Curious

[gmcgovern908]

Hello to anyone who reads this,

I'm a student at McGill University. I recently started taking courses on history and philosophy of computing and I re-sparked my interest in actual computing and programing. While I've always been interested in programing, all I know (sadly) is a bit of visual basic. From reading prior posts I realize if I am truly interested in hacking, I need to learn other programing languages. I suppose my questions are 1) If anyone has any good references to learn Java, C++, or other recommended languages and 2) What the true purpose of hacking is? I've done some research but it all sounds very abstract. If some one could explain the art form more concisely it would be very much appreciated.

[PaRaDoX]

Hello to anyone who reads this,

I'm a student at McGill University. I recently started taking courses on history and philosophy of computing and I re-sparked my interest in actual computing and programing. While I've always been interested in programing, all I know (sadly) is a bit of visual basic. From reading prior posts I realize if I am truly interested in hacking, I need to learn other programing languages. I suppose my questions are 1) If anyone has any good references to learn Java, C++, or other recommended languages and 2) What the true purpose of hacking is? I've done some research but it all sounds very abstract. If some one could explain the art form more concisely it would be very much appreciated.

well, w3schools is a nice place to start (if you haven't already gone there)

how to concisely describe hacking? i would say its something like, the enjoyment of exploring and understanding systems and how they interact with each other, while being able to manipulate and build on them to create something completely new.

i hope that's not too abstract, thought it may be >.<

[treader]

Hello to anyone who reads this,

I'm a student at McGill University. I recently started taking courses on history and philosophy of computing and I re-sparked my interest in actual computing and programing. While I've always been interested in programing, all I know (sadly) is a bit of visual basic. From reading prior posts I realize if I am truly interested in hacking, I need to learn other programing languages. I suppose my questions are 1) If anyone has any good references to learn Java, C++, or other recommended languages and 2) What the true purpose of hacking is? I've done some research but it all sounds very abstract. If some one could explain the art form more concisely it would be very much appreciated.

well, w3schools is a nice place to start (if you haven't already gone there)

how to concisely describe hacking? i would say its something like, the enjoyment of exploring and understanding systems and how they interact with each other, while being able to manipulate and build on them to create something completely new.

i hope that's not too abstract, thought it may be >.<

I compleatly agree with PaRaDox i'm currently studiying CSS on www.w3schools.com

[jeetee]

As for C++ basics, I found the tutorials of cprogramming helpful.