programing school

[bagstoper]

does anyone know of a good programing school near Indiana,US or a camp where i can learn more about programing? any help would be great.

[RobDog888]

Brads house. :D

Google should turn up allot of results?

[bagstoper]

just came up with people named brad and where they live. can i get a link please

[RobDog888]

I was making a joke reference to our site Admin Brad :D


Hit List (http://www.google.com/search?hl=en&q=programming+schools+indiana)

This is one of the biggest testing providers for Microsoft Certs.
http://www.prometric.com/Microsoft/default.htm

Check the continuing education section.
http://www.prometric.com/CE/default.htm

[Al42]

Get a copy of Wirth's "Algorithms + Data Structures = Programs" - you can get a copy for about $10 including shipping from Amazon. By the time you finish it you'll be able to teach programming.

[chemicalNova]

I'm currently at a programming school in Australia. The course has started out pretty slow, but we're starting to get into pointers and memory allocation so I'm able to shine :p (and not play games all day :D)

chem

[Shaggy Hiker]

I'm currently at a programming school in Australia. The course has started out pretty slow, but we're starting to get into pointers and memory allocation so I'm able to shine :p (and not play games all day :D)

chem

Oh great!! That's all we need: A shining Nova:rolleyes:


I like the self taught version of programming, but that may be because that's how I started. The thing is, I find it hard to believe that you could really learn so very well in a classroom compared to working on a program that you have an interest it. However, I suppose what the classroom would supply would be the basics which are used in all programs.

[Al42]

The classroom would also supply (one would hope) an instructor who knew enough computer science to teach you to be a competent programmer. Then learning what he was teaching would, as with all schooling, be up to the student. It's more difficult, when you can't understand something, to try to find the answer in a book - even assuming that the answer is in the book, which isn't always true.

[sessi4ml]

Bag, what language were you thinking of?

[bagstoper]

Get a copy of Wirth's "Algorithms + Data Structures = Programs" - you can get a copy for about $10 including shipping from Amazon. By the time you finish it you'll be able to teach programming.
i want to learn not teach

[bagstoper]

Bag, what language were you thinking of?
visual basic 6 or .net if i can save enough money

[sessi4ml]

I can help you with VB6. Do you have a program you would like to write?
Also, look at some of my code. What parts do you understand?
I can add more comments.
Do you have Skype.com? We could talk.

[bagstoper]

i cant aford to pay anything because i dont have a credit card because i am only 13.

[sessi4ml]

Skype is free

[penagate]

Learn programming, then learn a language.

[Slaine]

Learn programming, then learn a language.


This is the best advice.

[sessi4ml]

You are corrent; programming first. I remember in high school my programming teacher asked us to think about all the steps one takes to get out of bed, and how the fold a shirt.
After we created our list, about five, he then created his list of steps, about twenty. Now I could make that list a hundred...well unless I use an object called (GetOutOfBed, right side, time, ...ect).
This object would be similar to: (UpRightOneSelf....)

[Shaggy Hiker]

i cant aford to pay anything because i dont have a credit card because i am only 13.

.NET2005 Express is free. That would be a good place to start. You'd have pretty nearly all, it would be the modern version, if you find something you had to have....well, you'd have to find that, first.

[bagstoper]

.NET2005 Express is free. That would be a good place to start. You'd have pretty nearly all, it would be the modern version, if you find something you had to have....well, you'd have to find that, first.

where can i get .NET 2005? a link would be appreciated.

[si_the_geek]

http://msdn.microsoft.com/vstudio/express/vb/
(also contains tutorials etc).