C++ Programming by a 12 year old?

I'm 12 years old and I want to get into programming. I started with BASIC and got pretty good at it. I want to get into C programming. Any ideas on what I should do?

C++ Programming by a 12 year old?
Well first get a compiler, like Dev-C++ it's free and you can find it anywhere, when you get the compiler you need to learn the language go to: www.developerfusion.co.uk and go to the C/C++ part of the site and read some tutorials and articles you will learn the language in no time.


I started programming at your age, now i'm 17 and i know like 5 or 6 programming languages!! Keep it this way and you will make money real fast!!! when you know some languages and you become an expert try: www.rentacoder.com to find some jobs...








Good Luck :)
Reply:go for it im 12 and im in b programing
Reply:Best way? Purchase a book called c++ for dummies, your local bookstore should have it!
Reply:I'm a very young developer like you, but I'm not doing C++. Some languages I know are VB, C, and C#, all very good. If you want to learn C++ at 12, you're just plain crazy. C++ is the hardest and most complex languages out there, and was dropped as the main computer language in computer science classes in college because of it. They weren't even able to scratch the surface in a whole semester. If you want to move on with your programming, I recommend C (plain C), or C#, or even try going towards a event-oriented language like Pascal, which is great for increasing your skills, but is similar to C so it can be used as a preparation also. Hope that helps!





P.S. If you ever start programming for palm C and Pascal are as good as it gets (with the exception of C++) Oh and About's C tutorial is very good too!





For a compiler, I HIGHLY recommend Microsoft's Visual Express series. They are all free, and there is one for every major language (C++ does C also).
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Reply:You could check this C++ tutorial from About.com:





http://cplus.about.com/od/beginnerctutor...





Here are a couple of free C++ compilers that were rated as good by Download.com users:





Bloodshed Dev-C++ 4.9.9.2 - http://www.download.com/Bloodshed-Dev-C-...





Digital Mars C/C++ Compiler 8.47 - http://www.download.com/Digital-Mars-C-C...