james_thompson99@hotmail.com (James Thompson) wrote in message news:<bf1efec6.0401290900.37daaf85@posting.google. com>...
> A friend of a co-worker of mine is interested in programming games,
> but he has no experience at programming at all. Could he jump right
> into a C++ programming book or should he start with a generic visual
> basic for beginners type of book? Basically he is really interested in
> getting into programming games, but has no programming knowledge. What
> would you recommend?
Actually, before investing the time & energy into learning to program,
your friend should consult Tom Sloper's excellent site:
http://www.sloperama.com/advice.html
Your friend should read through most (if not all) the articles before
deciding whether to get into game programming. It may save him a lot
of head- and heartaches.
HTH