Newbie to hacking

[criptonswamy]

Hello everybody
me very new to the world of hacking.. i feel that this is the place were i can learn the art of hacking.. i know its not easy to learn hacking but i m really interested in learning this art for which i hav all ready started reading the materials available... but i feel i need some guidance from the experienced people out here who can guide the newbies like me .. so please let me know how should i start and what should i read.. i don't have much knowledge of the programming as well but determined to learn .. hope i ll get a mentor who can help me in getting through the initial stages of my learning ...
thanking u...

[droptable]

You could start by attending a computer class at your college/school. You could also get a book.

[Ntvu]

You can start by improving your programming skills. Try learning a programming language such as Python or C++ (note: c++ is harder than python). Make sure that you learn the language well and that you understand it.

You could also start off by learning to use HTML and CSS. If you plan on designing a website then you will need CSS, but I don't think CSS is needed for hacking, but it's up to you whether you want to learn it or not. But you should learn Javascript, PHP, and SQL.

For learning Python, try the tutorials on the official site (python.org). The language also comes with a very good documentation. C++ is harder to learn and is a steeper learning curve, but in the end it is worth it. There's many books out there that teach you how to program in C++, so look on eBay or Amazon and buy some books if you can. If you can't get your hands on some books, then try some online tutorials. Some nice sites to learn C++ are cprogramming.com, cplusplus.com, functionx.com. You can google to find more sites.

Good luck.
-Ntvu

[criptonswamy]

You can start by improving your programming skills. Try learning a programming language such as Python or C++ (note: c++ is harder than python). Make sure that you learn the language well and that you understand it.

You could also start off by learning to use HTML and CSS. If you plan on designing a website then you will need CSS, but I don't think CSS is needed for hacking, but it's up to you whether you want to learn it or not. But you should learn Javascript, PHP, and SQL.

For learning Python, try the tutorials on the official site (python.org). The language also comes with a very good documentation. C++ is harder to learn and is a steeper learning curve, but in the end it is worth it. There's many books out there that teach you how to program in C++, so look on eBay or Amazon and buy some books if you can. If you can't get your hands on some books, then try some online tutorials. Some nice sites to learn C++ are cprogramming.com, cplusplus.com, functionx.com. You can google to find more sites.

Good luck.
-Ntvu

thank u for ur suggestions.. i will start learning html at first along with c++... n is it necessary that i have to learn html 1st? or is it the basics which is a must ?

[kirgy9]

yer, learn HTML first of all, thats the basic basis for the web in terms of constructing a webpage.

CSS means cascading style sheets. This allow you to "style" a page.

For example, for make a table in HTML

and you align it and colour it in CSS

You can still colour it in HTML, but CSS has many advantages, one of which is say you have 50 tables accorss 50 webpages, you have coloured them all in HTML on every page, then you decided you want them another colour...problem....but if you coloured them in CSS you edit a CSS file and they all will change.

That will sound way to complicated if you are yet to look at HTML...so i suggest looking at HTML first

I learnt HTML, CSS and others my simply just messing around and creating websites for a hobbie since i was 11. Now im an expert in the area of simple webbuilding with CSS, HTML and some PHP, and iv recently recieved two jobspaying little but its a step in the door!

Learning HTML, CSS C++ and other languages are a great way to earn money, and im telling you this as a 18 year old student who does it for fun :]

[criptonswamy]

yer, learn HTML first of all, thats the basic basis for the web in terms of constructing a webpage.

CSS means cascading style sheets. This allow you to "style" a page.

For example, for make a table in HTML

and you align it and colour it in CSS

You can still colour it in HTML, but CSS has many advantages, one of which is say you have 50 tables accorss 50 webpages, you have coloured them all in HTML on every page, then you decided you want them another colour...problem....but if you coloured them in CSS you edit a CSS file and they all will change.

That will sound way to complicated if you are yet to look at HTML...so i suggest looking at HTML first

I learnt HTML, CSS and others my simply just messing around and creating websites for a hobbie since i was 11. Now im an expert in the area of simple webbuilding with CSS, HTML and some PHP, and iv recently recieved two jobspaying little but its a step in the door!

Learning HTML, CSS C++ and other languages are a great way to earn money, and im telling you this as a 18 year old student who does it for fun :]

wel ur experience speaks out !! me now 20 and late in to this field of computers but better late than never.. so i would kickstart with html n when i have people like you who can guide me i need not worry provided i put the hard work! wat say?????????????????????

[Ntvu]

If you plan on making an actual website, then you should learn CSS. In HTML 4.0 (and any higher versions if there are any) you can use CSS to completely style a webpage, which is a very good thing. Oh and like I said, you should learn Javascript and PHP as well. Javascript is a client sided scripting language; you can do some interesting things with it. PHP is used for server side scripting, and also some other things as well. And SQL is used for database management.

Oh and you don't have to learn C++ right away, but if you want to be a hacker (or want to do some serious programming) then you will have to learn it eventually. It's a very flexible and powerful language.

[OneArrow]

You could also start off by learning to use HTML and CSS. If you plan on designing a website then you will need CSS, but I don't think CSS is needed for hacking

All things have their place. ;] CSS expressions (IE only) actually use JavaScript, which can be exploited. Manipulating the appearance of the page will help greatly in social engineering - I've actually crafted one exploit which positioned my own (spoofed) submit button over the real one, which changed the form submit location using JavaScript. A suit of chain is only as strong as its weakest link.

At the end of the day, though, learn what you want to learn - it's the single best way to make sure that you stick with it.

[slashdox]

Thanks for starting this topic. I needed a little starter guidance myself.

I already know HTML and CSS cuz I was a web template designer.
I also know very basic PHP. I have to improve on it though. I've been self-learning Python for about 3 weeks now. I wanna be at least fluent at it. SQL and JS may be next. C++ will go after all the much more easier ones.