What programming language should I learn first?

Question

I am 20 yrs old, and I want to teach myself basic programming and maybe build my way up. I like computers, and I want to try it because I might discover a new hobby.

What language should I learn first? I noticed there were a lot, like C++, Unix, Java, PHP, JavaScript, etc. Is there a language I should learn first in order to understand the rest? I want to learn something that will be used for quite some time in the future, not something that might die soon.

I am a beginner - I don't even know the code to draw a simple line.

Thanks

Answer 1

Game Maker

Answer 2

You should get a tutorial or something on coding

you can get a pretty basic one for simple languages but not many are on there





But learn Python, Java, or the C series (C, C#, C++ etc.), those are rather easy to learn and are good starting points :)

Answer 3

Start with JavaScript then move to Java, then start C++. C++ is pretty complicated and Java is a VERY simplified version of programming in general. If you need any assistance on learning you should definitely check out this website code.org

Answer 4

OK I know people are gonna say "oh come on!!!" and stuff like that but I really think you should start with Basic and then VisualBasic.

I learned Basic because I like to make pretty twinkling lights and funny electronics projects in school and I wanted to use some programmable IC thingy. So, now, I wanted to quickly learn a language to program it and stuff. So I learned Basic to program Basic Stamp micro-controllers.

Then I learned VisualBasic and THEN C/C++. If I had started from C++ there's no way I was going to go through learning the whole thing and using it. Most likely I would've given up. Basic taught me what a computer language actually is. Also you can use it for a lot of stuff like electronic projects, small DOS programs or even Windows programs with VBasic.

Answer 5

Perhaps you should give Visual Basic a try ... it is, fairly, easy (compared to PERL and some others) ... it might give you some insight into the usage and structure of machine languages ...