hi, i am just beginning out in programming and i would appreciate it if someone could give me advice on which language is best to start off with.

: hi, i am just beginning out in programming and i would appreciate it if someone could give me advice on which language is best to start off with.
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I recommend starting with Delphi. You can get free trial versions from http://www.borland.com/products/downloads/download_delphi.html. There are lots of tutorials to find on the net and lots of open source code so you can look at and play with another person's program.

Some people suggest Visual Basic (VB). It is basically a windows version of QBasic. It is quite easy to start with. QBasic is completely free. It is pretty nice, too.

Both Visual Basic and Delphi use RAD(Rapid Application Development). That means they make it easy to make programs quickly. Both programs make it so you can drag and drop controls like buttons, images, labels... To program what is done in a certain event, just double click the control and you can edit the code.

Source code really helps me out, some times. You can get source code, here, by searching. You can also get source code at www.planet-source-code.com. That is my favourite site for source code.

I started programming in high school using Delphi. I still use it almost exclusively. I don't know much about Visual Basic but I know Delphi is really nice.

: : hi, i am just beginning out in programming and i would appreciate it if someone could give me advice on which language is best to start off with.
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: I recommend starting with Delphi. You can get free trial versions from http://www.borland.com/products/downloads/download_delphi.html. There are lots of tutorials to find on the net and lots of open source code so you can look at and play with another person's program.
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: Some people suggest Visual Basic (VB). It is basically a windows version of QBasic. It is quite easy to start with. QBasic is completely free. It is pretty nice, too.
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: Both Visual Basic and Delphi use RAD(Rapid Application Development). That means they make it easy to make programs quickly. Both programs make it so you can drag and drop controls like buttons, images, labels... To program what is done in a certain event, just double click the control and you can edit the code.
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: Source code really helps me out, some times. You can get source code, here, by searching. You can also get source code at www.planet-source-code.com. That is my favourite site for source code.
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: I started programming in high school using Delphi. I still use it almost exclusively. I don't know much about Visual Basic but I know Delphi is really nice.
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:thank you very much for the advice and especially the links. I'll be checking them out and I hope I'll find delphi interesting and stimulating.

first visual basic,then c/c++.

Because visual basic is easy for beginners,and you can find thar you can do something useful and interesting.After all,interest is the best teacher of all.

c and c++ is powerful,Unix OS is programmed by c is a persuasive example. There are lots of tutorials and useful source codes to find on the net.
LiYongChina

This message was edited by Qane at 2003-4-20 4:40:13

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It's like asking which car you should learn to drive first. You may want to start with a mini for a few months or years and then move up to a mondeo for a further few years. When you've enough confidence in drving you then may decide you want to go on to a ferrari; Or you may wish to jump straight into a ferrari.

Programming is the same. You may want to start with BASIC then move on to something like PASCAL then on to C++ or ASSEMBLER. You could however go straight into C++. No language is very difficult to learn. It just depends on what effort and time you wish to put in to learning it.

Some say that learning BASIC first introduces bad programming form and techniques. Others say that you should learn BASIC first. Some say that learning C++ first is wrong. Some say that you should learn C then C++. Others say you should not. Some say that Java is a good all round language to start with..etc..etc.

I say that you should look around to see what the advantages and disadvantages of each language are and also look at what you want to achieve. At the end of the day, it's entirely up to you.

Once you decide upon which language you wish to learn, get your self a good book on it. Also look on the internet for tutorials. There are quite a few. This website has links to various sites and documents of tutorials. Download other peoples source code (the actual text file which contains the code) to look through and keep writing your own simple programmes. Ask questions on the message boards. You'll find that it's not as daunting as you think. :)

I hope this helps.
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