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  1. Jun 1st, 2004, 09:45 AM #1
    John P Sercel
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    New to programming

    Hi, I'm 15 and I've been trying to get started in programming. I ordered a free copy of vb.net 2003 from Microsoft and am awaiting it's arival. I have no previous experience in programming and I was wondering if anyone has some good pointers for getting started in vb.net.


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  2. Jun 1st, 2004, 11:00 AM #2
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    Hi,

    If you are a complete beginner, then get a complete beginnmer's book. I think the best is

    Sams Teach Yourself Microsoft Visual Basic.NET 2003 in 24 hours by James Foxall..

    ISBN 0-672-32537-3 costing about US$30.oo. You could try his web site as he does occasionally offer discounts if you ask him.

    JamesFoxall.com

    He responds promptly to on line questions on his book.
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  3. Jun 1st, 2004, 11:06 AM #3
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    ASP.NET offers good beginner tutorials in ASP.NET
    Being educated does not make you intelligent.

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  4. Jun 1st, 2004, 12:22 PM #4
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    You need any of the Dummies books . they are good ! Good luck
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  6. Jun 1st, 2004, 02:21 PM #5
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    Hi.

    Welcome to the wonderful world of programming.

    You will also find some very good resources on the web (this site being one of the best i've seen). MSDN, CodeProject, Devolperfusion, Planetsourcecode just to name a few. A google-search will be very helpful.

    No matter how dumb a question you think it is, feel free to post here, because there are no such thing as a dumb question.
    There's a lot of very competent people here willing to share their knowlegde.

    Good luck with everything.
    I wish I could think of something witty to put in my sig...

    ...Currently using VS2013...
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  7. Jun 1st, 2004, 02:26 PM #6
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    Originally posted by pax
    There's a lot of very competent people here willing to share their knowlegde.

    Good luck with everything.
    And some not so competent.

    Hey, quit staring at me!
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  8. Jun 1st, 2004, 02:48 PM #7
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    Hi salvelinus,

    "And some not so competent.

    Hey, quit staring at me!"


    I wasn't!! I was looking in a mirror
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  9. Jun 1st, 2004, 03:17 PM #8
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    Originally posted by taxes
    Hi salvelinus,

    "And some not so competent.

    Hey, quit staring at me!"


    I wasn't!! I was looking in a mirror
    LOL. Good one guys. Well, I guess someone (including myself) has to ask the questions. Otherwise the competent guys wouldn't have anything to do with their freetime (what is that anyway?).
    I wish I could think of something witty to put in my sig...

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  11. Jun 1st, 2004, 04:36 PM #9
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    Hi, Microsoft Visual Basic .Net Step by step from Microsoft Press is a good place to start. It does just what the title says, it takes you step by step from the begining to some more complex programs.

    Of course, the bright people in here will answer any questions that you have that are not covered in the book(s).
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