Question:
What should I learn after Python?
anonymous
2012-04-13 09:07:47 UTC
I have taken upon myself to learn programming languages, I started with Python, since it seemed easy, it's a high level language and it's quite clean. But now I wonder: what language should I learn now?
I would like to learn Java, the C family and some other useful languages.
I can learn languages quite fast (I learned Python incredibly fast, if you ask me (: )
I really want to lear this, and I'm thinking of a career in software engineering!
So the question is:
What language should I learn now?

TL;DR
I know Python, now what?

Thank you.
Samuel A. Haglund
Three answers:
anonymous
2012-04-13 09:55:20 UTC
What platform are you using?



If you want to learn Java, then you really should. It's a very good language. You can get the JDK here: http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/java/javase/downloads/index.html



There is a language that I believe lets you use Java Libraries but it like Python which is called Jython(I have never tried it) http://www.jython.org/ You may feel more at home using it.



If you just want to target the Windows Platform then you may want to look into C# or Visual Basic, although there is the Mono Framework, It's not complete and some stuff don't work. I believe they have it working up to .NET 2.0



C and C++ may be too difficult.



Another scripting language that is popular is Ruby http://www.ruby-lang.org/en/ , many people enjoy fighting over which is better(Ruby vs Python) just like (Java vs C#)



I highly recommend this page for learning any language on it: http://thenewboston.org/tutorials.php



So then next language you should target I think ought to be Java or Ruby. Make sure you don't get over your head though, you may have learned Python easily but if you take a look at Microsoft's C++/CLI you may find it way too difficult. look here: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/C%2B%2B/CLI

Obviously that is one of the harder languages but you get the point.
?
2012-04-14 14:23:53 UTC
More python ^^



Try learning the PyQt4 GUI toolkit and make some useful applications with GUIs
anonymous
2012-04-13 16:34:42 UTC
c++ or visual c++

Then SQL


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