which Programming languages to learn?

Question

I started programing with a version the basic language then just some really basic pascal, basic had a friendly interface so I continued with it but there are some things I cant do it(not powerful enough), and the ones that are powerful arent freeware. I attempted c but the syntax and interace scared me off and java is abit worst...I think c and java are cool languages and powerful but I dont get the oop thing yet. Then I found python which had a nice interface and was a bit like ruby but I dont understand the documentation on the site( started programming a yr now) and how do you build gui in languages such as c, java or python. Any suggests or advice will appreciated.

Answer 1

in majority your question is you are confused of it's reliability, power of OOP and easy syntax usage...



these languages as you mentioned above were easy if you get to understand... since you are a begginer why don't you try to ask in forums



the best programming forum for all including assembly and software engineering is "Daniweb Forum" I'm Master on java so I can help you out there...



try to sign up and regularly visit Daniweb Forum

the link of Daniweb is here



http://www.daniweb.com/

Answer 2

He might be trying to say that you need to learn programming techniques and logic, rather than languages. This really is important, too. For instance, being able to hold a conversation in 15 human languages doesn't mean you can write an outstanding work of literature in any of them; and a really well written program is much like a really well written book, in that it needs to have many parts that fit together in non-obvious but effective ways.

Answer 3

Every programming language has a great feature, it doesnt matter which one did u choose, its the matter of logic. If we know the logic, every language is likely.

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Answer 4

Hi,

This is one of the most f.a.q by many of my juniors, so I have collected a list of articles and sites that clarifies this. Check out this below link for the same..



http://markthispage.blogspot.com/2009/06/best-programming-languages-for.html



Also, if you want to learn more, go to home page of the blog and check the programming section -- I have collected lots of good links about all the popular programming languages -- Hope this helps.

Answer 5

OOP is a bit tricky at first, but it makes everything so much easier, particularly GUI's



I recommend C# through visual C# 2008 (free from microsoft site)



http://www.microsoft.com/express/vcsharp/



they have great tutorials in a friendly environment.



Of course your ultimate goal (as should be of all programmers) is to eventually learn C/C++, the use of pointers and direct hardware access is invaluable, but thats getting ahead a bit.



If you ever have any particular concepts in OOP id be happy to answer, send me a message in yahoo or talk to me on [e-mail]



Id be more than happy to help you get up and running.



Also, dont sell java short, its evil but it sorta works.



hope this helps

Answer 6

If you have start with Basic, just go on with Basic. Do not think Basic is not powerful. I saw a powerful database writen in old Visual Basic 6, and has better performance than one writen in C.

C/C++ is fast. Most of the professionally writen applications are writen in C/C++. But the application writen with Basic/Visual Basic/Free Basic will perform as good as writen in C/C++.

Once you have start in a language, learn deeper to it, and you will easily learn other language too.

Answer 7

I would recommend learning C++, as it is one of the most versatile languages, and there is a huge amount of support available, including loads of detailed tutorials to get you started (http://www.cplusplus.com/doc/tutorial/ is a good one)



There are also several excellent free compilers (I would recommend Bloodshed Dev-C++), and helpful libraries like allegro that enable you to do anything you want with C++



I hope that helps, and if you do give it a try, remember that it's only as simple or complicated as you want it to be