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    Senior Member Senior Member Oaty's Avatar
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    Default Learning to program?

    Just thought I'd give programming a try. So what are some good ways to start?
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    Default Re: Learning to program?

    A good way to start short of signing up for a programming course at a post secondary school would be to buy/borrow from a library an introductary level progamming text book for either C++ or basic. Since most games are written in a direct 3D enabled version of C++ I'd would go with that (C).
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    Ignore basic.

    C++ is definately the way to go if you want to take up programming. Learning either Java or PHP is also beneficial due to the similarities in the 3 languages as all are Object Orientated and use similar syntax (language, layout and so on) - although Java is quite possibly the misbegotten son of satan.

    Try a "Sams teach yourself C++ in 24hours" as a good introductory book. I used their books for all 3 of the above languages and have a pretty decent grasp of them all now, though I try to forget Java on purpose (university made me learn it).
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    i wouldnt completely forget basic, at least not visual basic. this one still has a few uses for small utilities and apps. however, i agree with ashen in his other picks... C++ for games and large apps and java and php for web based stuff. even C still has some uses in larger apps and games.

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