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O.P. How Do you learn how to program?
everyone has to start somewhere....how do all u programmers learn how to do it?

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RE: How Do you learn how to program?
Me, I bought a book on VB and decided to learn to focus my mind...I suck at focusing my mind, so all I can do is make some crappy apps...but I'm learning more about classes and more advanced things as I go on, slowly due to being busy on other things...
I heard some people learned C++ first, but I don't know about that...I'm planning to learn that sometime...
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RE: How Do you learn how to program?
i learnt PHP. it helps me make great websites. it is also a precursor to C, and otheres.

Java is a good language to start with.


Just Pick up a book from a library or bookstore, and read it and follow along.
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RE: How Do you learn how to program?
I'm learning C++, never learned VB or so.... I'm using a book, it's in dutch so I don't think it will be of any use to you :p (unless you speak dutch of course :))
08-27-2004 05:55 PM
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RE: How Do you learn how to program?
well, firstly as anubis did i bought a VB book.
read it a couple of times
sat down and fiddled
also http://www.pscode.com helps

but most of it is learnt throught trial and error i'd say.
then i learnt php and never got the hang of it.:(

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08-27-2004 05:58 PM
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RE: How Do you learn how to program?
Hi, i'm studying Computer engeneering but i started learning a long time ago on my own.

My learning 'route' was something like:
learning basic (i did so by making a complete, yet simple, game and by looking at examples that did the parts i wanted to know how to do), then Pascal, Delphi, C, Java....

However that took a lot of time, maybe the aproach of my course is a good one:
they start by teaching you how to code, using a functional paradigm language: Scheme(similar to Lisp) wich is a simple and uniform language.
08-28-2004 01:01 AM
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RE: How Do you learn how to program?
I started with VB, by reading articles and tutorials on the net. Then I met Delphi and was amazed with it and never touched VB again. I also learned it by myself, reading on the net (http://delphi.about.com is a great site for learning Delphi).
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RE: How Do you learn how to program?
I look at websites mainly to get help and ask questions on forums, forums like this one. I'm learning PHP and i'm quite impressed at how well i'm doing :P

My websites work really well and I can introduce new features to it :)

books... meh 8-)
08-28-2004 01:21 AM
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RE: How Do you learn how to program?
get "For Dummies" or "Sam's" books from your library for whatever language ur planning on
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