I'd teach them C, which is pretty standard, and can be expanded on into C++ later. It might be a bit tricky for someone with no computer experience, but it's what's used.
Now, for buzzwords. C is a procedural language, as opposed to an object oriented language, such as C++. The files with code in them are called source files beacuse they contain source code. In C, they are .c files, and .h files. Mostly .c. In order to turn the source code in to a binary or executable, you'll need a compiler. Let me know if you want more info/buzzwords, and I'll be glad to help.
Thank you, that's a great help. I'm probably going to need to bug you again later, 'cause, you know, stupid, but this gives me somewhere to start making a mess of things, anyway. *g*
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Date: 2005-10-26 11:31 pm (UTC)Basics:
http://cplus.about.com/od/beginnerctutoria1/l/blctut.htm
Reference:
http://msdn.microsoft.com/
Now, for buzzwords. C is a procedural language, as opposed to an object oriented language, such as C++. The files with code in them are called source files beacuse they contain source code. In C, they are .c files, and .h files. Mostly .c. In order to turn the source code in to a binary or executable, you'll need a compiler. Let me know if you want more info/buzzwords, and I'll be glad to help.
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Date: 2005-10-31 03:22 pm (UTC)