Re: Learning to Program
What do you plan to do with your CS degree? Right now there are two basic camps, Java and .Net. It's probably a toss up which one is going to be ahead by the time you graduate, but both will have large code bases.
There are pretty good free tools out there for Java but you can also get educational versions of the .Net languages. There are some pretty good Step by Step books out there for C# .Net and ASP .Net.
C++ is becoming more of a nitche language at least in corporate America. Whatever you learn make sure you enjoy process and documentation because you'll be doing more of that than programming. Again, my experience is working for EDS and Accenture, working for large bidnesses, your milage may vary if you work for a small ISV or a small company.
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