Programming advice

Hey guys.

I want to get into programming and scripting to start creating in SL. For me it means evening classes.

Could any of you tell me what kind of class I should find? I read that everything is changing to Mono. Does this mean I should find a class that specifically teaches Mono or do I need other knowledge?

For example, should I go for a "beginners class to C / C+ / C++" , or "java", or some kind of all in one "learn programming class"

I'm based in the UK.

Thanks
Paul

Get into a "Concepts of Programming" or "Algorithms" class first, then pick a language to learn. Note that any standard language you pick up will not so much help you with learning LSL as much as it will teach you how to apply the techniques learned in the more general programming classes to solve specific problems in that language. Once you have done that, you can pick up LSL as a second language. LSL is most like C from that list, so picking up C probably wouldn't be a bad idea if you intend it as a segue into LSL.

Learning Mono won't do anything for you because Mono is a programming platform, not a language by itself.

Of course, you could just learn LSL from examples, but I still heartily recommend taking at least a basic class in generall programming concepts; it will make you a much better scripter in the long term.