Programming

[quantumlight]

just want to ask what i would use if i wanted to program some programs in language like c++, basics or whatever, and how do u program with 0s and 1s

[quantumlight]

do i need to learn linux or can i program stuff in notepads? or some other stuff

[vass0922]

I'd suggest starting by buying a fundamentals of programming book.

You're talking about C++ and programming 1's and 0's which are completely different.

Nobody (well extremely few people) program in binary (1's and 0's) these days, the largest percentage of programmers use 'high level languages' like C++

You don't need a specific OS to learn programming, and yes notepad will work but well.. it sucks
You'll have to do some reading to determine what language you want to start with and what your target Operating system is.

If you just want to stick to windows you can stick with MS languages like Visual Basic, and C# etc.
If you want something that can be OS independant, then you can look into C++ or Java

C++ is the most difficult of the languages I mentioned, but also the most powerful.. so its a tradeoff.

[quantumlight]

whats MS short for, and what it mean by OS independent

[quantumlight]

so do i use linux to program c++ or is it better to use compiler? and isn't java usually done in notepad for websites?

[tgxiii]

Dev C++ is a free program you can use for C or C++ programming.

http://www.bloodshed.net/

[John Prophet]

I have no clue about programming...seems like brain surgery to me

if you wanted to make something very simple..like this what language are we talking about? or to make simple progs for simplistic backups etc?

[quantumlight]

umm....whats a start up control panel have to do with programming?

[tgxiii]

Originally Posted by quantumlight

umm....whats a start up control panel have to do with programming?

He asked what programming language we should use to make a startup control panel program like the one he linked to.

[Nightfire]

Originally Posted by quantumlight

whats MS short for, and what it mean by OS independent

MS = Microsoft
OS independent = you program only for 1 operating system