Question:
What is the simplest programming language now a days for you?
Paul Anthony Q.
2009-10-18 17:09:55 UTC
cause i want to try it for sure... and i want to adapt that new trend programming language..

thanks for sharing... GOD bless....
Seven answers:
zzman70
2009-10-26 14:19:00 UTC
the easiest programming language is perl

there are basically no rules to follow and it is extremely easy to learn

i learned it in like a week

-c++ took me like 2 months and i still don't get the hang of it-

perl is extremely simple to learn and yet surprisingly powerful
exch
2009-10-19 00:25:05 UTC
I use a whole lot of languages. Some of em easier than others I suppose. Here are some I like working with:



- C# (c-sharp): this is definitely my favorite. Have been using it since early 2001 and continue to do so today. It's easy, clean and efficient for rapid development.

- C: The plain old vanilla C language is very easy to work with. Contrary to horror that is c++, I can actually get stuff done in this :p





Next to C# for the serious stuff, I use a lot of scripting languages for various smaller tasks that do not need to be done in large scale compiled programs.



My favorites here are:

- Bash: This is the standard Unix shell script variant. I keep being surprised just how powerful this little gem can be for things like simple system maintenance, log parsing, right up to using it to generate other code.

- Postscript: Recently I started taking an interest in printing (physically printing stuff on paper etc). Instead of designing layouts in programs like Adobe PageMaker, I opted to do it all manually in postscript. it gives a nice amount of control and it is a pretty fun language to use.

- Ruby: Ruby is more of a playground for me. it's a very nice language, but it's just too slow for anything serious.

- php: Apart from using it for websites, I also made a nice little commandline application framework for php si I can quickly write simple shell programs to be run through the php-cli.



There are other languages I use, but the above come up most often these days. I am always looking for new languages to learn and play with, so this may change again soon.
Ray <3
2009-10-26 05:38:23 UTC
I have only learned about 10, but the easiest one to start on is Java. The concept is simple and easy to pick up, but a lot of others use the same (c++) .. things like C++ are alot more useful but also more difficult to learn. Just go to the sun website and download the JDK (java developer kit), you can just take the smallest one. I also suggest getting Eclipse (also from sun, decent free compiler) if you don't have Visual studio. When I started programming in Grade 10 we used QBasic which was a waste of time.. Visual Basic which I am using again now in college and don't like, and java. SQL is kind of fun but likely not what you want, and C++ is cool, and useful, but sort of hard to learn - better to learn java first. I've also done work with Lotusscript which is SUPER easy but super uncommon and it's really hard to find help with it.



But yeah, Java is the easiest for me and both the programming environment and JDK are free, and there are lots of resources available to help you for free.
Nik
2009-10-19 00:20:04 UTC
You could try VB 2008



The language is fun to do there are loads of tutorials on the web for creating fun applications like calculators web browsers and clocks etc.



And Microsoft actually provide a free piece of software to code VB 2008 into for FREE.



Just type



Visual Basic 2008 Express Edition



into google and download it from microsoft you may want to register it so it doesn't close of but registration is free.
Dave R
2009-10-24 10:50:12 UTC
If your question really is the simplest programming language, look at ColdFusion. You can get ColdFusion Server Developer Edition from Adobe for FREE to get you started.



http://www.learn-coldfusion-tutorial.com/



If you are looking for the trending programming language (definitely not the simplest) c# or VB ASP.net. Watch Getting Started videos and they give you instructions on where to get MS Visual Studio Express Edition for Free.



http://www.asp.net/learn/
anonymous
2009-10-19 00:17:59 UTC
For those who have never programmed before, most schools teach Visual Basic first. It is considered the easiest (useful) language.
bABy Boo
2009-10-19 04:27:59 UTC
Hi,



The most profound, easiest and user friendly programming language is Visual Basic. Learn visual basic to the following sites:



http://www.basicprogtutor.com/VB6Tuto/VB6Tuto.html

http://www.vbtutorial.net

http://www.3wschool.com


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