Author: Russell Reagan
Date: 07:44:31 01/14/03
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On January 14, 2003 at 01:12:10, Joshua Haglund wrote:
>I learned QBasic first also. Then I started into C++ the next semester. After
>that, I think it would be good to learn a bit of Visual Basic; Visual.NET. for a
>chess engine I'm working on one in C++. In just a week, I'm 1/3 of the way done.
>I'm also preparing for a 4 year college so I'm learning more C++ on the side.
>there iare many good site with tut's and sample code.
>
>Joshua
>toneewa@yahoo.com
I think all copies of Visual Basic should be burned personally. BASIC is fine
for learning how to program and getting comfortable with the basic ideas of
programming, but that's about it. For example, if someone has never programmed
before they will probably be confused with things like #include statements
("what are they for? how do I know which ones to include?", etc.) and even
simple things like functions can seem overwhelming, especially if you are
learning on your own. BASIC can let you get familiar with small things like
variables, doing simple computations on variables, and get you comfortable with
conditionals and looping mechanisms. Trying to learn C/C++/Java/etc. without
being comfortable with those basic things, on your own with no instructor or
fellow students to help you along, is a hard thing to do IMO.
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