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well can any one give me some tips in how to get in to proggraming?
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I like your question better, now. :)
What language do you want, I suggest C#, but Delphi or Visual Basic are reasonable.
For learning, keep the bar low, for now.
If you aim high and fail, you will get discouraged. As you learn more, get into more complex stuff. You would not try to run a marathon without training, and this is training your mind.
There are two parts to this, writing code and algorithm development.
Writing code is like following a cooking recipe.
Algorithm development is like figuring out how to make Baked Alaska, without a recipe.
Start out by cooking, learning how to use the tools, before you try to find new dishes.
Program development at a high level is a lot thinking and planning, and you don't have the experience to do that, yet. Don't expect to start by writing a 3d first person shooter.
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Find an easy problem that is explained simply.
Start with an existing project that does something close to that.
Figure out what it is doing, compare it to the problem.
Figure out what you need to change to make it do what you want.
Make small changes, running it often to see what the changes do.
You don't have to learn everything at once, baby steps.
Is you don't understand something, Google it, then ask here.
Ask intelligent questions, give an indication that you have tried to figure it out, and be specific. Vague questions with no context will not get good answers.
Some people will give you a hard time, others will help.
You have a task, so ignore the people aren't helping you.
Good luck, write home often and don't get discouraged.
Richard
 
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I like Richard's advice, but to make it easy for you, I'll give you a specific path (you could take many others, but this is as good as any).
  • Buy Learn to Program with Visual C# 2008 Express.
  • While you are waiting for that to arrive, download and install Visual C# 2008 Express (it is free).
  • When the book arrives, start going through it and do any activities it tells you to do.
  • If you get distracted and want to do fun side projects, let yourself become distracted! You will want to focus on having fun while you learn. You can hone your talents later.
  • You will probably think of ideas for things you want to make while reading the book. Write those ideas down.
  • After you are done with the book, program something. You'll probably have some fun ideas by then. You could make your own version of Notepad, for example.
  • If you want to make games, you can search Code Project for articles on how to get started.
  • After you've got some usable skills, ask one of your programmer buddies to hook you up at the company he/she works for. Tell them you will work for free to start. That's assuming you eventually want to make money from programming. If not, then feel free to skip this step!

By the way, it would be best to start out programming by taking a programming class in school. If you are in high school, that should be easy. If you have graduated, taking a college course is easier said than done if you have no plans for college. If you are out of college, then you should already have the drive and ability to start learning programming. Good luck!
 
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