BASIC, its long outa date, your skills would be more worthwhile if you learned Visual Basic or the likes..! | Chilling_Silently (228) | ||
| 198352 | 2003-12-08 07:57:00 | Geoff Palmer did a series of (Code Cutter) articles in PC World entitled Delphi Step By Step. Start here (pcworld.co.nz) and then go to the next search page (earlier date) to find the other articles. Cheers Murray P |
Murray P (44) | ||
| 198353 | 2003-12-08 07:59:00 | Visual Basic 6 or .net would be better to start off with I would say. | Archibald (180) | ||
| 198354 | 2003-12-08 11:09:00 | Yes Borland do a personal version of Delphi which would be a good one to learn with. It's been on a PCWorl CD. Version 8 should be out shortly and that will be fully .net capable. I don't think MS does a similar product so you would have to pay and if you decide it is not realy for you then it is wasted money. The other beauty of Delphi is when you buy the Proffessional version you also get Kylix so can make Windows and Linux programs from the same code. | mikebartnz (21) | ||
| 198355 | 2003-12-08 11:12:00 | Head to your local libary and check out there computer section,I know my local libary has a good range of books on the subject and many come with a cd of software. | metla (154) | ||
| 198356 | 2003-12-08 13:35:00 | Hello world! Start simple and work your way up, I would recommend for traditions sake starting on some form of BASIC, Visual Basic is a good way to go as it is fairly simple and decent programs can be created with it . Delphi is another option but i can't really comment on it as i have yet to use it . Go to your local library and find a few books on programming the language you want (I think VB/BASIC books would be easier to find than delpi) . Read every little example, try to understand how the language works because only then will you be able to create great programs . Once you have a grasp of a basic language it is recommended to move on to learn a lower level language such as Java or C or C++, Java may be a good example as it is cross platform plus it is some what simpler than C++ for Object Oriented Programming (OOP), (I still don't really like Java though . . . ) This though is stuff you probably won't be worrying about for a good few months at least . If you really want to know how your computer works, then you can use assembly, although this is pretty complicated and a good understanding of basic programming will definatley help . . . Programming isn't an easy task, learning a language can take a long time, some concepts (such as pointers/objects in c++) can take a while to get your head around . Start now with a basic program, you have to start some where . Good luck, believe me, programming is a hell of a lot of fun (or as some put it, 'the most fun you can have with your pants on'), when you start a programming project/problem you get fully absorbed in it and find it difficult to take your mind off solving a bug or problem . It is a lot of hard work, but very, very rewarding . Enjoy - David |
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