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Posted on 08-04-09 12:19:04 AM (last edited by Devin175 at 05-16-12 07:17:39 PM) Link | Quote
I was just wondering which one should I learn first? I want something easy to start off with.

5/16/12 Edit: I'm not interested in learning how to program anymore.
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Posted on 08-04-09 01:40:10 AM Link | Quote

probably something like visual basic, although I don't know if you should bother

what do you want to program

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Posted on 08-04-09 01:45:19 AM (last edited by Peardian at 08-03-09 10:45 PM) Link | Quote

I found that Java was quite easy to pick up. It was my first language, and made learning C a breeze.


Not to be confused with JavaScript, of course.

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Posted on 08-04-09 01:47:10 AM Link | Quote
Python, ruby, and php are all widely used and have a low to moderate barrier to entry.

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Posted on 08-04-09 02:10:21 AM Link | Quote
It really depends on what you want to do with that language. If you want to do something web-based, I would recommend learning PHP (need to know HTML with that). If you want to make an application, I would recommend something like C or Java. If you want to make a game, learn Actionscript.

A few other considerations: do you have money to spend on a program? For C and Java, I think you need a compiler. For Actionscript, you need to buy Flash ($$$). I know PHP is free, VB is as well.

Overall, I would recommend PHP. It's pretty easy, not too strict, and can be used for a lot of things. Plus it's free. I can also recommend a few good PHP editors if you want one.
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Posted on 08-04-09 02:30:48 AM Link | Quote
Originally posted by hydrapheetz
Python

This.

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You should totally learn COBOL.

It is, like, the king of all languages.

It will make you all-powerful.

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Posted on 08-04-09 03:53:52 AM (last edited by 飛龍 at 08-04-09 11:51 AM) Link | Quote
Originally posted by Metal_Man88
You should totally learn COBOL.

It is, like, the king of all languages.

It will make you all-powerful.


This.
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Posted on 08-04-09 04:25:47 AM Link | Quote
Originally posted by Nelrith
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Python

This.

I forgot to mention that 3.1's out and 2.x is still supported. A lot of libraries also haven't been updated to work with 3.x, either.

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Posted on 08-09-09 12:38:28 AM (last edited by Scruffy at 08-08-09 09:39 PM) Link | Quote
Objects. I'm not sure why you want to start with a lower-level language, though.

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Posted on 08-09-09 03:24:25 AM Link | Quote
There are a few odd differences between the two, also. Happens when you have a language that was originally based on another one, but then had the "base" language develop in a different direction.

Luckily, Wikipedia has a reasonably informative article on the subject.

But yes, the main difference is class objects. C++ has them, C doesn't; you can still do object-oriented stuff in C, but it's far less clearly implemented (using structs and functions that take them), and lacks data hiding as far as I know.

Umm... less techspeak: data hiding is restricting access to certain object members.

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I originally learned C, then went and learned C++ in school.

I programmed a poker game in C++.

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Posted on 08-10-09 09:47:43 PM Link | Quote
I wish people would learn the paradigms, and then start learning languages. It is so much easier.

Seriously, I can jump into some source for about any language and pick it up fairly quickly. Just a matter of learning how languages work and not how to code them... hard to explain I guess cause that is not coming across how I want it to.

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