Hi, I'm getting ready to enter my highschool Programming classes and I want to get ahead of everyone els I was told to use "Blood shed" but i'd like to ask you guys other wise. So if can point me in the right direction.. Thanks!

Hi, I'm getting ready to enter my highschool Programming classes and I want to get ahead of everyone els I was told to use "Blood shed" but i'd like to ask you guys other wise. So if can point me in the right direction.. Thanks!
http://www.bloodshed.net/devcpp.html

Its very good for a free compiler for C++, very basic. I recommend you use it as well. :)

What language does the class teach?

Blood shed is the way to go for C++. I suggest you download the beta version and the latest version due to the fact that some can't compile with the beta version.

Well C++ of corse anyways thanks! I got the "current beta" I was also wandering if someone that knows what there doing =X could sorta guide me you know help me out some,tell me where I can get some tutorials, Please, Thanks!

I'm told that i should start with Vb or Python 1st, should I?

Well, if you haven't programmed anything before this, it might be a good idea to start with VB or Python but I don't believe that C++ is that hard to learn compared to any language out there, so, you can go for C++, just get some key (and probably confusing too)terms like variables, pointers, classes, objects, functions etc. into you head first. I recommend reading principles behind such things until you understand their purpose to avoid confusion. As for a good place to start C++, I think the tutorials over at http://www.cprogramming.com should work fine.

C++ actually isn't very hard. In fact, it's my first programming language. Doesn't take very long to learn :). You can start right over here: http://cplusplus.com/doc/tutorial/program_structure.html

scripts are basic program languages so buy a dummies book... they work and help>_>

First, I am in a college course and we're using Bloodshed. It's good stuff.

Also, try looking up academic books on C++. You have to pay but you get information thats whole, rather then pieced together tutorials.