Best lang. to start off with ?

[apoc_akshay]

I am new to programming. I was wondering which language should I first start off with. I wanna learn everthing, but I can't learn everything at once, so which one should I choose?
I know a bit of C,HTML,BASIC.
I wanna learn these--->
C,C++,Python,Java,JavaScript,PERL,C#,VB.

[Shuja Ali]

I think C++ would be good for a beginer. Once you are good in C++ Java & C# will look easier to learn.

[Xeon]

This noob called Mr. Ree would harrass you to learn ActionScript. Don't listen to him. Pick up Adobe PhotoShop instead.

Good day,
Xeon.

[Notsosuperhero]

I started of with C++(about 2 years) and its great, depending on how dedicated you are going to be with programming, C++ is the way to go if you really want to learn it. These fine folks at CodeGuru have helped me out soo much as they will you too.

[ideru]

I think C++ would be good for a beginer. Once you are good in C++ Java & C# will look easier to learn.

yes C/C++ would be a good language to start with, but do not only study the language but study the different programming concepts as well like ADT, OOP, Automata, OS, AI, PL and so many more

anyways good luck

[caramel]

speaking of beginners, can you guys advise me on what books i might buy to study Java (data structures will be the emphasis of my next course) and Logic Design (logic gates, boolean algebra, finite state machines, combinational and sequential logic circuits, etc.)?

i hate reading, especially technical books, so i'm looking for something that's relatively easy to read. i've heard several people swear by the "For Dummies" book series, but in subjects other than programming. i know they have Java for Dummies, couldn't find one for logic design though.

btw, these will be the topics of college courses i enrolled in for next semester, so i should have a good chance for hands-on experimenting. i need books that explain the basics of these topics, to somewhat guide me through the courses. i plan on reading them during the semester break, so i would rather have books that are quick to read so i can finish them off before the spring semester starts. hopefully that'll make my semester easier and less stressful.

any suggestions, ideas, opinions??

[ideru]

for ADT books, i would recommend "Data Structure and Algorithm Analysis(C,C++,Java) by Mark Allen Weiss"

for Logic Design book,there was a book that we used before but i forgot the title and its not currently with me now

[Max Payne]

I started learning C++.. now I'm learning C.. moving backward...

[apoc_akshay]

I have heard from many that C++ is by far the most complicated prog. lang.
So, iwas doubtful whether i should really start off with it.Any suggestions about Python,PERL?????

[Xeon]

Now, how is it that no one suggested C# here?

From apoc_akshay:

I have heard from many that C++ is by far the most complicated prog. lang.

Wrong. That may be true before the birth of Java and C#. Many have said that C++ is harder than C# and Java, but if you look at the whole picture, the 2 are much more complicated than C++.
The thing is that both C# and Java are so glued together and dependent on their own class libraries and runtime and other platform technologies that there's no way to master the language-platform(Java and C#) unless you learn the platform stuff as well(for Java, that's J2EE and for C#, that's .Net).

Take C# for example. No matter how you simplify the learning, you end up needing to learn XML and ASP.Net(and to understand ASP.Net, you need to know HTML and XML well).......it's insanity at it's worst.

C++ is a good language, but ever since I compared it to C#, I realized that it's a very artificial and messy language.

I suggest you go my route and take up XHTML and PHP instead. That's the future.


The PHP Heretic,
Xeon,