Hello

[ArtimosPenguidor]

Hello, iv become interested in computer programming. I am a complete newby and need some help on how to get started and what i need to learn first. :)

[TheMassiveChipmunk]

For a head start
http://www.cplusplus.com/doc/tutorial/
http://www.cprogramming.com/tutorial.html

Good beginner IDEs
http://www.microsoft.com/visualstudio/en-us/products/2010-editions/visual-cpp-express
http://www.codeblocks.org/

Good Video Tutorials

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tyVhn0FWWB4

Good Forums
http://www.cplusplus.com/
http://www.daniweb.com/
http://www.dreamincode.net/
http://www.stackoverflow.com/
http://www.codeguru.com/forum/


Good Books
http://www.amazon.com/Must-have-C-books/lm/2MPH84059LX65
http://www.freetechbooks.com/c-c-f3.html (E-Books)
http://www.mindview.net/Books/TICPP/ThinkingInCPP2e.html
http://www.lib.ru.ac.th/download/e-books/TIC2Vone.pdf (PDF Version of Thinking in CPP)

Good Wikipedia Articles
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Computer_programming
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Programming_language
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/C%2B%2B
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bjarne_Stroustrup (Father of C++)
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/C_(programming_language) (C++'s Roots)
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alan_Turing
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dennis_Ritchie

[ArtimosPenguidor]

whoa dude thanks. i guess ill be having some reading to do. :) any more tips?

[TheMassiveChipmunk]

Keep practicing.

[TheMeerkat]

Keep practicing.

Some ideas for projects to do:
http://www.cplusplus.com/forum/articles/12974/
http://projecteuler.net/