Where to begin???

[clydus]

I want to learn to program/code/develope but I know no languages as of yet except for fooling around with DOS occasionally. Where should I begin? I'm thinking Visual Basic. Any guidance or suggestions will be appreciated.

[herbieII]

If you are using Windows 98 get QBasic out of the tool box and play with some of the samples. You will get an idea of what Programming is all about. Then maybe VB, VC is a little more difficult to start with.

Roger L. McElfresh

[mirage]

I started with some courses in a Community College to gain some "marketable" skills in the field that I wanted to work in (so I could actually start work and go on learning from there). At the school I started with QBASIC to learn the very basics of programming (did not spend to much time with this lang.) and went on to C++. C++ is a great language for getting into the deeper aspects of programming languages and what they can do for you. From this foundation I have been able to go on and teach myself the Visual languages without too much trouble.

I really recommend taking some courses in programming because they can give you a solid foundation for your skill and some background in the field (instructor's experience) that the books may leave out.

Hope this helps.

[--jh--]

Borland Turbo Pascal or Delphi are great for a beginner programmer too

[Everett]

Hi,
Visual Basic is a great place to start. It is very popular in industry, so you can use it in the future. Get a handle on this and you are on your way. Also, it will help when you migrate to c/c++. This is the way I went and it worked for me. I am just starting out myself in c/c++.
If I can help in any way feel free to send me a wire.
Everett