[quote user="Renan "C#" Sousa"]
I've been programming for a few years now, mostly in BASIC-type languages (Liberty BASIC and AutoIt 3, with some FreeBASIC
Get amnesia so you can say to yourself you never started that way, then start learning some OOP language that's derived from C++. Consider getting a certification, pheraps. And show more respect towards XML.
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Amnesia, ha ha. I'm okay with admitting I started with BASIC.
Thanks, everyone, for the advice. I'm starting out with C++ today. My next languages after that (in no particular order) will probably be Perl, C, Assembly, and Regular Expressions. I also need to improve my knowledge of SQL dramatically. I know enough to squeeze by, but that's not good enough. Thanks again, guys.