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I didn't notice this thread till now, sorry for that. All of us will have wildly different answers for you, so be prepared to get conflicting tales of how hard one is over the others. What do you want to do? Do you want to make web pages and do server side coding? Do you want to write Windows applications, Mac Apps, Android OS apps, Movie's, games, etc....? How strong are you in math? My evolution through programming was pretty typical for my time, but I doubt it would be typical today. So I don't really want to tell you how I learned all this crud. (Dylan is a good example of someone learning programming today. Kid is starting with Java by building Minecraft servers and playing with the Mods in there. ) As far as books: http://www.wrox.com/WileyCDA/ They write the best books out there. I am not nearly as good at coding applications (Phone, or Desktop) as I am at DBA level crap. These days I am honestly just a SQL script monkey. If I had to do it all again, I would stay away from the following languages at the beginner level: CGI/PERL - No, just no, Seriously. To this day I cannot code in CGI/ PERL. Everyone says its beginner friendly, but its not really. Go do PHP if you really have to ActionScript - While I am not sure if its 100% dead, lets be honest here, When was the last time anyone played a Flash game, or ran a flash Movie. HTML5 drove the last nail into this languages coffin Fortran - Old as balls, my mom learned this back in the 80's, Very few use it, very few resources. Those that do use it can make decent money, but I never found it to be worth the headache Cobol - See above, Sure you can make decent money, but the headache is nuts at the beginner level PHP - Start with HTML and Java instead, come back to this. You (Everyone) should learn it, but don't' start with it. AS/400 CL - I got pushed off on learning this for a job I had in Chicago..... Steer away until you have a few years under your belt. Things to look into at the beginner level: JavaScript (This is not the same as Java) - I found this easier to learn to be honest, also, it helped me pick up Java (I have heard others reverse the order of what they learned) C (Note this is the base C programming language, it is not C# or C++, With this you will have a basis for loads of other langauges, also there is ssssoooo much documentation out there that you shouldn't have many issues) MySQL - Everyone should attempt to learn how databases work. MySQL is a great way to do that. Its really easy and straightforward, but can grow more complex as you grow as a user HTML4/5 - Honestly, start off with some really basic Hello World pages and then move on. Everyone has to cut their teeth somewhere. Tools to help you: Notepad ++ is a great tool for reading code, its Windows Notepad on steroids. http://notepad-plus-plus.org/ This website: http://stackoverflow.com/ Lastly for now: Start a series of cheat sheets, or even a google drive and store little chunks of code in it. You will find yourself developing your own flavor of coding as you learn more and more. By saving these little code chunks you will save yourself headache in the future. Do NOT try to reinvent the wheel, find code that works, and then steal it. Seriously, we all do it. T. S. Eliot, who in 1920 wrote “Immature poets imitate, mature poets steal”, really nailed it down. Find something that someone else did really well, and drop it in your tool kit so you can in turn use it. just be sure you understand why the code works how it does. Example of one I swiped back in November, that has saved my ass more than I care to admit.

claymores are the same way I don't remember there being any overlap between Engi's and Bandage's Is there one that I am forgetting?

I am torn on it for the exact reasons you posted.

always as far as I knew, depending on where you hit them, they are the strongest in game

christ, really? I am already having a hard enough time with enjoying SA on a consistent basis. I hate CR outright. This is getting to be too much //I might be in a bad mood today, so YMMV

I found this, I do not take credit for it other than sharing here wit you guys: ----------------------- Visualization of vehicle incoming damage multipliers / angle A short post inspired by discussions with Sheepnub while procrastinating (oughta be working on the brute-force update...). Launchers, tank shells, etc. damage tanks so that the angle at which the projectile hits the tank armor determines a multiplier which then is applied to the damage caused by the projectile (apparently together with another vehicle-specific damage multiplier). I visualized the angle multipliers so that we would have a better appreciation for how to kill the tanks most effectively. That's what we all want, isn't it . So, look below: the tank is getting RPGd to it's arse from different angles. The distance of the black line from (0,0) indicates the multiplier as a function of angle. The angles (radii) and damage multipliers (half-circles) are indicated with different colored lines. The angle and damage multiplier values are show in the legend for the lines. A perfect 90 degree hit (red) will have a damage multiplier of 2.45 while a measly 45 degree hit (cyan) will give you a multiplier of 1.0. Capish? See, I did my best to not just throw you with an unexplanable scientific chart but maybe even that's not enough. Next front, sides, and top: see how the damage multiplier is negligible for front (max 1.05) and not terribly large for side (max 1.65). For top, on the other hand, you actually have a 50 degree sector around 90 deg angle where the projectile gets the max multiplier (2.45).

Swear to god bro, we are related hit me up on PM, we can talk shit or not its all good tomorrow I have off of work, so IC an even send real boobs, not SFW boobs

That is a fact! I do, but only as I know the recoil/ pull of the suppressors, and with it being hardcore, heavy barrel is overkill Cool Story time: Watched a guy on my team rock a Type 88 LMG with a bipod and PSO scope I don't think he ever died. He would just camp his ass off the entire match. It was hysterical. LMG's suck at range, but the ROF was high enough that he would chip away at you in Hardcore mode. It honestly reminded me of some Hardcore Black Ops 2 matches I had back in the day

How many times have we all posted up "Oh, I would love to play XXX Map from YYY Title, with these guns/ vehicles, etc.." They gave us that. Stop being a bitch, and go play some tekkit,

I am hit or miss on Hardcore in BF4 in CoD, Hardcore is how I always play. I just prefer it. but in BF, IDK, it just doesn't seem fun to me. I always rock a Medic when I do play though

Nah man, thats whats gonna happen for me.

TIL: Some days Drifter lives on Hoth Other days he lives on Dagobah Good luck man

The high today is only 61 I gotta rebuild my lawnmower now

It was 70 yesterday, today its like 60 sorry bro,

Get off the crane ~pew~ GET OFF THE CRANE!! ~pew pew~ GET OFF THE GOTDAMN CRANE DUDE< ITS AGAINST THE RULZ!! ~pew pew~ GET OFF T******* Player kicked****** Yea, never again, I hate badmins sssooo much

I don't believe you.

oh hey, I was close, 9 woohoo

I think mine is like 29.... IDK lol is that on the stats page?

Only once, and only for the assist ribbons I need.

if I can equip one of those, with a stinger, then it is ALL over but hte crying. You can nerf my MAA all you want, I will troll for days with this

new shit thats being added

ITs Cal saying his penis is as big as a middle finger :-D

they are with each other, with a few kegs, and some goats. There is a webcam, if you guys want it. Cal is a pretty wiry bastard I must say

Would have been fitting, IMO, for him to have a PSG-1 outfitted with a Launcher between the Bipod, show his dual personalities, of being long ranged and planning, and then blowing shit up cause he is really volatile. idk, bad thought was bad lol