What is the easiest programming language for non programmers ? I want to parse Google Finance Data for example?

Question

I don't want heavy languages like Java, C#, even VB or PHP, I want something light like auto-it but it's not easy to do some stuffs with auto-it like parsing a Google Finance file. Also like autoit I want something that can create a Visual Interface.

And of course it should be FREE like FREE BEER (I don't care if it is opensource or not I'm not going into the beast) ;)

What suggestion do you have as for the easiest progrmming langage for NON-PROGRAMMERS ?

Answer 1

You can easily parse Google Finance in Rebol with parse function see main instruction

parse/all element ","



in program below



Rebol[

title: "Parse google finance csv file"

author: "http://reboltutorial.com/blog/parse-csvparse-csv/"

version: 1.0.0

]



symbol: ask "symbol: "

url: rejoin [http://www.google.com/finance/historical?q= symbol "&output=csv"]

stock-data: read/lines url

close-block: []

foreach element stock-data [

last-quote: parse/all element ","

append close-block pick last-quote 5

]

***: 0

for i 2 21 1 [***: *** + to-decimal close-block/:i]

average: *** / 20

Answer 2

All programming languages become easier with practice & usage.

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C++

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http://www.cplusplus.com/doc/tutorial/

http://www.cprogramming.com/tutorial/lesson1.html

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Did you consider using a spreadsheet?

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Open Office

- http://www.openoffice.org

Answer 3

i m a programmer. formely i was like u but now i think that the easiest language for non programmer is Vb6 nothing else...........if u have any problem then plz insert ur query in source

Answer 4

If you're a complete novice, I suggest getting a grasp of BASIC first of all. People say that BASIC is useless, and as a programming language, I'm inclined to agree, but as a learning tool, it still has it's uses. Once you've mastered the fundamentals like program flow, basic input/output, variables, expressions, and above all the importance of syntax, (that is, right about when you start wondering what these "function" and "subroutine" things are) drop BASIC and move on to something like C, C++, or Java. I went straight from BASIC to C++ without any trouble, so I'd recommend it, but that's up to you. I've never used Python, so I can't say anything about it one way or the other...maybe somebody else here can give you a yes or no on that one.

Answer 5

By Far the easiest language for non programmers to learn and understand is



Pseudocode.



Its very english like, and you can do it with pen, pencil and paper.

Answer 6

My recommendations for a first programming language would be Python or Scheme.



But your circumstances may vary, and there are other good choices.



If your age is a single-digit, you might prefer Alice or Squeak (older learners might also enjoy these).



The important thing is that you choose and get started.

Answer 7

Unfortunately what you need -- parse information from the web -- is not trivial, so you need a somewhat advanced language.



I would suggest Perl or Python. Both has extensions for downloading web-pages and both are good for parsing information. Both are scripting languages, so you can see the results of changes imidiately. Perl is probably the better for extracting the information, Python the better for making a nice interface (i.e. GUI/"Windows").



Tcl/Tk is also a good candidate, though somewhat old and little used. It's very easy to make a GUI ("Windows") interface. Also interperted.



I don't know how suited VisualBasic is for this, but it's relatively easy to program and you can make the GUI-interface interactively.

Answer 8

Ruby looks fun. I don't know how it is for new people, but I've been reaming to give it a try. I did a research paper of the best starter language. The winner was python. It has really easy syntax. People made a lot less errors with it than other languages. Auto-it is really close to basic, so some derivative of that may work.

Answer 9

for me Java is the easiest but you don't want it so the next for me is C.

Answer 10

Maybe you can try Ruby on Rails, it is a web scripting language.

Easy to learn and use.

http://rubyonrails.org/screencasts

Answer 11

I think you should go for Pascal, as that is the easiest language that i think there is.

Answer 12

hi dear



computer is not so easy as someone thing

but go guidaince i want to say that ty to study one language like asp.net etc with one database