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From: Alf P. Steinbach (alfps_at_start.no)
Date: 10/12/03 

Date: Sun, 12 Oct 2003 08:34:06 GMT

On 11 Oct 2003 19:57:10 -0700, wclement7@msn.com (Willie Clement) wrote:

>i really want to get into programming. I am only 15 but what a time to
>start eh? i would really like to know how a lot of you started
>proggrmaing

Please note: your question is off-topic in this group. You'd be better off
asking in e.g. [comp.programming]. But allowing for age:

I started programming using the TI 57 calculator and a Tandberg EC-10 8080-based
home computer (at school) using old Basic and 8080 assembly language. I think
the computer had a whopping 32 KB memory, but it may have been less. No harddisk,
of course, just 5¼" floppy disk and a variation on punched cards... ;-)

>and what some things i would need to learn.

Satisfy your own curiosity.

Learn how a fundamental (simple) computer works.

Do fun things _and_ serious things, do easy things _and_ challenging things.

>I know about
>reading books but what is something that you actually use to program
>in something such as c? we'll thanx a lot,!

I recommend starting in medium-level languages like JavaScript, PHP and
Perl (for web-oriented things) and C# or possibly Java for "applications".
The first three don't require special tools, but for C# (or possibly Java)
you'll find great, free tools on the net (e.g. SharpDevelop). While you're
doing this you will probably be unable to resist trying your hand on the
steering wheel of C, C++ and assembly language; just remember to back up
important data on that machine... ;-)

Use newsgroups like [comp.programming] and [alt.comp.lang.learn.c-c++].

Remember that your local library can really help you out.

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