whats the first easiest programming language used for beginner computer programmers?

Question

I have no idea where to begin, and I have no clue whatsoever what I am doing............

Answer 1

It depends on your long-term goal. For Windows or Linux platform programming, I prefer Delphi over C# or C++. Delphi has its roots in Pascal and it still uses that language's syntax, and I find it far more elegant. Though C++ will make the cross-over into something like Java or PHP easier because of the syntax similarites. For instance, in Delphi, blocks of code are delimited with BEGIN and END. In the other languages just mentioned, it's the curly braces { and } -- easier if you don't touch-type I suppose.

I agree with Python being the most elegant language to date for online development, but PHP is worth a hard look mainly because it's so widely available on shared web hosting providers, and it couples easily with MySQL. It's also an easy transition from ColdFusion, which has a similar technique of embedding the language directly inside HTML. This feature makes it easier to dive immediately into writing web applications, without having to learn a special CGI module as you'd have to do with Python or it's older relative, Perl. Ditto for MySQL support.

Additionally I should mention ActiveState's Komodo software, which isn't free but does have a trial version, and is my all-time favorite for developing PHP, Python, XML, XSLT, and a host of other languages, after having tried over a dozen others, including the one from the PHP giant, Zend Studio.

Answer 2

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 3

Visual Basic 6.0, it's easier to understand the code language and follow the logic. This is also my first year programming subject in University and still being generally used for some software applications.

Answer 4

Yea dont listen to anyone who says BASIC becasue you get into habits that are hard to break after. I agree with python becasue it is simple to learn and it teaches you to endent. Its clean, simple and elegant. Ruby is abother good choice. Any high level language will do good becasue they look like english. If you want to learn a language thats not as slow as these high level languages then learn Java its fairly simple well at least more simple then C/C++. Anything that gives you automatic garbage collections and a language in which you dont have to deal with pointers is good. I would say go with python if anything becasue it will give you what you need.

Answer 5

VBA.
Open Excel.
Click on tools
Click on Macro
Click on Record New Macro
Click Ok - at this point the name's not important
Do all kinds of crazy stuff (insert pictures, copy paste, etc)
Click on Tools
Click on Macro
Click on Stop Recording
Click on Tools
Click on Macro
Click on Visual Basic Editor
Double click on Modules
Look at what you've created.
Now start "poking at the fire"
Careful, you can format a drive from VBA
You can also use Access and create a macro and then convert it to vba to see what that creates.

I started with VBA - went to VB6 - T-SQL, then never looked back. I've done .Net / 4GL scripting / PHP/ASP, etc.

Answer 6

Well, when all the suggestions settle a bit, try the URL below. It has links to free compilers, tutorials, tools and reviews on lots of languages and other things. It might help you sort this out for no money and a bit of time.

Answer 7

Basic.

If you have a computer running ME or SE go to

http://www.powerbasic.com/files/pub/pbdos/

and get First BASIC a DOS based baby compiler to play with.

After this or....

If you are on Win 2000, NT or XP you have to buy a copy, probably best bet is on E-Bay

Visual BASIC 4.0 or 6.0 is your best bet. PRobably can find this for like $30

Answer 8

probably the Kid's Programming Language (KPL). The name explains everything!

Answer 9

The hottest simple powerful language is now Ruby

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ruby_programming_language

Answer 10

BASIC is the best beginning language. in my opinion. But you're talking to someone who hasn't written anything in BASIC since ... 1993.