Pretty explanitory.

get a good book and compiler ..

and then learn from there the basics.
finaly search the net for more advance stuff.

start out with something simple and always keep many many examples to show the flow and technique of programming .

also try to learn some design, since some design issues like UML can come in handy ..



{ Stating the obvious never helped any situation !! }

1) Get a C++ compiler i reccommend DevC++ its free

2) Get a book. I would reccommend Effective C++ and More Effective C++. When you read (and UNDERSTAND) those books, go and buy Charles Petzold''s Programming Windows.

3) Learn the basics first, dont try to write a 3d game, orany thing with any kind of graphics for your first few programs.

4) After you learn the basics, learn Win32 programming

5) After you have a basic grasp of win32, learn a graphics API such as Direct3D or OpenGL, both are very powerful, which one you pick is amatter of personal preference.



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Whats a pretty girl like you doing in a dirty mind like mine?

Number one thing to do while learning to program (or even after you learn to program): Keep yourself motivated . Give yourself tasks, assignments, goals, and try your best to meet them. Sometimes you won''t be able to, so you learn how, and then come back later. Don''t expect to finish large projects (even text based). You can start them, and drop them a week later. This isn''t a big issue when you''re just learning, just keep learning and you''ll be ok .


http://druidgames.cjb.net/ (If my website isn''t down, it''s a miracle!)

I learned QuickBASIC back in the day by copying programs from 3-2-1 Contact magazines and modifying them to see what would happen.

It didn''t take long to learn how to do my own thing.

From there I would learn a new language by porting old QB programs to it.

Reading hundreds of pages of keywords will probably bore you to death. Get demos instead and tinker with them to see how they work. You just have to figure out what''s best for you.

Ben
http://therabbithole.redback.inficad.com