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From: Larry Hatch <lhatch@flite.net>
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Subject: Re: beginner
Date: Thu, 19 Jun 2003 11:40:15 -0700
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Peter Kootsookos wrote:

>"Jeffrey Silverman" <jeffrey@jhu.edu> writes:
>
>  
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>>On Mon, 05 May 2003 23:40:18 +0000, Ben Franklyn wrote:
>>
>>    
>>
>>>I am very interested in learning programming. However I am having trouble
>>>starting, I need advice as to which language would be the best for a
>>>beginner to start with and where I may find the tools needed to
>>>start.......literature.....compilers...etc.
>>>
>>>Thanks in advance
>>>Ben
>>>      
>>>
>>Learn Java and/or C++.
>>
>>Everything else is easy after that.
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>
>Na. He should learn machine code and have to punch it in via switches
>on the front of the computer.
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>EVERYTHING else is easy after that.
>
>Ciao,
>
>Peter K.
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>
I learned that way, and BASICally, all languages are pretty easy after 
that.  The OOPs stuff got me a little.

Ben: If you are using Linux, look at QB2C (you can pull it from 
bastoc.com).  You will need to get a QBASIC programming manual, since 
the documentation is not as good.  But the price is right to start..
It allows Inline C as well, so you can mix.  If you are Windoze, you can 
get FirstBASIC from powerbasic.com.
And the pay for version allows inline asm.