daniel courtney Posted April 30, 2009 Report Share Posted April 30, 2009 What is the best programming language to learn? i have some experience in batch programming, but everyone seems to hate that.which one is best?If you are going to tell me not to learn programming, than dont post. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Belatucadrus Posted May 1, 2009 Report Share Posted May 1, 2009 What do you want to do with it, if you want to get into advanced webdesign then consider Java, but it's a complete pig. If I was starting afresh I'd consider Visual Basic as VB code seems useful for getting the best out of Excel and Access if you can't be bothered to write full programs. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ɹəuəllıʍ ʇɐb Posted May 1, 2009 Report Share Posted May 1, 2009 If you are going to tell me not to learn programming, than dont post.Nobody is telling you such a thing.However, you seem to have some confusion, and you won't listen when anybody is trying to de-confuse you.scripting and programming is not quite the same thingusing batch script for an interactive solution won't workIt is fine to test some batch scripting first to gain some experience, but it should be limited to some batch purpose.Interactive scripting should be done with some modern scripting tools, as I have suggested in your original topic.If you want to start programming, choose a language that is suited for the project and platform. The only development tool that is platform independent is Java. (Note, once again, that Java and JavaScript are two totally different tools.) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
daniel courtney Posted May 1, 2009 Author Report Share Posted May 1, 2009 If you are going to tell me not to learn programming, than dont post.Nobody is telling you such a thing.However, you seem to have some confusion, and you won't listen when anybody is trying to de-confuse you.scripting and programming is not quite the same thingusing batch script for an interactive solution won't workIt is fine to test some batch scripting first to gain some experience, but it should be limited to some batch purpose.Interactive scripting should be done with some modern scripting tools, as I have suggested in your original topic.If you want to start programming, choose a language that is suited for the project and platform. The only development tool that is platform independent is Java. (Note, once again, that Java and JavaScript are two totally different tools.)Actually, you can make an interactive batch program (google agrees :) ) and im not sure what scripting is, so what are you talking about? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
daniel courtney Posted May 1, 2009 Author Report Share Posted May 1, 2009 What do you want to do with it, if you want to get into advanced webdesign then consider Java, but it's a complete pig. If I was starting afresh I'd consider Visual Basic as VB code seems useful for getting the best out of Excel and Access if you can't be bothered to write full programs.I dont really know what i want to do with it, i just want to learn how to. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ɹəuəllıʍ ʇɐb Posted May 1, 2009 Report Share Posted May 1, 2009 As always, Wikipedia has very good information on the subject: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ScriptingA script, in any scripting language, is nothing more than a text file with a particular extension that tells the operating system what scripting engine to use for its interpretation and execution. A script usually does things that are system related, e.g. installing some software or update.A program, on the other hand, is not a text file, but an executable with an extension of EXE, DLL, or OCX. These executables are created by a compiler (and linker) that changes a program source file into an executable. These resulting programs can be system programs, or user programs that perform the functions that they were designed to do.To learn a programming language, the easiest way is to have a specific goal, then write the program that performs that function.One of the easiest languages to learn is, as Belatucadrus mentioned, Visual Basic. But the resulting executables will most likely only run on Windows. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
daniel courtney Posted May 1, 2009 Author Report Share Posted May 1, 2009 As always, Wikipedia has very good information on the subject: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ScriptingA script, in any scripting language, is nothing more than a text file with a particular extension that tells the operating system what scripting engine to use for its interpretation and execution. A script usually does things that are system related, e.g. installing some software or update.A program, on the other hand, is not a text file, but an executable with an extension of EXE, DLL, or OCX. These executables are created by a compiler (and linker) that changes a program source file into an executable. These resulting programs can be system programs, or user programs that perform the functions that they were designed to do.To learn a programming language, the easiest way is to have a specific goal, then write the program that performs that function.One of the easiest languages to learn is, as Belatucadrus mentioned, Visual Basic. But the resulting executables will most likely only run on Windows.ok...My mom (Who went to college for this and had to learn VB and batch) said that VB is old and C++ would be better, and she just went back to college to learn VB like 2 years ago, but than again she was the person that called me up to ask me why the printer wasn't working and it wasn't turned on.....So, what do you think VB - Or - C++ ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
