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What language is microsoft's software made in?

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LAD

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i already know asp, asp.net, php, javascript, vb...

Those are not programming languages except for maybe VB. Spend your time on C++ (no need to learn C first), and once you get a good grip on OOP concepts then you can learn pretty much any other OOP languages like C# which is becoming popular. Btw, Java (not javascript) and C# are derived from C/C++.

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If you know VB 6.0, you should definitely go to C or C++.

However, if you know VB .NET, it's so similar to C# that I don't think you'd have a problem learning the different structures. I'd get a C# book from Microsoft, work through the samples, and so on.

Or you could still stick with C or C++. It can't hurt to go through each language and work your way to C#.

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Adrian

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Learn C.

You don't have to learn all of it, but start with C and then go over to C++. Then finally C#.

If you want to become a professional programmer... I suggest that you learn everything step-by-step so that you won't get confused now at the beginning.

THANX ALOT everyone. but i think i will take "Tobbe" 's advice. But if any1 else has anyother suggestions, keep 'em comming.

Thanx

Adrian.

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so which of the c languages would you recommend me to learn, because im trying to learn atleast 8 languages before the end of my summer holidays, and i have already learnt 5.

Please can you list the languages in order of hardness, and also please in order of importance.

Thanx alot

Adrian.

You haven't learned 5 programming languages since your holidays started, lol, it takes years....you also aren't going to learn 3 more over the summer just magically, how old are you?

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first off you don't really "learn" a language, as in a finite thing. like "ok done with that one, next please?" especially if you're talking about doing 5 in a couple months. i have to agree with mot.

i don't mean to be rude but do you mind showing us what you can do with what you've learned so far?

with all due respect, i doubt that it's all that much.

as far as php i've been working on that one myself (finding time/desire is usually the problem) so have you gone over things like classes and functions, regular expressions, mySQL functions, etc?

as for what microsoft writes code in, that doesn't matter as much as what works for you and what you like.

i bought a book on C# a while back. i originally was going to learn C++ and MFC and the whole bit but once i got into C# it looked much more appealing. i'm making a small note taking app in it right now and while it's not quite as easy as VB, it's learnable when you have the right resources.

oh and be sure to work with VB a lot before you start any C language. VB will teach you CONCEPTS which while you may think you don't need them you really do. seriously. i know you think you can skip it but you really need to do that. and i mean VB6 by the way, VB.net is just weird.

by the way the C# book i got from ms had a trial DVD of C#, so don't worry about buying the full thing immediately.

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i already know asp, asp.net, php, javascript, vb

i consider those "web languages" and not something like "OS langauges". but judging from your other posts, i doubt you truly "know" those languages. i would spend time with vb, and then move onto c++. you could get a pretty good intro into both this summer, but make sure you can keep them separated in your mind. if you want to learn one completely, but at least a few books on one of your choice and make sure one of them is for "advanced" programming. a lot of the books out there are just intro books.

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I have a question. I do not know any computer languages at all. I'm 15 and in the 11th grade. I'm going taking a class this year that they teach HTML in. So my question is, will I ever be a good programmer not knowing any languages at 15? My community college lets me take college classes and I'm working towards an Assoicates Degree of Science, and it seems like none of the classes deal with computers at all to get that degree. When will I ever take a computer class and will I learn all the languages I need to know in college or am I going to have to teach myself??? Thanks for all the help people!!!!!

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Well, of course you can, listen..i'm 16, i've been LOVING computers and programming since I was little, no bs, I first started learning HTML and a little JavaScript (FIRST started) when I was about 8 or 9, then I moved onto other things, you just have to take it one step at a time, don't expect miracles to come overnight (obviously the poster of this thread is leading himself into a false state of mind such as himself being able to just 'learn' a programming language ...or 3, over the summer) There's PLENTY of programmers that i'm sure knew nothing about programming until they were 18 or so starting out in college..Hell, if you don't know any programming, and you do learn a bit (beyond HTML, i mean) you might not like it, you might decide that debugging thousands of lines of code just isn't your shtick, the only way you'll ever know is if you try.

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uniacid

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I took Computer Programming 2 Honors which is C++ and Computer Science AP which is advanced C++ this year (11th grade) what sucks is they are changing it to Java, bah! :p but it was good, try to take a class like that, not web design, I don't know how you web design teacher is but mine didn't teach ****. All he did was teach FrontPage which everyone knew already

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Most of the language learning you will do on your own. You will read many books and practice like a musician practices, or an athlete. That is the way to become a really good programmer. In College/University, if you choose to take some Computer Science classes, you can learn the theories, practices, and structures behind good programming.

So, I guess the answer is a little bit of both. Most important is to read and practice. You learn how to speak a language (its syntax), you play with it, make things, study, and you learn universal concepts that apply to many languages (like the idea of variables, functions, data types, casting, trees, objects, classes, etc.) Once you have the concepts down, you will be able to apply them to another language, and another, and so forth.

Web development is a fun place to start, because at its simplest level, you don't need to know any programming, per se. HTML isn't really a programming language, but rather a mark-up language. Javascript, however IS a programming language, and there are endless possibilities for using Javascript in web pages. The language is based on C, so it is similar to C/C++/Java, although it is simplified so its easier to get started. Once you pick it up however, you can start creating your modularized code, your own classes of objects, and learn real-world programming types of skills. Its a good way to tell if you are going to be interested in programming, while at the same time having fun with other computer/internet skills (make a few websites, practice your design skills in Photoshop.) The more you want your websites to do, the more programming you will have to learn. At a certain point, you find yourself in need of learing a middle-ware language/platform, such as VBScript/ASP or Java/JSP, or PHP. Even making good Flash websites these days requires that you know how to program well (the language is basically the same as Javascript, or simplified C, and the ideas of classes and objects and methods and properties are the same as in Java, C#, C++.)

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I've been programming since 1980 and my thoughts on languages and programming are fairly general. First of all programming in ANY language is kinda like being a doctor. It's really is kind of a "Practice". I say that because everytime you take on a new project you'll come up with either something you haven't spent a lot of time doing and need to learn or re-learn parts of it OR you'll realize the technology in that area has changed and you'll want to use the newest technology. So even though you'll think you've learned something you'll soon realize that you'll never quit learning about it.

As far as a programming language goes I saw a post in here that said that once you understand the concept most other languages are much easier to learn. I agree totally. Having said that, they all have their differences and they all have their consistencies. My advice would be to pick one that is very popular and has a lot of available resources, ie... classes, books, online material etc.... These will be the "Easiest" for you to learn due to the abundance of help and material. Some of the staples for learning are : Visual Basic, C, C++ There are others that are also very popular and have lots of resources but these are the "Meat and Potatoes" of them. Also, I always seperate those languages and languages directed towards web development into 2 seperate catagories. Although some are very similar they are typically "geared" towards different purposes. I hope this helps a little. Good Luck

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