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Re:As someone who has never coded before, how do I get started? by Dracosphinx on Wednesday November 14, 2012 @11:28AM (#4784006)
I would like to have set the foundation of programming fundamentals via C/C++ one month from now. Any help is very appreciated!
Re:As someone who has never coded before, how do I get started? by padseeker on Wednesday November 14, 2012 @09:55PM (#4786839)
When I was learning C++ in school this was the book we used. It's pretty comprehensive but not necessarily a step by step tutorial - the Standard C++ Bilbe

http://www.amazon.com/Standard-C-Bible-Al-Stevens/dp/0764546...

Since C++ has been around a while you might best be served by going to the library and taking home a few books, trying to figure out the best one to start with. Once you get more comfortable you may want to buy the book above. I would have to look around to find a decent online C++ resource.

Re:As someone who has never coded before, how do I get started? by padseeker on Wednesday November 14, 2012 @06:01PM (#4786084)
It's going to take longer than 1 month. You'll have some basics down, like variable scope, declaring var types, functions, etc. You might start to touch on objects.

However what are you learning C++ for? A job? A personal project? A contributor to open source software? I probably should have specified that. For a serious C++ job it'll take more than 4 months full time to be competent enough to talk your way through an interview.

Re:As someone who has never coded before, how do I get started? by Dracosphinx on Thursday November 15, 2012 @09:44AM (#4788710)
Gosh... I guess I really want to create my own programs rather than rely on whatever new project google or microsoft cooks up. I suppose you could say it's a personal project. Also, I would like to set up a basic knowledge of coding so I can begin to use scripts within my games. Currently I'm getting by in Blender without using Python, but my AI is severely limited.
Re:As someone who has never coded before, how do I get started? by intellegacy on Wednesday November 14, 2012 @11:53AM (#4784143)
One month is not enough. But for C, try CS4e

http://www.computerscienceforeveryone.com/