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Question for the devs
eamonn:
Yeah, I want to learn to program too, and I think I'll start with C++. I'll probably try to pick up that book you linked to, Steve.
By the way, it's Lua, not LUA . :P
Mark [lodle]:
--- Quote from: WNxMurktinez on March 31, 2009, 05:02:24 am ---for a hobbist programmer vb.net isn't that horrible of a language. it all depends on what you want to do and how serious you are. if vb.net was such a bad language people wouldn't get paid to develope software using it, but of course c/c++ is by far superior to any other language.
--- End quote ---
People only get paid to dev in it because the people who pay them have no idea.
VC:
This.
And they want it done fast, sloppy be damned. If the project is in VB, then it will be easy to fire the first programmer, who is completely to blame for the poor performance of the software, and to bring in a new programmer, who will save the day, since so many people put VB on their résumés, and look how cheap they are to hire! We can just get a bunch and have them all fix everything at once and then we can dump all but the best one.
The Beatles pwn j00!:
Thanks for the responses and thanks for the PM, VC.
I'm going to try and start with c++, no matter how maddening it may become. But I don't understand how a little pocket reference book is going to teach me (the one you linked to, VC). I shall get it regardless.
I've been looking over the many c++ books on Amazon and their reviews. I'm trying to decide between these two:
C++ How to Program (6th Edition):
http://www.amazon.com/How-Program-Harvey-Paul-Deitel/dp/0136152503
Starting Out with C++: From Control Structures through Objects (6th Edition):
http://www.amazon.com/Starting-Out-Control-Structures/dp/0321545885/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1238539009&sr=1-1
The "C++ How to Program" books seem to be praised for their thoroughness of the subject, but criticized for being confusing and hard to learn from.
So I'm leaning more toward the other book. But I haven't quite decided yet. Is someone familiar with both of these series of books? Any suggestion on what I should get first?
I'll also be getting:
Programming: Principles and Practice Using C++:
http://www.amazon.com/Programming-Principles-Practice-Using-C/dp/0321543726/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1238469722&sr=1-1
and:
C++ Pocket Reference
http://www.amazon.com/C-Pocket-Reference-Kyle-Loudon/dp/0596004966
I'll be ordering them tomorrow or in the next couple days. So if anyone has any other suggestions on what books I should read, or if you have any other general advice, then you should hurry up and tell me. :)
steven_m64:
only retards find "C++ how to program" hard to learn from as i said its the best book i have ever seen for programming.
those who cant learn from that book need to grow a damn brain.
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