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JAlexBrown · May 21st, 2008, 1:40 PM

The languages that I've used, in some capacity at some point in my life, include...

BASIC
Assembly
Java
C/C++
Pyton
Perl
SQL
Javascript
HTML

The only language that I actually use at the moment (as a student) is Java. Java's also the only language I'm fluent in, although I used to know quite a bit of C++. I'm getting rusty with it, though.

As for a language to start with, I'd suggest Basic. I started with Basic so I could learn the basics (no pun intended) of logic programming. I didn't use Basic to create handy or useful applications, though. I breezed through most of the languages I mentioned above, and then I took a high school course and learned C/C++. Today I'm in college learning Java, and next year I'll start C#.

The moral is that what language you start with isn't really important; how you implement your starting language to learn new languages is what IS important.

May 21st, 2008, 1:40 PM	#12
JAlexBrown Newbie Join Date: May 2008 Posts: 11 Rep Power: 0	Re: What is the best language to start with? The languages that I've used, in some capacity at some point in my life, include... BASIC Assembly Java C/C++ Pyton Perl SQL Javascript HTML The only language that I actually use at the moment (as a student) is Java. Java's also the only language I'm fluent in, although I used to know quite a bit of C++. I'm getting rusty with it, though. As for a language to start with, I'd suggest Basic. I started with Basic so I could learn the basics (no pun intended) of logic programming. I didn't use Basic to create handy or useful applications, though. I breezed through most of the languages I mentioned above, and then I took a high school course and learned C/C++. Today I'm in college learning Java, and next year I'll start C#. The moral is that what language you start with isn't really important; how you implement your starting language to learn new languages is what IS important.