How can I learn to code bots for legitamet purposes?

C++ is the best programming language in general for most bots. It is the most powerful and expansive. However, it also can get very complicated and to a new programmer. It talks a lot of detailed code to do what you want. If you have not programmed before, a language like Visual Basic 6 is good. It is MUCH simpler to learn. However, it is less powerful when it comes to handling lots of data and working on a low level with the game. (But it's fine for sending mouse clicks and keyboard presses.) It can even read application's memory fine. I would reccomend against Java. It is not as talored for accessing OS specific functions like mouse overrides, memory writing, etc. I would start by learning one of the languages via a web tutorial (many very decent ones around) or a book. Then, coding bots will just make intuitive sense to you. Learning how to bot and THEN program does not work well. Tutorials: <a rel="nofollow" href="http://www.cplusplus.com/doc/tutorial/">http://www.cplusplus.com/ ...  more

Hi Russcole, If you’re an absolute beginner to programming, I would HIGHLY RECOMMEND that you create your first web-enabled bot through Python. In fact, Google.com uses Python with a vast majority of their website technology, as it’s extremely easy to use and learn! You can learn to program in Python within a day or two! Here’s a free training resource to help you. It was written by a High school teacher for absolute beginners. http://www.greenteapress.com/thinkpython/thinkCSpy Python supports a wide variety of web-friendly technologies, including the ability to parse HTML, download files from a web server, and more. You can also work with sockets, etc. In my opinion, it's just amazing... Once you’ve finished the book, you’re ready to start creating your bot. You will want to check out their module resources that come pre-included with Python. http://docs.python.org/modindex.html Hope this helps!  more