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If you have a fear of speed bumps, can you slowly get over it?
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If a fake goose bumps is it a quack?
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Another Place to Start is the XAMP stack using PHP and mySQl to build webapp's with a DB Connection. Generally speaking, there is an excellent amount of support for free be it the documentation or user content. Also this is a pathway to create content with Drupal or Wordpress if that is your thing!
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Wha??
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Excellent thought.
There are two kinds of people in the world: those who can extrapolate from incomplete data.
There are only 10 types of people in the world, those who understand binary and those who don't.
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It's just a jump to the left...
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Sure, just be prepared for the ups and downs that will eventuate
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I'm getting tyred of these puns.
/ravi
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Wheel see how tired you get in a bit...
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Stick to work while on your shift.
I only have a signature in order to let @DalekDave follow my posts.
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I see you're on a roll. Careful where you tread!
/ravi
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I feared you go down that road, hoping you'd steer clear of it, as it just drives me crazy. I just never get a brake.
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- Airlines get one from A to B at high speed
- Airlines have been known to bump people
Are airlines therefore speedy bumpers?
The world wonders. 
If you have an important point to make, don't try to be subtle or clever. Use a pile driver. Hit the point once. Then come back and hit it again. Then hit it a third time - a tremendous whack.
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I don't fear them but my car just can't get over it 
Everytime it sees one it gets a spoiler breakdown -> quite low[^]
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I got my first experiences with coding back in elementary school in the mid-80s working with the Apple IIe. I continued to dabble through college, working with HTML, VBA, and C++. Unfortunately, I never fully committed, so while I do understand the world of possibilities available to those who code, I am still a novice in most ways.
I would like to get back into this if possible. I am a data analyst and I have the need to write programs that will automate some reporting processes for various web-based data repositories I use. Basically, I would like to write scripts that will automate the processes of downloading data based on set parameters, and then load said data into an Excel-based report template that I create. I would also like to start building my own web-accessible databases. So here's my question: Should I revisit VBA, C++, or just go for learning a new language? If your answer is "new language," which language? Any advice on how to get started with databases?
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I'd suggest C# as a good start: it's a clean, modern language with an excellent user base, and a lot simpler than C++ (which has evolved hugely since the 80's). The basics of language can be picked up in a short time (though the framework it uses will take months to learn thoroughly - but that's the same for every language nowadays) and there are a huge range of books available to help you: Wrox do some excellent ones, as do Addison Wesley. All the books will have at least one section of communicating with databases, and some will cover Excel via ODBC as well.
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I appreciate the feedback. I will definitely take a look at C#. Cheers!
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I totally agree with the C# advice ... I've coded in 15 different languages with 5 different databases. I would suggest, however, that physical books are passe - fun to look at, not very efficient compared to online tutoring. As for "basic" database learning MS Access can be a pretty good entry.
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To add to this, I would highly recommend getting a Lynda.com or pluralsight.com account. Very easy to follow tutorials.  Good luck!
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+1 for pluralsight.com
Eric
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Quote: though the framework it uses will take months to learn thoroughly
Years.
I was in the same situation about 6 years ago and chose to go with C# over VB.NET. I'm happy that I went in that direction but have yet to really understand the framework. It takes a whole new mind set and thinking process to become proficient in Object Oriented thought processes and getting old doesn't help with that 
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Me too! I started programming for a living with GW-Basic in 1979, and have been teaching myself C# over the last 6 months by Converting my VB6 program (384000 lines of code) To C#.
I started using Rockford Lohtka's Visual Basic Business Objects, several years ago and it was an excellent introduction to object oriented programming.
I still don't understand or embrace all of the OOP concepts as many seem to be aimed at "team programming" (I am a "lone wolf") but I try to use them as best as I know how. 
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Yes, very similar backgrounds and experience although I took up relearning how to program ( from a Fortran/Basic background) as a hobby after I retired in order to keep my mind busy. After about 6 years of C# only now am I getting a inkling as to how interfaces are used. Yea, I'm kind of a slow learner 
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I totally concur. C# really is excellent. I wrote C for years (like 15 or 20). C# extends the concepts learned in C/C++ nicely with less danger of painting yourself into a corner. It was also a natural after spending years with a software component that I had coded in VB.Net - it's extremely consistent (as a language) and easy to write clear, concise code. I've written a dozen applications in it (non-trivial ones) and it always rises to the need.
Did I say I like C#?
Cheers,
-Clockmeister
If you think hiring a professional is expensive, wait until you hire an amateur! - Red Adair
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BASIC questions allowed?
Not fair! Mods just deleted c# posting
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