starting out

[dawonn]

I REALLY want to learn to code, but not having a lagre attention span, and also getting board reading usles, "concepts" pages, i need somthing that doen't take forever to laern.......

recommend a good laguage to learn pls.

If ANYONE mentions basic, I will kill!
:rolleyes: <img border="0" title="" alt="[Eek!]" src="eek.gif" /> :D

[MikeFoster]

Hi dawonn,

If you're interested in learning C, a quick way to get started is to start with Javascript. The syntax is practically identical to C. Using Javascript and simple web pages is a very quick, interactive, and visual way to learn programming - and fun!

And there's all kinds of info on the web to help you get started learning Javascript.

Javascript is not a full-blown language like C - but once you learn Javascript syntax it will be much easier to tackle C, where learning the language is not all that's involved, but you must also learn to use the compiler.

Just my 2 cents <img border="0" title="" alt="[Wink]" src="wink.gif" />

cya!

[condorstats]

I will be interested in the ideas kicked up here. I have neither the time/patience/energy to learn anything big, but I would still like to learn something. Cant wait to see anyother ideas.

[Tonker]

Well If I was to suggest a language to learn, I would say VB is your best bet for quickstarting and learning some basic concepts. You'll be able to develop working apps fairly quickly.

Another option is Java. Since everything you need for Java development is free, you might find it a good place to start. There are plenty of tutorials to start you off. As a bonus Java is very C-like in syntax. Everything you need is available at <a href="http://java.sun.com" target="_blank">http://java.sun.com</a>