Hi! First let me say I am a COMPLETE BEGINNER at anything to do with computers. Last week I could send an email, use Y!A, type a report and that was about it.
Recently, though, I've become more interested in what computers are and how they work. A friend suggested I look into programming as a hobby/ way to learn and gave me an 'idiot's guide' to programming.
It seems to me (and I may be wrong) that 'C' is a good language to start in (not 'C++'). But what I don't know is where do I get the C software/ compiler from and how much will it cost me?
I'm in the UK by the way, if this matters. And I'm really sorry if I've said something obvious or stupid but as I said I am a complete beginner!
Thanks.
Recently, though, I've become more interested in what computers are and how they work. A friend suggested I look into programming as a hobby/ way to learn and gave me an 'idiot's guide' to programming.
It seems to me (and I may be wrong) that 'C' is a good language to start in (not 'C++'). But what I don't know is where do I get the C software/ compiler from and how much will it cost me?
I'm in the UK by the way, if this matters. And I'm really sorry if I've said something obvious or stupid but as I said I am a complete beginner!
Thanks.