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[PCNUBY]

I don't know much about programming, but id like to start teaching myself visual basic and c++...can anyone recommend me any good books/tutorials? thanks.

[dj4uk]

I've always though Sams Teach Yourself...in 21 days series are very good. I've learnt several languages using them.

[Demosthenes]

Personally, I have been a fan of the Deitel and Deitel series.

But, everyone I know with these self-help books usually tell the same story. They attempted reading them, then gave up and left the book on the shelf to collect dust. The best way to learn is not from a book, but from a person and just coding. Anything beyond procedural C programming is all abstract, sometimes highly abstract, and books just fail to convey important facts. I still recommend finding someone who knows it or going to community college. Programming is a group activity, seriously. No good program is written by a single person locked in his/her room.

Those books are good references, but read like a car's owner's manual. Simply put, you can learn from those books, but it will take longer and you will benefit less than by having a person explain it. I know this is not what you want to hear and that I will be, in all likelyhood, ignored, but just sharing experiences.

Respectfully,

Demosthenes

[punkboy2000]

just wondering but is their any effetively free way (ie: webpage etc.) to laern about basic brogramming? I live in the middle of the carribean with no hope of finding anything decent to help me.


thx

[Mr N8]

www.devx.com
http://programmingtips.com/

A couple of programming sites with some good info

[gstope]

Try this link for some basic training, http://html.tucows.com/index.html

I never looked at the Programming section but I enjoyed some of the basics in html designer section.

[DrZaius]

http://www.cprogramming.com/

Also do a search in this Programming forum, there are questions similar to yours.