What was the first programming language that you learnt?

Question

I cut my teeth on C++ and then got introduced to C, and then learnt Shell, Java, Perl, Python etc. in that sequence. Hence I was wondering if there is any sequence to the languages that one learnt or one just picks it along the way.

Answer 1

If you consider HTML a programming language, then its it. Others consider it scripting though. Here's the order that I learned them though:

HTML (if to be considered)
PASCAL (turbo pascal)
C/C++
PHP & some Java applets stuff
Visual Basic

For HTML, its just the head with the title, the body and you should remember to close what tags you opened. For TURBO PASCAL, not much graphics here but I think its considered as one of the most basic. C/C++ its similar to pascal but you could do more things with it. I read that its numerous time faster than Java and its where most programming languages are derived from. Java codes for instance are more of a cut of C made more simple. PHP is similar to C but for processing forms. VB is mostly just choosing the tags from the list and a more visual approach to the development environment.

I would recommend to start with HTMLor VB for beginners to appreciate their codes, followed by C/++ to familiarize themselves with the present programming language syntax. As for my experience, I learned most out of curiosity and because I needed it for better work results.

I used to ask my previous manager what programming language does he think I should study. He told me its not important what language you know. What is important is the logic behind it.

I suppose whatever you choose, or whatever programming language you face first, as long as you put your heart and mind into it, it will work. ^.^

Answer 2

started with basic
moved to c
then fortran
then c++
then java
then did a host of scripting in shell/perl
then learnt perl as a proper language
then sql and some plsql

in my case, C++ and Java are the two I did out of interest. The ones previous to that were done in college and the ones that follow came due to work
so in my case, serendipity played its part for sure!

Answer 3

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 4

BASIC on a Sinclair Spectrum +2A (128k, built-in tape drive). Then Amos BASIC, Amiga shell scripting, PASCAL, Java, Javascript, BASH scripting, PHP, C/C++. And a few other minor ones along the way.

Answer 5

I learned QBASIC, then GW-BASIC, then C++, then Visual Basic, then Java, then C#. I'm sure I left a few others out, but that was the basic order. Of course QBASIC was all I had when I was 6...

Answer 6

I started with BASIC, but, more importantly, you should check your basic grammar. " Learnt" is not a word. "Learned" is much much better. You may be a brilliant programmer but you must still learn to communicate in English or you appear as a dumb-***.

Answer 7

Basic (elementry school on an Apple)
Turbo Pascal (High school on an IBM PC XT)
C (High school on an IBM PC Junior)
Cobol (College on a 286 machine)
HTML (Self-taught)
PHP (Self-taught)
C (again in college 15 years later)
Java (college)

Answer 8

Oracle

Answer 9

GW Basic, Q basic, Dbase III+, Aseembly debug, I was 9

Answer 10

Try out Visual basic. Its interesting and easy to catch.