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The book which taught me to "really" program is certainly the quirkiest that I've ever read. "Learn to Program with Visual Basic 6" [0] My dad purchased it for
by bastawhiz 4y ago
The book which taught me to "really" program is certainly the quirkiest that I've ever read. "Learn to Program with Visual Basic 6" [0]
My dad purchased it for me when I was nine. He didn't know how to program, but he took a stab in the dark. I diligently read through the whole book and worked through all of the lessons. It's written in a conversational, narrative style about a college course where the students produce a piece of software for a china shop.
I think you'd be hard-pressed to actually derive much value from this book unless you're keen to learn an antiquated version of Visual Basic and have the patience for a book targeted at absolute beginners, but it's definitely quirky. And for me, holds a lot of sentimental value.
[0] https://www.amazon.com/Learn-Program-Visual-Basic-6/dp/1902745000 https://www.amazon.com/Learn-Program-Visual-Basic-6/dp/19027...
- math-dev 4y agoLovely book, thanks for sharing. I may use it as an example to follow in the future if I write a beginner’s book