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Amortisatie · 05-29-2009 03:42 PM

Well to start off with programming I want to do Visual Basic, but im not sure where to start off, I have a book on it but I don't think it is beginners.

The book is called visual basic 2008 - programmer's reference

Any advice?

xcriteria · 05-29-2009 04:12 PM

Do you have visual basic?

There should be some tutorials with it.

I haven't programmed in basic for a long time, but I can try to help.

Amortisatie · 05-30-2009 03:06 AM

Erm I have a book, I have to install it? Confused

xcriteria · 05-30-2009 03:33 AM

Yeah, Visual Basic is a program. It includes a development environment (a text editor & window editor for designing your program), and a compiler that turns your code into a real program.

Microsoft has a free "express" version available for download at http://www.microsoft.com/Express/VB/

There's also a 90-day trial of the professional version if you need that for some reason, but the express version should be decent.

Amortisatie · 05-30-2009 04:19 AM

Hmm, I wonder why I have always thought I needed to use the cimmand prompt Shrug

**SoulRiser** · 05-30-2009 04:31 AM

Linkies:
http://library.thinkquest.org/26272/
http://www.hitmill.com/programming/vb/beginner.html
http://www.vbtutor.net/
http://www.homeandlearn.co.uk/NET/vbNET.html

I don't know VB so I can't help much more than that. Let me know if you ever get into Delphi or PHP though. Smile

Pieman · 05-30-2009 04:52 AM

Does thou know HTML already?

That's the first step, since most languages are derived from HTML. Schools have a reason for teaching you it. [other than it's super simple]

Amortisatie · 05-30-2009 05:19 AM

I knows a little bit of HTML, I made my own website once on the bands I like (it sucked though)

Pieman · 05-30-2009 05:53 AM

Well..HTML isn't really much. That's why people don't use it. It'll be basic and simple any way you do it.

Learn it > http://www.w3schools.com/Html/
And which covers many other languages including Visual Basic > http://www.w3schools.com/sitemap/sitemap_tutorials.asp

They now have a Try it yourself button..which is new since the last time I visited, I find it very helpful..

Amortisatie · 05-30-2009 05:59 AM

Thx 4 teh HALPzors Pie and Soul and xCriteria Biggrin

I will be doing a bunch of that stuff when im finished moving in, we just moved to a town in Louisiana called Lafeyette, nice place

random_name · 05-30-2009 09:13 AM

I always feel excpetionally idiotic on these threads, because i can't comprehend anything that is said.

xcriteria · 05-30-2009 09:41 AM

Amortisatie Wrote:Hmm, I wonder why I have always thought I needed to use the cimmand prompt

DOS and old versions of windows came with a command-line BASIC program. You can still get BASIC compilers like that... they aren't visual though, they ouput and input text from the console. Doesn't hurt to learn that way, either.

http://www.freebasic.net/

psychopath · 05-30-2009 12:01 PM

Freebasic can be fun to learn because it's so easy.

Amortisatie · 05-30-2009 03:06 PM

I has installed the VB from Microsoft, I shall now learn.

Oh, and sarah, I used to get confused alot on stuff like this too, just get the book "PC's for dummies" Razz

Jesusaurisrex · 05-31-2009 06:49 PM

it really depends on what you want to make for you programming on what you should get, if you want to make 3D games or applications I would HIGHLY recommend Dark Basic, its a modification of visual basic that specializes in 3D. making objects is a siple as typing "make object cube" and moving them is as simple as "move object up" or even "set movement to arrow keys"
the only thing it lack is a good and effective collision system, but one guy made a every good collision, physics, and gravity pulgin that works great. I made 3 complete good games (and thousands of ones i abandoned, i quit programming because it was consuming my life)

Go with Dark Basic i can help you every step of the way. and they have the most helpfull and nices community i have ever met, you just ask for help and they give it to you. (because they have no life and nothing better to do... but SHHHH! dont tell them i said that!)

I can even post some images of the good games I made. they are shitty but dont expect to be cranking out Unreal engine quality games without a 300 person team and no life. just does not happen.

Amortisatie · 06-01-2009 03:46 AM

What other types of programming are there?

And can you also make money programming?
Cause I need to start rolling in some money somehow

Jesusaurisrex · 06-01-2009 05:31 AM

there are thousands of languages available such as C++, but the best ones, especial for beginners are the basics. Drak Basic, Visual Basic, Blix basic, are all examples of these. you can definitely make money programming, but as a beginner the best way is to join contests, where creativity is more important than the graphics, such as arcade game contests. you can also release anything for free and tell advertisement people that you can put their advertisements in it. but its a long road, don't expect to be cranking out money right off the bat. Programming also led me to other, and very much more profitable hobbies such as digital art and 3D modeling. I myself made some profits selling some of my 3D models cheap on turbo squid and such. programing also looks really good on any resume regardless of the language. means you have alot of dedication and hunger for knowledge.

Amortisatie · 06-01-2009 05:58 AM

Ohh fun, you made the 3d models with dark basic?

xcriteria · 06-01-2009 06:38 AM

Yeah there are lots of programming (and scripting) languages... Java, C, C++, ActionScript (used in Flash), LISP, Perl, PHP, Python, etc. etc.

And yeah, programmers can make a lot of money.

Amortisatie · 06-01-2009 07:01 AM

I just made a web browser in VB Biggrin

Im proud of myself

xcriteria · 06-01-2009 07:17 AM

Grats!

Pieman · 06-01-2009 08:07 AM

Amortisatie Wrote:What other types of programming are there?

And can you also make money programming?
Cause I need to start rolling in some money somehow

Read up, these are just some.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alphabetic ... _languages
Tutorials > http://www.w3schools.com/sitemap/sitemap_tutorials.asp

And yes, if you're skilled enough, people need programmers/website builders. Check http://www.monster.com or some other job site.

Amortisatie Wrote:I just made a web browser in VB

Im proud of myself

Pics or it didn't happen. [Source included]

Amortisatie · 06-01-2009 01:44 PM

Pieman Wrote:
Amortisatie Wrote:What other types of programming are there?

And can you also make money programming?
Cause I need to start rolling in some money somehow

Read up, these are just some.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alphabetic ... _languages
Tutorials > http://www.w3schools.com/sitemap/sitemap_tutorials.asp

And yes, if you're skilled enough, people need programmers/website builders. Check http://www.monster.com or some other job site.

Amortisatie Wrote:I just made a web browser in VB

Im proud of myself

Pics or it didn't happen. [Source included]

Cool links bro

And here the pic

Hidden stuff:

Jesusaurisrex · 06-01-2009 05:38 PM

hahaha no i did not make them in dark basic but it would not be the hardest thing to do, Ive seen tons of 3D modeling programs made with DB. its easy to use, animate, and move 3d models though.

LOON_ATTIC · 06-28-2009 02:54 PM

If you want to get in "serious" programming", such as game programming or more complicated things, C++ is a good language, after you get through the basics, a good start up book is "C++ without fear" by Brian Overland. C++ is one of the most widely-used languages for programming games, and it's cross-platform.

Jesusaurisrex · 06-29-2009 05:44 AM

C++ scares me.

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