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chemicalfan · 07-03-09

This is a debate that will run on for years, but C++ is complicated. True, it's the language that probably 80% of apps in the world are written on (discounting web-based apps), but unless you've got a real deep understanding of how PCs & OS/kernels work, you could be in an uphill struggle for no reason. With C++, you can pretty much do anything if you've mastered it, but if you're just learning, you won't be able to do anything, and it's overly complicated to do the simplest of tasks.

I've chosen Python for my first language (well, after BASIC, and SQL), and I'm glad I did. It scales very well from the simple "just learning" stuff, up to GUI object-orientated stuff. I'd agree with Java too - it's quite similar in a lot of ways to C++ thanks to .NET and the way that coding in Windows is now blurring the lines (ok, the purists will be building an effigy of me right now!!!). Bottom line - I think start with a simple language, and when you out-grow it (i.e. you can't do what you need to do in it), then move onto to a lower level language like C++.

If you're not worried about cross-platform compatibility (i.e. you don't care if your programs are Windows only), I'd put forward C# as a good first language, if you've got the patience. Think of it as "my first C" - it's not as easy as Python, but it's easier than C++, with almost all of the same functionality

loll · 07-03-09

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Originally Posted by chemicalfan

This is a debate that will run on for years, but C++ is complicated. True, it's the language that probably 80% of apps in the world are written on (discounting web-based apps), but unless you've got a real deep understanding of how PCs & OS/kernels work, you could be in an uphill struggle for no reason. With C++, you can pretty much do anything if you've mastered it, but if you're just learning, you won't be able to do anything, and it's overly complicated to do the simplest of tasks.

I've chosen Python for my first language (well, after BASIC, and SQL), and I'm glad I did. It scales very well from the simple "just learning" stuff, up to GUI object-orientated stuff. I'd agree with Java too - it's quite similar in a lot of ways to C++ thanks to .NET and the way that coding in Windows is now blurring the lines (ok, the purists will be building an effigy of me right now!!!). Bottom line - I think start with a simple language, and when you out-grow it (i.e. you can't do what you need to do in it), then move onto to a lower level language like C++.

If you're not worried about cross-platform compatibility (i.e. you don't care if your programs are Windows only), I'd put forward C# as a good first language, if you've got the patience. Think of it as "my first C" - it's not as easy as Python, but it's easier than C++, with almost all of the same functionality

My mouse is having a heart attack... Anyways, I've seen python in linux b4, does it work in linux or am I just touched in the head?

chemicalfan · 07-03-09

It works in all formats, but the interpreter comes built into most linux distrobutions.
You can download it for Windows here

loll · 07-03-09

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Originally Posted by chemicalfan

It works in all formats, but the interpreter comes built into most linux distrobutions.
You can download it for Windows here

In case you don't follow my forums, I am forced to used linux because windows PHALED

chemicalfan · 07-04-09

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Originally Posted by loll

In case you don't follow my forums, I am forced to used linux because windows PHALED

Sorry man, I don't follow - which Linux distro are you on? It's only the really stripped down ones like Arch & Slackware that don't come with Python 2.6 as default (although you can get it through their repositories)

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