MAD_J

Ok so I know basic pretty well but I wanna do more and I want it to be cross platform. Would something like Python, Ruby or Java be good? Basically I want to write programs that are light weight and can run on linux, mac and windoze. Im looking into taking a programming course this summer for fun so any help is appreciated!

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Java would be a good start. Code once, use it everywhere from windows to macs and linux and mobile phones etc... It's also pretty hawt at multithreading.

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T3h_Ch33z_Muncha

+1 for Java... I would highly recommend Python for it's opensource nature and very powerful scripting. Just because it's not as famous as the others doesn't mean it's not as good.

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Java is a good start. Python is a very nice language to code in though. It's not as supported on mobile devices as Java. but it also runs better in my experience.

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MAD_J

Thx for the suggestions so quick! I think im going to go with Java as ive only heard good things about it.

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Java is all good, but Python is the better choice in my opinion. From what i hear Python can do everything C++ can do but with easier cross-platforming. If it can do what C++ can do then you've got a very versatile and multi-use language.

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C#

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C/c++

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Python or Java

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Unless your writing games I wouldn't choose C/C++, Java is good, C# is hard, and I haven't tried python.