catgate Posted May 1, 2009 Report Share Posted May 1, 2009 There is little doubt that the presence of a non working printer is a very strong indication that basic necessities become resilient and extracontrapuntal before any further dialectic interformulary presumptions can be expedited, or even pontificated upon. Or you could just choose between VB - Or - C++ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ɹəuəllıʍ ʇɐb Posted May 2, 2009 Report Share Posted May 2, 2009 VB, as I wrote earlier, is easisest to learn.C++ (or C#) is more complex, but very much more powerful - go for it! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
daniel courtney Posted May 2, 2009 Author Report Share Posted May 2, 2009 VB, as I wrote earlier, is easisest to learn.C++ (or C#) is more complex, but very much more powerful - go for it!Ok, where would I find something that would help me learn hot to program in c#? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
-pops- Posted May 2, 2009 Report Share Posted May 2, 2009 Amazon?Google gives 101,000,000 hits. There might be something in there. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ɹəuəllıʍ ʇɐb Posted May 2, 2009 Report Share Posted May 2, 2009 VB, as I wrote earlier, is easisest to learn.C++ (or C#) is more complex, but very much more powerful - go for it!Ok, where would I find something that would help me learn hot to program in c#?Have you tried to click on the link I gave you (highlighted above)?You will also need the development software: http://www.microsoft.com/express/vcsharp/Default.aspx Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hb_Kai Posted May 2, 2009 Report Share Posted May 2, 2009 Yo. I started out learning how to program with VB .NET. It's really quite easy but confusing at times.I used this website where a nice man/woman typed everything up for people to learn. Rather nice person if you ask me...The website also has a few other things like PHP, HTML, Visual C and Web Design and probably still more.Once you're done through all of the pages of the tutorial there is an online test on that website where you can test what you have learnt from it and if you get it wrong, go back and do that page again. Really quite handy. Also, I came here alot when I was learning as some people here may remember, and that also helped me because I was confused with what I was doing a lot :lol:Anyway, here's the website if you're wanting to learn one of these.http://www.homeandlearn.co.uk/and here's the link for the VB .NET tutorial pagehttp://www.homeandlearn.co.uk/NET/vbNet.htmlI've heard in places that VB .NET is one of the easiest languages to learn if you're not a programmer but want to be but in other places people have said they started off with Java or Pascal or something and have their own reasons for finding it easier. But I agree with VB .NET.Hope that helps. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
daniel courtney Posted May 5, 2009 Author Report Share Posted May 5, 2009 VB, as I wrote earlier, is easisest to learn.C++ (or C#) is more complex, but very much more powerful - go for it!Ok, where would I find something that would help me learn hot to program in c#?Have you tried to click on the link I gave you (highlighted above)?You will also need the development software: http://www.microsoft.com/express/vcsharp/Default.aspxI didnt use your link, but i download Microsoft Visual basic 2008 express edition and installed it.Now the question is what the hell do i do with it? i dont even know how to make a new project. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
daniel courtney Posted May 5, 2009 Author Report Share Posted May 5, 2009 Ok, i decided that im going to learn VB.And as i said before i dont know what to do with the program. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ɹəuəllıʍ ʇɐb Posted May 5, 2009 Report Share Posted May 5, 2009 Start here http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/beginner/bb964633.aspxMore http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/vbasic/default.aspx Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ethicalExorcist Posted May 6, 2009 Report Share Posted May 6, 2009 My favorite is JAVA Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
daniel courtney Posted May 7, 2009 Author Report Share Posted May 7, 2009 Start here http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/beginner/bb964633.aspxMore http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/vbasic/default.aspxOh crap, now i wished i got the High-speed internet (10MB of 404MB @ 50kbs 2 hours and 30 minutes remaining) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
daniel courtney Posted May 7, 2009 Author Report Share Posted May 7, 2009 Start here http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/beginner/bb964633.aspxMore http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/vbasic/default.aspxOh crap, now i wished i got the High-speed internet (10MB of 404MB @ 50kbs 2 hours and 30 minutes remaining)Its taking really long to download these, but ill just leave the computer on overnight Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jamessd Posted August 19, 2009 Report Share Posted August 19, 2009 I dont really know what i want to do with it, i just want to learn how to. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hb_Kai Posted August 19, 2009 Report Share Posted August 19, 2009 Innit Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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