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This site last updated: 03/07/2003
First I will tell you about BASIC
(Beginners All-purpose Symbol Instruction Code):
1. What is BASIC you ask? It is a programming language, one of the first ones, there are many different versions of it like Qbasic.
2. Where can you get BASIC? I would give you it, but that would be likely to get me sued, try searching for it.
Here is an example of a BASIC command for a CGM (Color Graphics Monitor) :
1 COLOR RND * 6
2 IF INKEY$=" " THEN END
3 PRINT "PRESS THE SPACEBAR TO STOP";
4 GOTO 1
This causes the words "PRESS THE SPACEBAR TO STOP" to be displayed on the screen in continually changing colors, until the spacebar is pressed.If you need any help on any BASIC command, then E-mail me, and I will try to help you, but I am not the best.
Next, I will tell you a little about HTML (HyperText Markup Language), which this site
is written in:
1. What is HTML? HTML is a language like BASIC, but not used for programming. It is what all web pages are made of, even those that have been made using advanced HTML converters which let you work in a GUI (graphical user interface) instead of having to type every code such as I have. However, I feel these converters are cheap and make the page look cheap.
2. How do you use HTML? Well if you have AOL (America Online) then goto keyword HTML, and you can learn. If you do not use AOL (God Bless You), then goto HTML Goodies and you can learn a little. Or you can search for it on the web using the Yahoo! search engine box at the bottom of this page and you will be certain to find something.
Here is an example of a simple HTML web page:
<.HTML>
<.TITLE>
Web Page 1
<./TITLE>
<.CENTER>
Welcome to the First Page
<./CENTER>
This will cause a site to have a menu bar that says "Web Page 1", where is says "Computer Languages" on this site, and words at the top that say "Welcome to the First Page", where it says "Welcome to the Computer Languages Site" on this site. The periods in the codes after the < are just there to so the web browser, like AOL, does not think it is HTML.
Finally, I would like to
introduce an advanced programming language known as C++:1. What is C++? C++ is an object-oriented programming language derived from C, if you do not know what that means, good luck looking it up. Currently C++ is the language of choice for serious developers, while Java and C# are steadily catching up. Of course, all three languages are very similar.
2. Where can you get C++? This is actually a very dumb question. C++ is not like BASIC, it is not computer dependent, in fact many systems not directly linked to what we know as the "personal computer" use programs written in C++ to operate, an example being medical equipment. If you wish to obtain a C++ "compiler", which assembles C++ code into linkable files, then try the free Borland C++ Builder v5.0, available from www.borland.com.
Here is a simple example of standard C++ code:
#include <iostream.h>
When compiled correctly, this program should run on any computer supporting the cout class, and should print a simple message of "Hello World!" (without the quotation marks).
Here are some informative links, including all of which that are in sentences on this site, and
others that someone surfing the web should have (in alphabetical order):
Borland (Programming Language Developer)
HTML Goodies (HTML Downloads)
Virtual Doctor (Practicaly the Web's best computer resource sight)