I actually suggest vb if you're gogin to start out if you're brand new. Now if you want to knwo somethign that will be useful, learn C. A lot of other languages are based on C or some form. Heck. I'm learning php now, and it has a lot of things that are similar to C. What people need to realize is that you can't pick up a language over night. Auto it is fine and good, but all it is is a windows scripting language. Do yourself a favor and learn an actual language that will serve you in the future.
----- Original Message ----- From: "Thomas Ward" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "Gamers Discussion list" <[email protected]> Sent: Sunday, June 18, 2006 5:43 PM Subject: Re: [Audyssey] Writing text adventures > Hi, Damien. > I respect your opinion, but I don't feel anyone needs to know how a > computer works to write a program and learn a programming language. In > fact, programming has more in common with math concepts than anything > else. > Here in the U.S.A. most people who graduate from high school have had > Algebra and are well versed with the concept of variables, enumerated > numbers, number arrays, and the diference between an integer type number > and a floating point number. This is stuff I had learned at least by > Junior High in Pre-Algebra. > Take the formula > a = [EMAIL PROTECTED]@2 > The a, l, and w are all variables in Algebra. The a for area, l for > length, and w for width. > Well, in programming the concept is no different. Instead of those > variables how about one to add score like > s = s + 20 > so what your equasion does is takes the current value of score, (s,) > adds it to 20, and makes s now equal to s+20. I don't see anything > complicated about it, and anyone who knows Algebra should understand > those concepts. > Sure there is more to programming than just math like lines of code, > but Algebra style code makes up allot of the program. > You have functions which divides what parts of your program do what. You > have if and else statements that tell your program to do something based > on specific conditions. > I think allot of the initial problem with new programmers is either > lack of math understanding, need concept building, or sometimes outright > fear that he/she can't learn something. > > > > > > > X-Sight Interactive wrote: >> Ari, >> >> I wouldn't try c++ as a beginner myself - I made the big mistake of >> trying >> vb - didn't understand any of it I didn't know anything about how >> computers >> worked - so I tried autoit, and I still use it now, and will continue >> using >> it until I have learned and am competent with another programming >> language. >> >> Regards, >> >> Damien >> > > > _______________________________________________ > Gamers mailing list .. [email protected] > To unsubscribe send E-mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED] You can > visit > http://audyssey.org/mailman/listinfo/gamers_audyssey.org to make > any subscription changes via the web. > > > > __________ NOD32 1.1606 (20060617) Information __________ > > This message was checked by NOD32 antivirus system. > http://www.eset.com > > _______________________________________________ Gamers mailing list .. [email protected] To unsubscribe send E-mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED] You can visit http://audyssey.org/mailman/listinfo/gamers_audyssey.org to make any subscription changes via the web.
