Hi,
I am not a programmer, Although i tried a little way, way back in the spectrum days. You may laugh, But i actually enjoyed it. Copying listings out of magazines and then spending quit a while debugging (if it can be called that) what i had typed.
But, It gave you a sense of achevement when you got the program to work.
I then upgraded to an MGT SAM Coupé, Which had a very simular basic, But slightly more advanced, And made things alot easier.
Anyway, What i am getting at is, The people asking what is the best way to start or get into programming AFAIK are asking you guys your opinions from a beginners point of view. Like, What did you start programming in/with etc. Instead of telling them don`t do this and this is crap etc (I mean that in the nicest possible way). :-)
Anyone with kids will tell you that if you tell them not to do something because its not the done thing or because it is or looks crap or its dangerous, Are most of the time wasting their breath and they will do it anyway. :-(
All programmers had to start somewhere right, Even if it was with a crap language, But they probably did not know it at the time. Think back, How do you know whether or not your experiences with these so called crap programming languages haven`t benefited you in anyway.
Hope i have not offended anyone.
But please think of it from a beginners point of view, After all, You were one once. ;-)
Regards
Trooper
