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How can i learn to programme easily.
is there software i can download that i can use that will teach me.
which languages are best.
which distros are best for messing around with.
thanks.
You are off to a really bad start.....If you are not willing to put in some effort, there's very little in the world of computers and SW that you will be able to master.
I suggest that you tell us more about your goals, where you are in your education, etc. Then we can give more intelligent advice.
There is no "best" language---each has its purpose and place. Again, what do you want to do?
I would suggest java.
It may be better in the long run, because it is object oriented.
I was programming in C for ages before i tried Java, and the whole object oriented thing threw me completely. Hopefully it will be easier for you as your first language.
You probably can't. Most people have to put some effort in.
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is there software i can download that i can use that will teach me.
No. But there is software which you can download which will assist you in learning. You have had one good tutorial suggested to you. Read that first.
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which languages are best.
Ones which
are easy to get started with
which don't teach you 'bad habits'
which allow you to ahieve your objectives
and maybe are in wide demand in the job market (if that interests you)
which allow you to move on to more specialised languages, which allow you to achieve even more (although possibly only via somewhat more pain on your part)
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which distros are best for messing around with.
That's probably just about all of them. I wouldn't advise slackware for a newbie - but if you do use slack, it will work perfectly fine, its just that in the initial stages you'll spend more time learning slack than learning the language that you have chosen. That may be no bad thing, but its not what you've asked for.
good thinking, resetreset.
QBASIC was my first language, and proved incredibly useful.
It has the base concepts that you will re-use with most any language such as variables/arrays/loops/subroutines and you don't have to worry about includes/imports/standard libraries or any of that stuff. you can just jump in, and make a program and run it.
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