Help?

[Clffbrtn]

Ok, I'll start off by saying I'm new to this forum but hope I like it. Um, I really like computers and would like to one day work with them. I like to think I'm pretty good with computers, but don't know much technicals that I'd like to. Any advice as to what do to get better with them or further my knoweledge? I'm currently getting pc world, which I hope does something... Once agan, just any advice on what to do first or get me started? Any tips or tricks? Any help is appreciated... Mike

 

[JTM]

Ok, I'll start off by saying I'm new to this forum but hope I like it. Um, I really like computers and would like to one day work with them. I like to think I'm pretty good with computers, but don't know much technicals that I'd like to. Any advice as to what do to get better with them or further my knoweledge? I'm currently getting pc world, which I hope does something... Once agan, just any advice on what to do first or get me started? Any tips or tricks? Any help is appreciated... Mike

Hi Mike and Welcome to CF. It's a great community here with a wealth of information. Starting with PC World is a good idea! Just reading posts here will help you also. I started a couple years ago simply by reading some text books for school, using Google, and of course playing with my own computers!

Good luck,
JTM

 

[Clffbrtn]

Hi Mike and Welcome to CF. It's a great community here with a wealth of information. Starting with PC World is a good idea! Just reading posts here will help you also. I started a couple years ago simply by reading some text books for school, using Google, and of course playing with my own computers!

Good luck,
JTM

ThAnk you good sir... Also, are alienware any good and should I learn to program? Is that useful? Haha total noob, I know

 

[JTM]

ThAnk you good sir... Also, are alienware any good and should I learn to program? Is that useful? Haha total noob, I know

Alienware is usually over priced stuff. Their laptops are pretty sick, but in my opinion laptops aren't for gaming. It's much cheaper to build your own PC versus Alienware. Programming is more on the software side versus the hardware aspect that you're most likely more interested in.

 

[Clffbrtn]

Alienware is usually over priced stuff. Their laptops are pretty sick, but in my opinion laptops aren't for gaming. It's much cheaper to build your own PC versus Alienware. Programming is more on the software side versus the hardware aspect that you're most likely more interested in.

Yeah, I'm more of a software dude for some reason. I was looking over some stuff... C++ is good for starting? Or is it just standard? Idk haha yeah, was considering compu engineering. I guess do software. Don't care for hardware much.

 

[JTM]

Yeah, I'm more of a software dude for some reason. I was looking over some stuff... C++ is good for starting? Or is it just standard? Idk haha yeah, was considering compu engineering. I guess do software. Don't care for hardware much.

C++ is a great place to start for programming. Most languages are very similar, they simply have different syntax.

 

[Clffbrtn]

C++ is a great place to start for programming. Most languages are very similar, they simply have different syntax.

I really appreciate the help. Thanks. Gotta go to bed, but what's the syntax? Is that like what you start the line with? Once again, totally digg the help.

 

[JTM]

I really appreciate the help. Thanks. Gotta go to bed, but what's the syntax? Is that like what you start the line with? Once again, totally digg the help.

Syntax is basically the rules you need to follow. An example would be doing a certain loop in C++ and then doing that loop in Java. The results are the same but each way is a little different.