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Old Feb 28th, 2006, 3:52 AM   #7
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Originally Posted by Darkhack
C or C++ are similar languages which are probebly the most popular and well known languages to date. C which has been around longer is a little more complex
Say what? C more complex than C++ or than what?

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My personal stance, is that if you are a beginner and are looking for a first language, then C++ would be most preferable as you can learn OOP which will be a very big advantage if you decide to learn another language later on.
I agree with this, except that in my opinion C++ does not give more of an advantage than other languages, if Darkhack meant that. I think that every language has its merits.

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To summorize... Java or C# are my two top choices for a beginner, and also looking into Python would be good but I can't recommend it off hand because of my lack of expierence.
I also heard some great stories of Python, I have yet to try it, but am lacking time. Java is great if you want to get the OOP right (in my opinion a lot better than C++).
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