Adam
Fri May 02 00:05:20 CDT 2008
On May 1, 6:14 pm, "mayayana" <mayaXXyan...@mindXXspring.com> wrote:
> > recommend a good book for someone who has never done any programming
> > or scripting before?
A really loaded question. I've seen some heated arguments start in
other forums when presented with the same question. Nevertheless,
here is my $0.02 wroth.
If you're interested in learning how to script, Microsoft's
ScriptCenter (
http://www.microsoft.com/technet/scriptcenter/
default.mspx) is a pretty good source. Look in the script repository
for examples. The "scripting guys" blog has interesting discussions
as well.
If you're interested in programming, especially in an object oriented
language, and if I could only recommend one book, that would be the
book for the applicable platform from the "Head First" series. They
do a good job of debunking OO myths and do it in a fun format. Stay
away from programming textbooks from the publishers Deitel & Deitel --
they'll have you making every software engineering mistake in no time,
starting with putting all your code in "main".