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If you need any help to do with programming. Post it here on the thread, and I will reply to all of you. If you are facing a bug, or need advise on anything post it.

I know the following languages fairly well: VB.NET, C#, Java. I also know SQL, Regular Expressions and good knowledge in Object Oriented programming and many more.

Ask away people.
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Reply 1
I needed some advice on what language to start learning, I'm stuck between python and visual basic. What would you recommend and why?
Reply 2
Original post by Senpai
I needed some advice on what language to start learning, I'm stuck between python and visual basic. What would you recommend and why?


Depends on what your goals are. What are your goals? What do you want to gain from programming? And why do you want to learn the language? Do you just want to start programming as a hobby, or do you need to learn a language for academic reasons?
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Who are you targeting with this thread? Beginners?
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Original post by Planto
Who are you targeting with this thread? Beginners?


I am targeting all who need help with programming within my reach.
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Reply 5
If you say so.
Reply 6
I don't really see the point in that post buy okay. If you have any questions just drop them.
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Original post by Async
I don't really see the point in that post buy okay. If you have any questions just drop them.


The point is that with two years of experience and such a lack of specialism (C# and PHP) I have sincere doubts that you can realistically help "all who need help with programming."

This is not an attack on your personally but bad advice is like a plague in places like this so if you are going to profess to be so proficient you had better have the mettle to back it up.
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Original post by Planto
The point is that with two years of experience and such a lack of specialism (C# and PHP) I have sincere doubts that you can realistically help "all who need help with programming."

This is not an attack on your personally but bad advice is like a plague in places like this so if you are going to profess to be so proficient you had better have the mettle to back it up.


I may not be able to help everyone, but I'd be able to help the majority on this forums. Since the majority are just college/school students. Don't underestimate me because of my years of experience. I don't give bad programming advice, I have studied these things, I've been teaching programming to other people my own age and even older. If I am not sure on anything, I simply will not advice it in the first place.
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Original post by Async
Don't underestimate me because of my years of experience. I don't give bad programming advice, I have studied these things, I've been teaching programming to other people my own age and even older. If I am not sure on anything, I simply will not advice it in the first place.


Maybe. I suppose we will find out soon enough.
Reply 10
Original post by Async
Depends on what your goals are. What are your goals? What do you want to gain from programming? And why do you want to learn the language? Do you just want to start programming as a hobby, or do you need to learn a language for academic reasons?


Academic reasons for when I choose computer science next year during A-Levels. I want to be a game Dev when I'm older. I'm trying to get a basic understanding which will help me next year and also assist me when I try to make my own games during some of my free time.
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Original post by Senpai
Academic reasons for when I choose computer science next year during A-Levels. I want to be a game Dev when I'm older. I'm trying to get a basic understanding which will help me next year and also assist me when I try to make my own games during some of my free time.


I don't think you can do Computer Science at a Level, that's something you do in University.. I think you mean computing.

Anyway, if you're taking a course that requires you to programming. I highly stress you give your self a head start by learning programming before hand, you will find life so much easier. And doing makes you that A* student. Depending on how much you enjoy programming.

I am not a games developer so the advise I would give you will not be so great. But what I do know is that developers use game engines to develop games. You could use Unity3D to develop games using the C# programming language. I know a few game devs that have created some really nice games with it. You could try C# for that.

I have never programmed in python so I don't know. I heard python is very good language for a beginner.

I'm afraid since this is not my field of expertise, I can't give you any more substantial advise. I do recommend you research this thoroughly using Google. I also recommend you give your self a head start on programming before you start your academic course.
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Original post by Async
I don't think you can do Computer Science at a Level, that's something you do in University.. I think you mean computing.

Anyway, if you're taking a course that requires you to programming. I highly stress you give your self a head start by learning programming before hand, you will find life so much easier. And doing makes you that A* student. Depending on how much you enjoy programming.

I am not a games developer so the advise I would give you will not be so great. But what I do know is that developers use game engines to develop games. You could use Unity3D to develop games using the C# programming language. I know a few game devs that have created some really nice games with it. You could try C# for that.

I have never programmed in python so I don't know. I heard python is very good language for a beginner.

I'm afraid since this is not my field of expertise, I can't give you any more substantial advise. I do recommend you research this thoroughly using Google. I also recommend you give your self a head start on programming before you start your academic course.


Alright, thanks. I didn't know about C# so I guess i'll see if I can learn that. Much appreciated!
Reply 13
Original post by Senpai
Alright, thanks. I didn't know about C# so I guess i'll see if I can learn that. Much appreciated!


No problem. I wish I could be of more help.
Original post by Async
I don't think you can do Computer Science at a Level, that's something you do in University.. I think you mean computing.


You can do CompSci from GCSE onwards as of last year, its replacing the ICT courses offered in Secondary Education.
Reply 15
Original post by iainvg
You can do CompSci from GCSE onwards as of last year, its replacing the ICT courses offered in Secondary Education.


Thank God. The ICT courses offered in secondary school where just terrible. Programming is where the fun is.
I like the capitalised "FREE". I was concerned that you were going to be sending out invoices via private message until I saw that.

Original post by Async
I don't think you can do Computer Science at a Level, that's something you do in University.. I think you mean computing.


Also that isn't true: http://www.ocr.org.uk/qualifications/as-a-level-gce-computer-science-h046-h446-from-2015/
Reply 17
Guess I can choose it next year :biggrin:
Reply 18
No problem, you can also look into Unreal Engine 4 which is done in C++. But I would not recommend C++ as a beginners language.
Reply 19
One thing you should know is that security is an illusion. Nothing is totally secure, there is always a way to break in if someone is determined to. This website is not secure neither, nor is facebook, nor Google. They're all prone to attack, and if the right person was determined, they could breach into their systems. The only thing you can do is to provide hurdles to make it harder for an attacker to gain access to your systems.

If you're talking in terms of web dev, then SQL injection is the first step if you're using an SQL related stuff. PDO is great, and using prepared SQL statments is a proven method for preventing SQL Injections. You can also take steps to prevent XSS attacks, and brute force attempts by making sure all users have a strict tight password. Also, make sure you hash user passwords, and use encryption when handling sensitive data.

Keep up to date on the latest firmware updates, such as using the newer versions of PHP, use newer libraries and stuff. Which are often better and in some cases more secure than previous ones.

If you want to test the security on your website, you could always hire a white hat hacker or a pay for a penetration test service for your website.
You could also use a service like CloudFlare which helps prevent some attacks, such as DDoS attacks which could render your website offline.

Honestly, it's like fighting crime, crime is inevitable, you just have to go great lengths to prevent it from happening. No method is full proof, but you can play your part, same for any type of security. You should continue programming, as long as you do your best and enjoy what you're doing then that's all that betters.

I'm not a security expert, but that's all I can suggest.
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