What Should I Learn?

[Dreamer]

Summer is here and I am making a list of things for me to learn (computers) I want A computer related job when Im older and now is a good time to start learning.
So far somethings in my list are
Binary, hex etc.
Programming languages (definitly a form of C to start)
About algorythms (just something off the top of my head.)
How computers work.

Q1. Maybe some suggestions as to some things I must learn?
Q2. Do you think I should learn C or C++?
Q3. What should I learn first?
Q4. Maybe some books or places I can learn about some of these things.

Yes I have high aims .

[Kulverstukas]

Learn computer architecture, how to build one. Learn programming and code a lot. Rest will come in naturally if you do it right by reading lots of stuff. It's more or less how I started.

[techb]

I would suggest learning C before C++, but that's just me. As for the computer itself, look up A+ certification test questions and study guides and look in the ebook section.


You might also want to brush upon networking as well, but honestly, programming will take up all your time.


If C is too technical, you might want to start off with something higher typed like Python or Pearl.

[Dreamer]

I have learned bits of Python and PHP but im still basically a beginner. I feel I can learn a language like C/C++

[centizen]

don't learn languages just for the sake of learning languages. truly it is a waste of time. What would be best for you, is to continue on with your learning of Python and start trying to understand the theory behind programming. You can learn 10 languages still have no idea what to say in any of them, or you can learn the ins and outs of one language, and use that to understand the functional line of thinking behind becoming a programmer

[techb]

don't learn languages just for the sake of learning languages. truly it is a waste of time. What would be best for you, is to continue on with your learning of Python and start trying to understand the theory behind programming. You can learn 10 languages still have no idea what to say in any of them, or you can learn the ins and outs of one language, and use that to understand the functional line of thinking behind becoming a programmer

^^This.

[Dreamer]

I would of thought what would be best for me is to learn the language that will help me best in the future, what I will need when I'm older. What one is best when it comes to being a good 'cracker'
and what one gets the best jobs?

[ca0s]

the future, what I will need when I'm older. What one is best when it comes to being a good 'cracker'
and what one gets the best jobs?

For cracking, C/ C++ & ASM.
For jobs, I suppose C# & Java.
For both, some scripting language such as perl or python will be helpful.

[L0rd_M@dness]

Artificial Neural Networks, Kernel Development, Networking, Cryptanalysis. My personal suggestions, if you're looking for power.
For a beginning, I suggest C, then C++, then Java (for Data Structures), then maybe ASM; I'm against learning several programming languages tho, it's really unnecessary. The thing that matters is how you can implement particular algorithms using the ones you already know.

[ngocminh1704]

I think you should start with html, then C, C+,C#,Java,...  and definitely Python. Python is not difficult to learn, but it is very strong.