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[YappyGlenn]

Hello there guys, my name is Glenn.

I don't know much about the programming world and I would be so glad if you could give me a little help here.
I have an idea of writing a program but I would like to ask you what language should I learn to write it. The program is something like this:

Basically, I would like the program to interact with the browser, in a way that i would type the URL of a certain site in the program , and then after clicking something on the program, the program would stop me or basically stop the browser from opening that single page I put in. So let's say I don't won't my son to go on - let's say - YouTube - Broadcast Yourself.. I type the site in the program, and the program stops the browser from opening THAT site for a couple of hours (I will put a timer on it).


NOW, the question is, what language could make this possible to do?? C? Java? I have no idea, I really need your help on this, and as soon as you told me the language, I'd start studying it and trying to write it.

Thanks so much in advance,
feel free to ask more about the program if I probably have not been very clear,
Glenn Regis

[RhetoricalRuvim]

If you have an anti-virus program (ie Norton), you can change the settings to not allow access to certain websites.

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I would say, NOT Java; Java is just not the type of language for this stuff. Then the question is, what operating system is this for? If it's for Win32, then either C, C++, or Assembly come to mind - though unless you're really into computer stuff, I'd say assembly is not what you want. If it's for Macintosh, I don't know how to do that, but Objective-C seems to be the language you have to use. I don't know about Linux; I never programmed for that operating system. But you could try C, I suppose, because of its "general-purposeness" and low level.

[YappyGlenn]

RhetoricalRuvim said:

If you have an anti-virus program (ie Norton), you can change the settings to not allow access to certain websites.

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I would say, NOT Java; Java is just not the type of language for this stuff. Then the question is, what operating system is this for? If it's for Win32, then either C, C++, or Assembly come to mind - though unless you're really into computer stuff, I'd say assembly is not what you want. If it's for Macintosh, I don't know how to do that, but Objective-C seems to be the language you have to use. I don't know about Linux; I never programmed for that operating system. But you could try C, I suppose, because of its "general-purposeness" and low level.

Hey thanks for your reply, no it is not for macintosh or Linux, but it would be for win32 or 64, generic type of windows computer. I'll go for C then, some people have mentioned C# is the best though!

[WingedPanther]

It sounds like you want web filtering software. That is already available at reasonable prices.

[YappyGlenn]

WingedPanther said:

It sounds like you want web filtering software. That is already available at reasonable prices.

But I would like to create it on my own :)

[wim DC]

Hmmm, can't really remember it too well, but isn't there some file on a windows pc with IP-adresses, and you can just write something to modify that file.

...Any language can modify a text file ^^

Edit: See
How to: Use the HOSTS file to block websites in Windows?
How Parents Can Block Certain Websites from Children at Home