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!!tio!!
09-17-01, 09:27 AM
Which one should I learn first?

C++
Visual Basic

And what is the best thing to do with it. Which programming program can u make commands for keyboard Hotkeys in LINUX?

Hong Kong hav few people doing that!
engjohn
09-17-01, 02:52 PM
If you want to program for Linux/Unix, then C or C++ is the way to go...
_jubei_
09-17-01, 03:37 PM
Originally posted by engjohn
If you want to program for Linux/Unix, then C or C++ is the way to go...

ehh if you want to program Linux/Unix C is the way to go...
Ridenow
09-17-01, 05:23 PM
If you truly want to learn how to program learn C, not C++, good old C. This will let you learn what is going on, not just using some packaged tool and having no clue what it does. Once you learn what is going on with a good language like C then other languages are easy, the syntax is just different.

If all you want is to play around, VB can be fun.
Phil
09-17-01, 05:27 PM
Get some big books on C and go through them, it shouldn't take long to pick up the basics.
_jubei_
09-17-01, 09:30 PM
Originally posted by Phil
Get some big books on C and go through them, it shouldn't take long to pick up the basics.

haha Basic...... If you know C, or C++ you will know basic within 10 minutes.....
minoukat
09-17-01, 10:36 PM
Start with C or C++, then go to something more "VISUAL"
Darkhand3
09-18-01, 05:29 AM
both are ok....but start with C, C++ first
!!tio!!
09-18-01, 06:32 AM
Y not try Visual Basic for a start
n then Visual C++

By the way..... This page is Visual Basic Product!!
Ridenow
09-18-01, 11:32 AM
The visual languages are not very good for learning. Every thing is very high level and in packages. You do not really learn what it is doing and some of the cool things you can do that are not in the packages.
Phil
09-18-01, 02:51 PM
Originally posted by Ridenow
The visual languages are not very good for learning. Every thing is very high level and in packages. You do not really learn what it is doing and some of the cool things you can do that are not in the packages.

Which is why I suggested one of the big books. Anyway you can still code by hand in the visual apps they just make it easier with the interface side of things.
sfa ok
09-18-01, 02:57 PM
Originally posted by etomac
Y not try Visual Basic for a start
n then Visual C++

By the way..... This page is Visual Basic Product!!

This page is the product of PHP. The classifieds are done in VB, I believe.
cyberey66
09-22-01, 05:39 PM
I would recommend taking an hour to learn basic, then learn c. I have 2 books for learning c++, but both assume you know c. I also just picked up a VB book, but I'll see what online stuff I can find on c first.

Anyway about basic, you really can start to write programs in an hour. In two days I learned it on my calc, if you have a graph calc then you basicaly know basic. Great for tests, especialy HS chem when it comes to convertions and great for trig also.