Gunman

cyberphreak

Perhaps try VB as that is what I learnt with and then progressed to C++. VB is quite easy more of a scripting language really. ALtho I am robably gonna get flamed for saying that.

L7Sqr

There's quite a bit of C++ to understand.
The answer to your question depends, really, on what you want to do.
Are you going to be working mostly with text processing? Then I would suggest you investigate another language.
Are you going to be working with a DB heavily? Then I would suggest you move to another language.
Not that you CANT do either of those two thing in C++, just that other languages are geared toward thsoe things.
I believe that C/C++ is a good starting point if you are just getting started. Certainly not the easiest to pick up, but it better prepares you for learning other languages.

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Gunman

I have nothing in mind actually . I just wanted to know whats C++ and learn it . But some of the details in C++ , i cant really understand .

Josef_Stalin

Java is a more simplified language that is good for a building block to c++. Same as C#, but that is pretty much for windows programming, they say there is a way to make it multiplatform but I haven't seen it.

Once you handle C++ you can handle anything.

OpenLoop

http://www.mono-project.com I agree, C++ teaches you a great deal on how to become a good programmer. (it might not help you much if you try to learn assembly though)

lectricpharaoh

I'd suggest getting some books and/or online tutorials to start. Online tutorials are freely available, and it's likely that books are too, as long as you've got a library card. Try to learn the basics of the language before you attempt anything specific to a particular system (graphics, sound, and sockets programming, to name a few, are dependent on the system, and as such, are not a part of standard C or C++).

Don't give up if the first book/tutorial (or first few, even) aren't helpful. There are some bad ones out there, and there is also the fact that different people learn in different ways; what is a good resource for someone else might not help you.

After you've tried learning some of the basics, if you're still having trouble, feel free to ask questions here.

Things you must understand to write programs are the basic data types, how variables are declared and accessed, and how functions are written and called. Once you've learned this stuff, moving on to arrays, pointers, and classes is a logical next step. If you're using a Woindows compiler, make sure you're building your program as a 'console program', and not a regular (ie, GUI) application.

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coldDeath

Don't listen to the first post, VB will teach you bad programing habits.

I understand that you are finding C++ hard, basically as it is your first language, you have no knowledge of how programs work and what elements build a program. For example loops, conditional statements, variables etc.

I really suggest learning Python, you can download it from http://python.org if you are on Windows, and if you are on linux, you can just type "python" into the terminal.

From there i would suggest reading through this tutorial: http://www.python.org/doc/current/tut/ or this one: http://www.honors.montana.edu/~jjc/easytut/easytut/

Then you will understand how programming works, and you will be able to use a very highly respected language.

It may seem crap at first when they are tellign you to use the interetor as a calculator though

have fun,
~coldDeath

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Arevos

Ditto; Python seems like the best programming language for a beginner to learn. It's easy for beginners, and enforces some good habits (such as indenting). Python will teach you a lot about good software design. C++, on the other hand, teaches you more about how a computer works.

Gunman

Thanx for all the suggestions ..I think i will go and learn python and then C++ . Thanx all really appreaciate your help . =)