Computer programming

[Weblife]

im now learning php/mysql for webmastering

but what should i learn for actual computer programming? such --- creating games, browsers, and so forth

i was thinking maybe C++ because i heard it follows the same syntax as php and i like that.

give me your thoughts and what u like to use.

 

[Kaliber]

I think pascal is a good place to start...then move onto C/C++

 

[harrylmh]

Hi,

it depends what kind of application you would like to build:
For games, C++, C, OpenGL, Java, and even director shockwave.
For windows applications, C++, Java, VB.

And by the way, PHP's coding is C like and not the other way round. Yet I still find quite a lot of syntax differences between the two.

Also, bare in mind that C++ is a strong-type language. A variable must always be declared before use and cannot change its type as easily as PHP.

 

[wm2k1]

if u want to get into programming
it is a must that u know how to program in c++
it is the core programming language of most universities today for computer science
althought some colleges are switching to java, which u must understand c++ anyway to program in java

 

[Bruce]

I would start off with C++.

Delphi is a great language though.

 

[harrylmh]

Originally posted by wm2k1
if u want to get into programming
it is a must that u know how to program in c++
it is the core programming language of most universities today for computer science
althought some colleges are switching to java, which u must understand c++ anyway to program in java

Yeah, more colleges are switching to teach java. But why is that? I mean is java better than C++? It is slower, that for sure. So why is it getting so popular?

 

[megapuzik]

start with Cobol :biggrin2: :biggrin2:

 

[Weblife]

ok so its settled that i learn C++ ?

 

[Weblife]

wait, is C++ kind of like php or other languages, what is their website and i will have to download it right?

 

[Weblife]

oh and im thinking of buying a book to learn it

C++ for dummies ok?

 

[wm2k1]

Originally posted by Weblife
what is their website and i will have to download it right?

c++ don't have an offical website
c++ was develop by at&t
but the compiler is sold by many companies
there is a wide choose of compiler u could choose from

 

[Weblife]

ok but i will have to buy something? so c++ is not free?

 

[wm2k1]

Originally posted by Weblife
ok but i will have to buy something? so c++ is not free?

some compilers are free

 

[wm2k1]

Originally posted by megapuzik
start with Cobol :biggrin2: :biggrin2:

its OLD!!!

 

[andyLee]

Originally posted by wm2k1

some compilers are free

like gcc

 

[wm2k1]

Originally posted by andyLee
like gcc

but thats unix/linux, he need to install cygwin for gcc
dev-c++ is a free windows compiler

 

[Weblife]

whats a compiler? i dont get it explain please

 

[Canuckkev]

You can make a "program" in notepad. It's just a "*.cpp" file, which is the source of the program. But, to get it into an executable file (*.exe), you need to compile it. Compiling will also check for syntax errors in your code. Like if you forget a return statement, or forget a ")".

I have only used Microsoft Visual C++, but it's not cheap (how did my school afford 30 copies?), so...start with a free compiler.

 

[niv]

Compilers change code into the machine language, which then turns into an executable image that can be run by the system.

wm2k1, Dev-C++ is based on g++ for Windows.

 

[Weblife]

uhm do i download a compiler? if so , where? and why are some compilers free and some not?