Monkey Man Posted January 30, 2003 Share Posted January 30, 2003 What's the best language to learn for newbie???? :huh: :huh: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 LanMarkx Posted January 30, 2003 Share Posted January 30, 2003 English... I like C++ personally. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 uniacid Posted January 30, 2003 Share Posted January 30, 2003 well for a newbie... VB or pascal.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 Arnaudt Posted January 30, 2003 Share Posted January 30, 2003 For a newbie I'd say start with VB then learn C++ which is what I did ... worked out pretty nicely. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 Germano Posted January 30, 2003 Share Posted January 30, 2003 Java Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 <TSS> Posted January 30, 2003 Share Posted January 30, 2003 I think VB is the best choice... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 Monkey Man Posted January 30, 2003 Author Share Posted January 30, 2003 Yer but VB aint't free Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 thingsforjason Posted January 30, 2003 Share Posted January 30, 2003 so learn java. or just basic HTML, javascript, vbscript...PHP... what kinds of things are you wanting to program? do you have a certain language in mind? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 jdrozd Posted January 30, 2003 Share Posted January 30, 2003 C#, once you try it, you will never go back. Just download your .NET SDK for Free at Microsoft's Web Site and then check out SharpDevelop's latest IDE at icsharpcode.net for a great editor. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 Tobbe Posted January 30, 2003 Share Posted January 30, 2003 VB... easy syntax. :) I started with VB5, then I took a break then I got VB6. Then I got tired of it so I swicthed to assembly language. :) Start with VB then pick what ever you want. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 m4ch1n3g0d Posted January 30, 2003 Share Posted January 30, 2003 Python is probably the easiest to learn, its really cool. Check it out www.python.org Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 neowin_hipster Posted January 30, 2003 Share Posted January 30, 2003 It's that time of the month already!? ~ hint to mod, make it a sticky already ;) C# ~= java. Personally i hate both of those languages to a point. I find java really restrictive and C# is better but not great either. With Visual Basic you'll probably get some results pretty early on but you'll never really learn very much about programming. I think C++ is a good of a language as any to learn first. It's really a common purpose language and pretty much teaches you most programming concepts you'll learn. That and its widely supported, used in industry, and you'll find many libraries and tutorials for it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 aem4162 Posted January 30, 2003 Share Posted January 30, 2003 I failed miserably at BASIC and only did marginally better at VB. I'll NEVER get programming. :cry: I suck. I am unworthy. :( :huh: :blink: :cry: :unsure: :| anita Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 OPaul Posted January 31, 2003 Share Posted January 31, 2003 Smalltalk... or Java... definitely not C++. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 tmeg Posted January 31, 2003 Share Posted January 31, 2003 C# is the most modern one and easy to use. C++ if you want to get geek. (not recommended if you don't work in that field and get much money for this) Delphi is the pascal route and also interesting, but not good for later business use. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 CatnipOligarchy Posted January 31, 2003 Share Posted January 31, 2003 I learned with QBASIC...now im using VB....i would say use VB, but then again i havent used C++ and some of the others Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 John Veteran Posted February 2, 2003 Veteran Share Posted February 2, 2003 i actually started with javascript, found it very easy, although sometimes i found the syntax wierd. but not anymore (i learned jscript when i was 12 and it was like :wacko:) but then i went into simple c++ (command window stuff only, no windows:() now im learning vb6 and its very easy too. in only chose vb6 cause i cant find anything for c# Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 kjordan2001 Posted February 2, 2003 Share Posted February 2, 2003 Maybe a mod would be nice and merge these threads that ask about programming languages..."Which one is the best" etc...and make them into a sticky? Would be nice to have descriptions and opinions of different languages all in one place :yes: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 supergoku2 Posted February 3, 2003 Share Posted February 3, 2003 I learned Html first on my own, then once i got into highschool they taught us turing at first and then moved onto java.. now in college we get a review of html and intro to vbscript, as well as now were just starting to learn vb.net and c++, I like vb.net cause its simple to use/learn but i also like C++ cause its syntax is pretty close to java which makes learning it all that much simpler... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 Rathamon Posted February 7, 2003 Share Posted February 7, 2003 learn standard C , its not as easy to learn as some others but once you get the jist of it moving to other languages will be a breeze and youll have a much better understanding of how languages work in general Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 JohnsonBox Posted February 7, 2003 Share Posted February 7, 2003 For a newbie I'd say start with VB then learn C++ which is what I did ... worked out pretty nicely. I have ever heard of that way. Have you developed any programs with VC++? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 Schmoove Posted March 9, 2003 Share Posted March 9, 2003 I started with Pascal, then a small step to Object Pascal (= Delphi). Now I still do alot of Delphi (I love that IDE) and C++. For starters I would start with Pascal, because it's not too hard, easy to understand and it doesn't flood you with those fancy ultra short syntax tricks like C++ can do. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 Rev. Otto Posted March 9, 2003 Share Posted March 9, 2003 Learn COBOL. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 Mystical112 Posted March 10, 2003 Share Posted March 10, 2003 pascal Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 Tobbe Posted March 10, 2003 Share Posted March 10, 2003 Nothing beats assembly language! :shifty: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 xs3logic Posted March 10, 2003 Share Posted March 10, 2003 assembly is interresting but bullpoop for modern coders... C/C++ is poop for newbies cuz its very difficult to understand ! Use Delphi7 its not a shagin Microsoft language and its one of the easiest. if u really like microsoft try VB very easy too ! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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