Where to start

[SK-108]

Okay I was told I should start with visual Basic be I try to learn C++ so. . .where should I start? like could anyone give me some tips or maybe tell me what to search Google for (Since we cant post external links).

I really wanna learn, I have the time and the will so yeah.

I just want some tips and/or some places that would help me.


Thank you!

[GameTrainerMaker]

Youtube.. watch some basic tutorials then make your way to the hard tutorials

[Blubb1337]

Read a book about VB so you know all basics.

[Jason]

Okay I was told I should start with visual Basic be I try to learn C++

I wouldn't agree with that. Personally it'd be better to just start with C++ and learn that. It's harder than VB but learning VB won't really help TOO much with C++ in the end as their syntax's are completely different. Plus, it'll take a while to wean yourself off intellisense and manual error finding, so it's best to just start with C++ IMO.

If you're dead set on learning vb.net I recommend just teaching yourself. Find a project you wanna make that's within your limitations, and work on it. I'd recommend a "Hello World" type program to start off and get used to things. Then just move on to whatever takes your fancy, your knowledge of VB will grow as you go, if you actually try and incorporate new ways of doing things into your projects. I don't think I've really ever followed a series of tuts to learn VB, not that I'm amazingly good at VB (far from it) but I just learned as a went and by starting projects I actually wanted to make, I ended up learning a whole lot more trying to get them to work. If I'd been stuck following a tutorial of a program I didn't even care about making and it didn't work, I'd probably just give up haha.

Just my two cents anyway.

[SK-108]

Okay then well I don't care about VB I wanna learn C++ but I was told to go for VB first. . .So should I look for C++ Tuts on youtube like that guy said? Also is there a program I need?

[expl0!t]

Okay then well I don't care about VB I wanna learn C++ but I was told to go for VB first. . .So should I look for C++ Tuts on youtube like that guy said? Also is there a program I need?

C++ is a complex language that you can't just pick up over a couple YouTube videos. It requires time and patience.

As the user above stated, the best way to start is on your own and progress from there. Discover the basics on your own, then start by reading a book.

The program you need is; here.
Best of luck to you.

['Bruno]

Okay then well I don't care about VB I wanna learn C++ but I was told to go for VB first. . .So should I look for C++ Tuts on youtube like that guy said? Also is there a program I need?

knowledge in more then one language is always good, if you are about to go c++ i really advice you to buy a book... or go here: C++ Language Tutorial btw... you can give external links to tutorials.. there is no problem on that

[Jason]

C++ is a complex language that you can't just pick up over a couple YouTube videos. It requires time and patience.

As the user above stated, the best way to start is on your own and progress from there. Discover the basics on your own, then start by reading a book.

The program you need is; here.
Best of luck to you.

QFT.

For C++, youtube won't suffice. I recommend going to the C++ section, there's a tut guide there and somewhere there someone posted an epic book for C++, I'll edit this when I find it.

Books > youtube for C++ basics IMO, despite the fact that learning via reading is dull. I just gave up on C++ 'cos I started with VB and couldn't be fucked learning a new language without instant syntax error detection or anything so I gave up.

Yesh, i'm lazeh.

EDIT: Here's the link to the book:

Teach yourself C++ in 21 days.zip

And the link to the original thread which has loads of books and vid tuts to check out at your leisure:

Beginning C++ Starter Guide - By Jetamay

Enjoy.

[Blubb1337]

You may start with c# and go for c++ afterwards since the syntax is kinda similar.

[NextGen1]

If you want to learn C++ you should start by learning C++

Visual basic is not less powerful, less complex language, nor is it a "good starting point for C++" it is only a good starting point for VB.



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