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Started by Atheist, Jul 30 2008 10:39 AM

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Atheist

Posted 30 July 2008 - 10:39 AM

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Hi All

I'm here because I want to learn how to Hack (not Crack). I've been using PCs since I was a kid and I know how to use Windows & Fedora and I also have a basic working knowledge of HTML.

I enjoy technical challenges and problem solving so learning how to Program, Hack and Fix/Find Solutions is something i'm looking forward to. After an extensive search on the Internet, i've got what I think is a sensible learning path. As i'm a total noob, i'd be grateful for anyone elses input:

1) Install and become familiar with UNIX/Linux
2) Read How to Design Programs: An Introduction to Programming and Computing - M Felleisen and Structure and Interpretation of Computer Programs, 2nd Edition (Mit Electrical Engineering and Computer Science Series.)
3) Learn C, Python, Perl, LISP, XHTML and Java (in that order)

If by a stroke of chance the above is a good plan, what books would people recommend to get me kick-started on the aforementioned languages?

Thanks

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Posted 30 July 2008 - 10:41 AM

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Welcome to CodeCall! Do you live up to your name? :)

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#3
Atheist

Posted 30 July 2008 - 11:15 AM

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Xav said:

Welcome to CodeCall! Do you live up to your name? :)

:) I certainly do. Any tips on the learning front?

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MeTh0Dz

Posted 30 July 2008 - 11:19 AM

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Lawl

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i'm here because i want to learn how to hack (not crack).

LOL

Edited by MeTh0Dz|Reb0rn, 30 July 2008 - 11:19 AM.
I needed to add another LOL in

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Chewie

Posted 30 July 2008 - 11:26 AM

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Welcome to CC!

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Aereshaa

Posted 30 July 2008 - 04:56 PM

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Excellent choice of path, I have to say, but some (not me, I wouldn't know) that Python is better for the first. My path was:
Shell scripting > Perl > C++ > C > Ruby > Lisp (in progress)

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Chewie

Posted 30 July 2008 - 05:24 PM

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MeTh0Dz|Reb0rn said:

Lawl

LOL

LOL, up front much!

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MeTh0Dz

Posted 30 July 2008 - 05:25 PM

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I just like loling at funny stuff.

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Chewie

Posted 30 July 2008 - 06:37 PM

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Me too, brotha me too!

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Posted 30 July 2008 - 09:54 PM

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Welcome to CodeCall, Atheist! Good to have another atheist.

You've a neat plan there. I only know the books by name, and I haven't read them, so I can't really say if they're any good. The languages however are a nice choice. I would personally start with Python instead of C, though. Python is easier to learn and yet will it introduce many of the topics in programming, so that you can move on to C.