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[gsmile]

If you were to learn any programming language you wanted, which would you learn first?
I would do Java.

[10cents]

I would like to learn C++. It is still the de facto language for writing software. No more time for me though, I'd rather learn scripting languages like PHP, PERL, and Javascript. Much more useful for my needs.

[randle]

I want to learn Css like I said in another post but at the same time I think that there are things that I don't know about html. I feel as if I want to learn as much as I can learn about one programing language before I move on to another one.

[mtajim]

Hey randle , before learning any language , first decide which field you want to work in , web progrmming and software development might seem similar but both are quite different , so make sure which one you want to learn , dont jump on both

[10cents]

Java seems to be on a come back. Due to its platform-independent character and mobile phones? I seem to remember from the old days that Java, being an interpreted language, is relatively slow.

Why not python instead? It's also interpreted and much easier to learn, I've heard.

[mtajim]

Phythin, CGI, Perl , Corba , all are old languages and they are not much used this days , now people have started using , AS400, SAP and other ne w and high level languages and tools and to create softwares

[britjojo]

When I started programming it was in Java, and we then went on to learn C, C++ and machine code. If I were to do it again, and actually have a choice (which I didn't because it was my university program) I would first do a procedural language like C, rather than an object orientated language.

[svarog]

I have already made my choice, but for anybody only starting to learn programming, Java is the choice.

Java is really good for beginners, because it makes you program good code.
And with Java, unlike C or C++ you will not waste 50% of you programming time on debug pointer-related bugs.

[bhar123]

I have already learnt many languages. Now I wanna go for core Unix administration. Im aiming for unix programming right now.

[peterfulton]

Visual Studio.NET is a Microsoft IDE for developing both desktop and web applications. It offers developers a choice of languages to work in and allows those languages to work together. I too am currently working at web design company as a developer and found it very diverse and interesting. For example, an ASP.NET web application has elements of HTML and ASP in it. For behind the scenes coding or data retrieval will be functions written in VB.net, C#.net or both. And suppose you have a running countdown clock on the page...that's likely a Javascript function. So I've listed 5 different languages all working together on one website.
For your purposes, I'd look into C#.net. It will be an extension of what you already know from your C++ and JAVA work.