I need to know where I can find a good foundation for programming. I think i need like a programming theory lesson. I know a good way to learn programming is to look through some scripts but I want a really solid foundation. Where should I look? or what books or book should i buy? what did you do? thanks.
If you have no background on programming then you should probably take a class. You should check universities for computer classes or even online. It really also depends what you want to learn.
Search for some programming tutorials, you will find lots of it depending the language you want to learn.
What languages do you want to learn? If we know that then we can point you to some good resources maybe.
Classes would definitely help, but there are many solid books/sites out there that provide just as much, maybe even more, than certain classes. What kind of programming language are you looking for though?
LOL! I believe,PHP is so popular nowadays! Here's the place to go:http://www.w3schools.com/php/default.asp *Someone told me about that site but I found it's so hard to learn it*
If you're wanting to learn php, then just do a search on google as there are many different sources that teach it well. I also found some live tutorials on YouTube.com that some users put together, which might be very useful.
If you want to learn php then you must have little (syntax) knowledge of how to use "c". If you do know any programming language its better if you take class.
My learning method is by 'finding what you need'. I use to make a site clones. First i list all of the site features then search for tutorials for this function tutorial on google. By this method you don't waste your time by learning something you don't really need
While http://www.php.net is a great resource, it can be overwhelming and confusing. You'll want to start with the basics: variables and scopes, if/else, loops, arrays, etc. Then get in to the more complicated stuff: functions, classes, databases, etc. I've got a few tutorials at my site: http://www.dreamincode.net/forums/showforum47.htm Good luck!! PHP is a very rewarding language and pretty easy once you get the hang of it.
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first of all, google, next... try them out, then... if you get any problem, ask questions here and there... make your own problems or get books
i agree with programmer talk. although i learned c in college so PHP wasn't too extreme, I'd say just get scripts, look at tutorials and screw around to see what happens (making your own problems), then try to write your own and debug them. If you have problems there are plenty of places you can ask. I think that would be the fastest way w/o spending money on classes or books.