How to get started at programming?

Question

Hey... Everyones heard of hackers and game devolpers and stuff... but I wanted to know HOW I can sort of get started learning things like C++. Im almost a teen, and I kind of have an interest in the whole game devolpement, hacking, lines of code, that sort of thing, Where can I get something to help see what it ACTUALLY is, how to get started, and how to do it.

Answer 1

If you're looking for tutorials and information about computers, programming, and other technology related topics, there are a variety of free tutorials available online, in both video and text format.



Below are some links to some tutorial websites that I would suggest you check out! All of these websites offer great tutorials in terms of both quality and information provided.



Video-Based Tutorials:



http://TheNewBoston.org



http://YouTube.com/thenewboston



http://PHPAcademy.org



http://YouTube.com/phpacademy



Text-Based Tutorials:



http://w3Schools.com



http://Tizag.com



Additionally, like said before, you may also want to visit your local library or bookstore, where you may be able to find some books on the programming languages and other technology related topics that you'd like to learn about.



Amazon.com is also a good place to look for books, as they have a great selection of books, as well as other items.



http://Amazon.com



As for how to get started with programming, I would suggest that you just start doing it and practice as often as you can. You could try creating programs, scripts, games, and what not, in order to improve your skills as a programmer.



There are also a variety of websites online, such as CodingBat.com, which enable you to practice coding online, with interactive puzzles and practice problems for free. (However, CodingBat only offers practice examples for Java and Python right now.)



http://CodingBat.com



Best of luck and I hope I helped you!

Answer 2

Programming and doing it well can take years of training and study, but you can start writing little programs in a relatively short time and build your skills from there. There are so many aspects to programming, especially for games. Game development is one of the very most demanding types of programming there is. A game such as Battlefield 3 or Call of Duty take dozens if not hundreds of programmers, artists, story tellers, and others to finish it in1-5 years.



C++ is one of the most powerful, versatile, and difficult languages to learn, but it is also what you need to learn to do real game programming. There are plenty of books on C++ and several free/open source tools to use for helping you program in C++. The Eclipse Integrated Development Environment (IDE) is best known as a Java IDE, but you can also use it to develop C and C++ apps. Get the GNU C/C++ compiler, also free to turn the code you write into a Windows EXE or Linux executable file that then runs as your program. Just search for these things on the internet.



Happy studying!

Answer 3

A good place to start is your local library. They should have books (those things made from bits of paper with writing on) about programming form absolute basics to advanced.

Answer 4

Go to

http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/e/e9/CPlusPlusProgramming.pdf



because i am also a beginner of c++ programming