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[dery]

I'm a MCSE and a very beginner in programming. Just understand the concepts and know the termenoligy (including oop). As I am reading about diffrent langugeas, I can't decide with which one to start.<br><br>Yes, I know some &quot;Basic&quot; but would like to start off with something thats in.<br><br>I am thinking of some kind of program that I can intergrate with my networking expirience, and which has a vast api (or what ever you call it) supporting telephony.<br><br>I will appriciate any insight , suggestion etc. how to go about advancing my knowledge. I'm doing this on my own reading books cbt etc.<br><br>Thanks in advance!<br><br>Dery<br><br><br><br><br><br>

 

[fenris]

From my experience, I find that if I have some project to work on, this allows me to learn the language. The only problem with this is learning an OOP language. Make sure that you plan out what you your objects are, their behaviors etc.. This is where learning on your own can lead to trouble. The code may work but it will be very difficult to follow. The other thing is to follow the standard style it helps a lot.<br><br>fenris

 

[tmoses]

If you are looking for a specific language to learn, i think java is probably the best bet right now.&nbsp;&nbsp;Its syntax is very much like C,C++ and the logic is very straght forward using classes.&nbsp;&nbsp;If you are &quot;just begging&quot; i would suggest javascript, it is a good combination of a java type syntax and a scripting language.&nbsp;&nbsp;look at <A HREF="

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http://www.javascript.com</A>

for tutorials, plus you don't need to buy any compilers and you could make an interseting webpage &nbsp;&nbsp;Again their are many, many languages out their and it is probably best to get an overview of the all, which is pretty hard.&nbsp;&nbsp;At my college all the lessons are taught in C++ for the OOP.&nbsp;&nbsp;The main languages i hear today from my teachers etc.. are Java, C++, those are the two &quot;big ones&quot; as far as my experience goes <br><br> <p>moses<br><a href=mailto:tmoses@iname.com>tmoses@iname.com</a><br><a href=

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my site</a><br>"In the beginning there was HTML, and it was good"<br>
by Nick Heinle, Designing with JavaScript<br>
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[dery]

Thanx ,this was helpfull

 

[engcomp]

You say that you know &quot;some 'BASIC' but would like to start off with something thats in.&quot; Let me tell you, BASIC is IN! Note the nested quotation marks - that's BASIC. The genius who invented this language deserves a medal. Its principles have been employed in many subsequent languages. You will find a good link between BASIC and OOP and Java if you start with JavaScript.<br><br>Good luck, Helmut

 

[dery]

thanks this was helpfull.<br>still, is there anytyhing that I can intergrate with my exp. in networking. TCP/IP etc.

 

[palbano]

Dear dery,<br><br>Both Java and C++ provide much more intrinsic support for low level API's like Sockets (TCP/IP) and Telephony. <br><br>You might be able to utilize these API's in Basic but it would likely be through 3rd party tools. For example in Windows, Telephony is supported through the TAPI SDK. TAPI uses growable structures in the majority of it's functions. Basic does not support growable structures natively. This is a dilemma that is solved through using tools built in C and C++ mostly.<br><br>Good luck<br>-pete

 

[dery]

Thank you Pete. This was to the point. I will start with java.<br><br>Dery

 

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will get you started!<br><br>Cheers,<br>Joris<br>