How did you learn to program?

Yeah, my curriculum has us learning Python first because it's supposed to be easier. I'll be learning C Programming in Spring quarter of this academic year, so I guess it probably best you start off with Python, but at the same time, there's not set way of learning programming, so do whatever you're most comfortable with.

This is the textbook we used, if you want to "buy" it. The lecture notes are basically a summarization of the chapters, but if you want to go more in depth you'll probably want to look at the book. But the lecture notes are pretty sufficient, but then again the professor used real time examples in conjunction with the lecture notes.

Originally Posted by Seatbelt99

As far as notes go I mostly just try to remember to comment my code so I can go back and refer to it later. And save all your source code so you can go back and use it again.

I don't know C++ at all but I hear its a little more complex than C#. So far C# seems pretty easy to learn...if only I had more time to put into it. lol.

C++ is so easy, I just started it last week in school. If you know VB or C# really good, C++ will be really easy!

Originally Posted by GamerKingFaiz

Yeah, my curriculum has us learning Python first because it's supposed to be easier. I'll be learning C Programming in Spring quarter of this academic year, so I guess it probably best you start off with Python, but at the same time, there's not set way of learning programming, so do whatever you're most comfortable with.

This is the textbook we used, if you want to "buy" it. The lecture notes are basically a summarization of the chapters, but if you want to go more in depth you'll probably want to look at the book. But the lecture notes are pretty sufficient, but then again the professor used real time examples in conjunction with the lecture notes.

Why are you going to be learning C? C++ replaced C I think...

Yeah, I figured as much. I guess I can start with python and check out a C++ course in my community college but its so damn rare to see the courses (they only start during certain times). But anyhow. Thanks ive been doing what seatbelt suggested and was asking around in different forums and stuff and so far, this is the only place thats served to be the most helpful. thanks again!

If im not mistaken C++ did replace C and OOP is the way to go. Correct me if im wrong.

Well I'm not sure if it's C or C++, the class name is that just called C Programming, but I suppose would just indicate regular C... =/

Originally Posted by GamerKingFaiz

Well I'm not sure if it's C or C++, the class name is that just called C Programming, but I suppose would just indicate regular C... =/

Get it changed, C is old, C++ is what replaced C.

If anyone wants a C++ code snippet here's a simple one I made up quick. It asks you for two numbers, then adds them up and outputs

Code:

//needed to use cout, cin, and endl
#include <iostream>
using std::cout;
using std::cin;
using std::endl;

int main()

{

//variables to store numbers and the sum
double dblNum1= 0.0;
double dblNum2 = 0.0;
double dblSum = 0.0;

//Asks user for the first number
cout << "Number 1: ";
//Lets you input the first number
cin >> dblNum1;

//Asks user for the second number
cout << "Number 2: ";
//Lets you input the second number
cin >> dblNum2;

//Calculates the sum
dblSum = dblNum1+ dblNum2;

//Outputs the sum (endl makes it go to the next line (blank line))
cout << "Sum: " << dblSum << endl;

return 0; //always return 0 at the end of your code

} // end of main function

If Statements, this compares number one to number two. If number one is greater than number two then it will output saying it, if it's not (else) then it will say number two is greater than number one.

== ( means equals)
> (greater than)
< (less than)
|| (or)
&& (and)
!= (not equal too (<> in VB))
>= (greater than or equal too)
<= (less than or equal too)

Code:

if (intNum1 > intNum2) // Then
{
cout << "Number one is greater than number two" << endl;
}
else // if num1 is not greater than num2
{
cout << "Number two is greater than number one" << endl;
} //end if

Nice. I ran your code and it worked perfectly. What I need to do is recognize what to type to do certain things, recognize what certain commands do. etc.. Sounds like a lot of work but ill manage. Also I decided im going to mcguyver my way into learning C++ by asking around and reading. D: Its just so hard to find a book that will be like a course. with assignments, tips, etc.

Learned a bit of vb.net at school and some more writing noob code. I'm currently taking AP Computer Science (Java) at school.

This is a bit of a grave dig, but I haven't been on TC in forever it seems like because of school and work kicking my butt. School is over for summer though so I'm back for now, lol.

My school teaches only C++ but I use C# at work.
Great book to learn basics to pretty complex stuff in C++ is Starting Out with C++: Early Objects (6th Edition). This is what we used for my first two programming classes.
A great C# book I used to teach myself C# along with .NET for work was this book: Pro C# 2010 and the .NET 4 Platform.

So for all those looking to do real coding, I would start off with the basics of C++ and transition into C# after you have a good grasp of programming basics including objects and classes which are the basis of object oriented programming.

If you are real ambitious you can even start creating some web applications to do whatever you want which is actually what my internship is in right now.
This book is great to learn some ASP.NET and using C# as the coding language behind the user interface of ASP.NET: MCTS Self-Paced Training Kit (Exam 70-515): Web Applications Development with Microsoft .NET Framework 4

If you are just wanting to create automated programs for bots, I would stick with autohotkey. I self taught that to myself fairly easily and just used ahk forums and here to do some pretty cool stuff.