From: Jason Green <news AT jgreen4 DOT fsnet DOT co DOT uk>
Newsgroups: comp.os.msdos.djgpp
Subject: Re: programming
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Tony Paternite <tony_121 AT yahoo DOT com> wrote:

> hi, I'm a 9th grader who wants to learn more about 
> computer programming. However, I am not sure where to
> begin... could you help me?

A web search should return loads of sites for learning programming,
try a categrory based engine such as Yahoo for the best results.

Assuming it's C/C++ programming you want to learn, there are few
newsgroups worth following:

alt.comp.lang.learn.c-c++
comp.lang.c
comp.lang.c++

Those groups have FAQ lists that are regularly posted and contain book
recommendations.  There are also book reviews at http://www.accu.org
For C++ books, make sure you get a recent one because the standard has
changed a lot and the older books will be out of date.

BTW, DJGPP is an excellent choice for learning C/C++.  Just make sure
you always compile with at least -Wall warnings option turned on.  

If you have any problems installing or using DJGPP then please post
them to comp.os.msdos.djgpp or the mail gateway, but for C/C++
language help the above newsgroups are better.