If I were to learn programming.. What should I need to know first?

[Ashleys165]

I am def not one of the best at VB6, but i am willing to help out as much as i can with any questions you have.

Mutual feeling

And no problem

[Becka]

I'll speak to you Ash as soon as I get a bit of knowledge to start with

[Soredavide]

First thing to do with any language is to learn to program properly; proper indention (so you know when a loop starts and ends, clean code helps a lot), learn the basics (before trying to make a msab).

[Ryan~]

Anything else with most any language you can come to me for as well. I've been brushing up on my Java lately in spare time since it's still a popular language, but conceptually every language does everything the same

Glad to see you don't absolutely despise Java anymore.

[Zachafer]

Get my MSN from me and I'll teach you the ropes. (limited to Becka only)

Let's make sure you learn it correctly

[Ryan~]

I still do, but fact is that it's still widely used (mostly mobile platforms) and gotta make myself useful when time comes to get a REAL job ;o

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That's why you stay away from YouTube :p

Yeah, yeah, yeah (;

[Endo42]

Some general things that you NEED to know:

-Programming takes time.
-Programming causes headaches.
-You'll mostly likely spend 20% of the time writing your program and 80% of the time fixing it.
-Getting a program to finally work is one of the most rewarding feelings you'll ever experience.
-ALWAYS comment your code. Even if it doesn't seem necessary now, when you revisit projects months later it helps a LOT.
-Never be afraid to ask for help. All programmers had to start somewhere and everyone has trouble at one point or another.


These will apply no matter what project you're working on in your programming career.

[jojo]

You're in very good hands with Zachafer.

[j03]

I regret not commenting some code in my big projects like MAJIN SS and Stealth Buyer Pro

[Ryan~]

I know right Joe? Wtf is var_MONKEYPASTE D: