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I have started taking an open "Computer Sciences" class in my highschool. About two weeks back, we started programming (In QBasic), and anything above that isn't even touched until higher grade courses.
Well, about a week after starting the QBasic unit I got way ahead of the class and I now spend time either scouring the internet for where to go next, or I am walking around class helping the others with their questions like "How do you colour text Red? What is a variable?".
The point is that it is not a very effective use of my time, and scouring the internet with where to go next in programming is too broad to really be of any use. I've finished a Chess Game in Qbasic and a bunch of mini-projects, and my teacher said he wanted to get me started on Visual Basic, but was worried if one student started on something else, then the other students might try to follow suit (his words).
I defiantly love programming thus far, and plan to take courses in future grades, and possibly follow it post-secondary. Until then, I need a place to start and some sort of goals to aim for, that I'm hoping someone here can help with. I know it's not a quick proccess.
My core questions are:
1) What programming languages should I learn after QBasic? And after that?
2a) Is there a good way to learn those programming languages without a formal school course? (Online tutorials, books, etc.)
2b) If so, do you know of any suggestions for me to look into?
3) Should I not rush out of QBasic so quickly? Is it even the best coding language to learn the problem solving concepts (and etc.) from?
I'm may not be great at explaining what I'm hoping you can help me with, but still... Any and all help / opinions are greatly appreciated. I really don't know much about programming in general, but defiantly look forward to learning.
Have a good one!
Well, about a week after starting the QBasic unit I got way ahead of the class and I now spend time either scouring the internet for where to go next, or I am walking around class helping the others with their questions like "How do you colour text Red? What is a variable?".
The point is that it is not a very effective use of my time, and scouring the internet with where to go next in programming is too broad to really be of any use. I've finished a Chess Game in Qbasic and a bunch of mini-projects, and my teacher said he wanted to get me started on Visual Basic, but was worried if one student started on something else, then the other students might try to follow suit (his words).
I defiantly love programming thus far, and plan to take courses in future grades, and possibly follow it post-secondary. Until then, I need a place to start and some sort of goals to aim for, that I'm hoping someone here can help with. I know it's not a quick proccess.
My core questions are:
1) What programming languages should I learn after QBasic? And after that?
2a) Is there a good way to learn those programming languages without a formal school course? (Online tutorials, books, etc.)
2b) If so, do you know of any suggestions for me to look into?
3) Should I not rush out of QBasic so quickly? Is it even the best coding language to learn the problem solving concepts (and etc.) from?
I'm may not be great at explaining what I'm hoping you can help me with, but still... Any and all help / opinions are greatly appreciated. I really don't know much about programming in general, but defiantly look forward to learning.
Have a good one!