help me lern programing

Post by **gannon** » Wed Apr 20, 2005 6:22 pm

Post by **bicostp** » Wed Apr 20, 2005 6:25 pm

I've been doing BASIC for 10 years.

(That's not me.)

fakescreenname · Post by **fakescreenname** » Wed Apr 20, 2005 6:27 pm

I want a book that explains how for beginners and explains everything clearley links are crap they intentinally make it harder than it has to be

HK-47 · Post by **HK-47** » Wed Apr 20, 2005 6:31 pm

Um... Im not sure they make it hard on purpose...

Post by **bicostp** » Wed Apr 20, 2005 6:31 pm

May we guess who you are?

If you want to go with C++, start with C, because it's easier and C++ builds off it.

As for software, you can write code in Notepad or Simpletext, and I'm sure there's free compilers for practically any language. Microsoft BASIC (quickbasic) is simple and powerful, however outdated it is. Google around for "qbasic". (I'll host it on bicostp.tk once I remember my password.)

fakescreenname · Post by **fakescreenname** » Wed Apr 20, 2005 6:36 pm

I guess Ill try and lern from the links

MM007 · Post by **MM007** » Wed Apr 20, 2005 6:37 pm

Agreed. QBasic was the very first programming language I learned in college, and a good starting point for programmers. It is a DOS programming language, so don't expect graphics that are TOO fancy...

fakescreenname · Post by **fakescreenname** » Wed Apr 20, 2005 6:37 pm

well ok how bout some links for learning that

Post by **bicostp** » Wed Apr 20, 2005 6:38 pm

But I did get everyone going at school by making every machine flash "ERROR" in BIG RED LETTERS all at the same time!

MM007 · Post by **MM007** » Wed Apr 20, 2005 6:56 pm

http://www.svatopluk.com/qbtutor/tut1.htm

That tells how to get it, offers it fior download, and tells how to use it.

Post by **bicostp** » Wed Apr 20, 2005 6:59 pm

I've got Quickbasic 4.5 handy, maybe 7.1 if I dig around on my old machine. (Basically the same as 4.5 but with more libraries.)

Post by **SpongeBuell** » Wed Apr 20, 2005 7:00 pm

I would recommend one of these kinds of books to start learning: XYZ for dummies and Sam's teach yourself XYZ in 24 hours.

Post by **bicostp** » Wed Apr 20, 2005 7:06 pm

Back when I started in with this I had to program on a TI 99/4A. I had to hook it up with a tape player to save, and mess around with line numbers. QuickBasic does not really need line numbers, thankfully. I wrote an entire DOS-esque OS on it once, but I lost the tape.

Post by **SpongeBuell** » Wed Apr 20, 2005 7:16 pm

bicostp wrote:QuickBasic does not really need line numbers, thankfully.

it does help a lot, though.

Post by **bicostp** » Wed Apr 20, 2005 7:16 pm

That's why they invented REM statements.