erebus

C++ is a terrific programming language, but I would highly recommend you start with something interpreted and interactive so it could make your life easier. This will enable you to stick to learning programming concepts as apposed to learning library functions and complicated paradigms that are meant for industrial strength programming. Maybe something like Scheme or Python to start with, then move on to C++. You could make it work with learning C++ first, but you'll find yourself struggling more that it's worth. Hope this helps.

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Barbo

I agree with you, in the sense to recommend C++ over Java for a beginner for few reasons

* C++ allows pointer manipulation, which Java doesn't allow
and pointer manipulation and learning what a reference is are very important pointer concepts.

* C++ doesn't have the massive libraries like for example java has, which although may sound like a bad thing, from my point of view is a good thing, because it forces you to think the algorithm out

* If you wanna learn Java to its full extent ( in my opinion ) you have to learn HTML at least so you can learn how to add your applets

* Java wasn't made for beginners, although it isn't entirely impossible to learn it, it may be frustrating ifor begginers to understand what a class is if they don't have a working knowledge of what a data type is

C++ is very powerful, and not so hard to learn if a good book and people that are willing to help are around. So yes try to learn C++ first, afterwards, move on to Java, because for my little experience in programming, I believe that Java is THE language of the future