pmh Posted September 1, 2004 Share Posted September 1, 2004 Hi, I was wondering if there is any good site out there that would be good at teaching a person BASIC. I would prefer not just tutorials, but thats fine too. Thanks! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 Mordkanin Posted September 2, 2004 Share Posted September 2, 2004 Why? <g> Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 Jason S. Global Moderator Posted September 2, 2004 Global Moderator Share Posted September 2, 2004 Google? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 trashpickinman Posted September 2, 2004 Share Posted September 2, 2004 for QBASIC try www.qbasic.com. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 anog Posted September 4, 2004 Share Posted September 4, 2004 Buy a ZX Spectrum manual... These should not be hard to find and most of them are really good... That's how I started programing when I was 10 or 11... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 +chorpeac MVC Posted September 4, 2004 MVC Share Posted September 4, 2004 BASIC.....WTF....use something more up to date. You should be looking into Object Oriented (OO) languages like C# or Java. Forget BASIC.... That's like asking a car dealership for a 1979 Ford Mustang Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 Bearded Kirklander Posted September 4, 2004 Share Posted September 4, 2004 BASIC.....WTF....use something more up to date. You should be looking into Object Oriented (OO) languages like C# or Java. Forget BASIC....That's like asking a car dealership for a 1979 Ford Mustang That's not a very helpful answer to his question. Besides, Basic was cool back in the day, and Visual Basic is still very, very popular. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 anog Posted September 4, 2004 Share Posted September 4, 2004 BASIC.....WTF....use something more up to date. You should be looking into Object Oriented (OO) languages like C# or Java. Forget BASIC....That's like asking a car dealership for a 1979 Ford Mustang You don't know what he wants BASIC for... Maybe it is to solve a very simple problem... Maybe it is to introduce a child to programming... In both those cases and in many more you don't need OO programming languages. From my own experience it's much easier to start with languages such as basic and then move on than starting with OO languages if you have the time to do it. While you will have to learn a whole lot when moving to OO languages, you have already developed skills such as logic and can by then figure out several solutions to the same problem. But hey, that's just my opinion... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 Bearded Kirklander Posted September 4, 2004 Share Posted September 4, 2004 From my own experience it's much easier to start with languages such as basic and then move on than starting with OO languages if you have the time to do it. While you will have to learn a whole lot when moving to OO languages, you have already developed skills such as logic and can by then figure out several solutions to the same problem. But hey, that's just my opinion... I think you have a great point. Gotta walk before you run, and Basic is a great way to get started to learn the fundamentals, like loops, subroutines and branching, arrays and a whole lot more. Plus, isn't Qbasic free? If it is, you can learn with very little or no investment and when you are ready, you could try Visual Basic or maybe Delphi or something, knowing that if you spend the $99 for a program, you should be able to get started pretty quickly. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 +chorpeac MVC Posted September 4, 2004 MVC Share Posted September 4, 2004 That's not a very helpful answer to his question.Besides, Basic was cool back in the day, and Visual Basic is still very, very popular. It's a very helpful answer. C# and Java are very easy to learn. No he didn't give enough information on who was going to learn it. I'm just saying that if you want to learn something and get up to speed, it's been my experience to jump into what is popular and currently being used widely. If you can read, which I assume you can or you wouldn't be here, then books are a great place to start. C# and JAVA books are everywhere! Visual BASIC and BASIC are not the same.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 Bearded Kirklander Posted September 4, 2004 Share Posted September 4, 2004 It's a very helpful answer.Visual BASIC and BASIC are not the same.... Totally disagree with you on the helpful answer part. :) Of course Visual Basic and Basic are not the same. But if you learned Basic, you can be up and running with Visual Basic in short order. I figure we should let the man ask his questions and try to help him find a solution, not try to steer him to one we feel more comfortable with. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 +chorpeac MVC Posted September 4, 2004 MVC Share Posted September 4, 2004 Totally disagree with you on the helpful answer part. :)Of course Visual Basic and Basic are not the same. But if you learned Basic, you can be up and running with Visual Basic in short order. I figure we should let the man ask his questions and try to help him find a solution, not try to steer him to one we feel more comfortable with. Well apparently our idea of helping the man are different. You are recommending older technology, which is fine I am recommending current technology, which is fine too. We disagree, no problem. We both offer our opinions, perfect for this guy, he now has a freakin choice! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 Bearded Kirklander Posted September 4, 2004 Share Posted September 4, 2004 Well apparently our idea of helping the man are different. You are recommending older technology, which is fine I am recommending current technology, which is fine too. We disagree, no problem. We both offer our opinions, perfect for this guy, he now has a freakin choice! We are trying to give him the answer he is ASKING for, not steer him to something you prefer... :) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 +chorpeac MVC Posted September 4, 2004 MVC Share Posted September 4, 2004 We are trying to give him the answer he is ASKING for, not steer him to something you prefer... :) ....... :no: :wacko: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 amoeba Posted September 4, 2004 Share Posted September 4, 2004 I vote this thread for nomination in this year's Most quickly de-railed thread award. But yes, QBasic.com seems to be a good site for jumping into BASIC. It's always a good idea to get your feet a little wet before jumping in and BASIC is a great way to see if you understand concepts that higher-level programming languages use. I know for a fact that knowing some simple programming like BASIC and even PHP helped me learn C++. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 pmh Posted September 7, 2004 Author Share Posted September 7, 2004 Haha, sorry I forgot about this thread. Thanks for all the tips. We are learning it for highschool (N) , but if I get farther ahead, I can work on other stuff. My plan is to breeze thru it and then I can move on. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Hi, I was wondering if there is any good site out there that would be good at teaching a person BASIC. I would prefer not just tutorials, but thats fine too.
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