I have a couple of questions that maybe some of you smarter people out there can help me with.

- First, in order to get into hacking or cracking, what languages or skill do I need?

- What exactly is C++?

- Anyone know of any books that could help me on my journey of becoming a cracker?

Thank You,
I appreciate anyone who can help me.

this is answered ten times a week. look it up on the forum.

C++ is a programming language. Learn C to hack in UNIX. Learn UNIX shell scripting. Learn to use UNIX.... what else can i say?

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my idiocy is better than yours, so ha.

C++ is a superset and extension to the C language created by Bell Labs(AT&T). Meaning that C++ can compile C programs. C++ also extends functionality from C. There are knew trains of thought of how someone should program in C++ as opposed to C, but they are beyond the scope of this reply. C/C++ are both programming languages that are compiled. A language that is compiled, is a language who's source code is turned into machine code. Source code is the actually code in its specific language. Machine code is the code the machine actually runs off of normally called a binary/executable/program/application. Learning C/C++ allows you to create programs that do new and different things.

Scripts on the other hand allow you to macro manage execution, data entry, etc. So basically C/C++ allows you to make programs that can be ran from scripts to do a certain task.

To be techincally competent means to read books about the subject. If you trying to figure out windows read a lot about what makes windows work, and play around with it.