hey im about to begin learning a languge so i can become a programmer and mabe make a living outta it or just see if i should go in the computor science direction with my life so id like to know what should i start with.. im thinking about java.. i heard it is one of most commenly used so i thought it would be a good start.. i also heard it wasent that hard to learn.. but i know its not the easiest... is C and C++ easier or harder to learn.. im guessing harder but not sure? please help me get off in the right direction.. ;)
2007-01-13 14:21:10 · 5 answers · asked by James 1 in Computers & Internet ➔ Other - Computers
I suggest starting with HTML. It's what got me to create my websites, and it doesn't take that long to learn. There are many good websites out there that are HTML Help places. One of the best I have ever come across is Lissa Explains. (http://www.lissaexplains.com). Try it out.
2007-01-13 14:39:04 · answer #1 · answered by Spades 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
If you're planning on becoming a professional programmer, with the versatility to program in multiple languages, then you should start with a language that teaches you good structured programming technique & style. HTML is *not* such a language. It is a mark-up language, not a programming language. HTML only describes the appearance of a web page. You can't write programs in HTML. There are no conditional branching (IF ... THEN ... ELSE), no looping (FOR, WHILE), etc. You can't even declare variables in HTML.
IMO, the best high-level language (third generation) to learn is Pascal. It's not nearly as complicated as C, C++, or Java and teaches you good structured programming techniques that you can carry on to other languages. Pascal is what was used during my first college programming course at UCLA. You can get a free opensource Pascal compiler at the link below.
2007-01-14 02:41:15 · answer #2 · answered by rongee_59 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It depends on what you want to do; if you want to become a programmer down the road, i would suggest a more robust course, but to start making simple applications, i would use html and then try visual basic.
2007-01-13 22:30:35 · answer #3 · answered by Peaches 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I suggest you start off with Html and work your way up to the harder ones. Don't start off with Java.
2007-01-13 22:26:19 · answer #4 · answered by bimbo365 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
java is loosely based off of C and C++, HTML is the easiest to learn I think, next comes visual basic.
2007-01-13 23:01:43 · answer #5 · answered by ikeman32 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