Re: I feel like giving up on programming altogether!
- From: Tyler Littlefield <tyler@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: programmingblind@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Wed, 30 Jun 2010 19:21:01 -0600
I can't say I agree with the "simplest language," or any of that. It sounds
like the OP has already chosen a language, but the rest of the content is good.
Thanks,
Tyler Littlefield
http://tds-solutions.net
Twitter: sorressean
On Jun 30, 2010, at 7:18 PM, RicksPlace wrote:
> First, Programming in today's world is a world apart from where we use to be.
> It is so much simpler in some ways and light years more complex in other
> ways. Programming in the Visual Studio IDE takes a large learning curve. You
> need to install and configure that puppy. Fail to do this and you will be
> hearing more junk and losing focus more than an intrevert at a rock concert.
> That is a pain itself. Then, if you run JAWS you need to configure JAWS,
> again better get it right. Then after you get all that done you can open the
> IDE and look at a bunch of buttons and dialogs that have seemingly nothing to
> do with creating a computer program using computer statements. And, God
> Forbid, You try and download and install Sql Server Express, well, you will
> be headed for gray hair if you are one of the lucky few who get that far. You
> absolutely need to configure the IDE for accessibility, pick the ssimpelest
> language, vb.net, to start with and create your first Hello World Form from
> the Form1 file. That is after you create a new project of the Windows Forms
> type. Then you can drop a couple of buttons, a textbox or 2 on the Form1
> designer, set their properties and code the related VB Code for the Button
> Click Events and mess with the Text Properties of the TextBoxes. If you get
> that far you will be on your way to learning to Program in Visual Studio. I
> would start with the Vb.net Express module since it does not have all the
> other languages and is just a little cleaner to start with. Once you get the
> nack of making a form do things like Display Output to a user, Read Inputs
> from a user and do some Processing on the input, you have the basic
> understanding of what computer programming is really about IPO, Input /
> Process / Output. If you jump into C++, Visual Studio IDE and a DB you are
> jumping out of an airplane and flapping as hard as you can but you can pretty
> much guess the final result. But, Give Up? Did We Give Up when the Germans
> Bombed Pearl Harbor? No, when the going gets tough - the tough ask questions
> on list and follow up with more work!
> Rick USA
> ----- Original Message ----- From: "Jes" <theeternalkid@xxxxxxxxx>
> To: <programmingblind@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> Sent: Wednesday, June 30, 2010 1:59 PM
> Subject: I feel like giving up on programming altogether!
>
>
> Hi all,
>
> All I get when using visual studio are nothing but errors! I just want to be
> able to write a program and have it work! Just once! But no. All I get are
> errors! So what's the use in even trying? Encouragement needed badly!
> Thanks.
> Jes
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