Samael, Don't worry too much about which language you're starting with. With that said, Python is a good place to start. Lower level languages like C and C++ are going to force you to deal with things like types and memory management that you don't really need to worry about when you're starting out programming. One thing I'd suggest looking into is Project Euler. It provides a great set of computation problems to work through, and you can do it in any language you like. Having real programming problems to work on helps because you're not paying as much attention to the language as you are figuring out how to solve the problem at hand. http://projecteuler.net/ Good luck. -Erik On Sat, Feb 26, 2011 at 3:42 PM, Samael <samael.anon at gmail.com> wrote: > i threw python idle on my puter again. going to start there. this is the > best description i have seen. i bought learn java in 21 days about 7 years > ago. i didn't quite stick that one out. bye bye 50 bucks. appreciate the > insight on c++. i intend on learning c++, java, and perl eventually as i > see they are in the curriculum for the u of m's comp science degree. > > On Thu, Feb 24, 2011 at 6:47 PM, <jeremy at lizakowski.com> wrote: >> >> >i am in conflict about c c++ or java. no languages >> > taught yet. still starting out. >> >> languages: its easiest to start with a language that is flexible. php, >> ruby, python, and javascript are decent choices. you can be writing >> programs in minutes. >> >> Java is great to know, but usually better suited for big or well-defined >> projects. Very formal and organized. Used for android mobile development. >> >> C++ is low level, and better suited for things close to hardware (writing >> hardware drivers etc). It can be remarkably difficult to debug. >> >> There's also the newer languages, like erlang, scala, etc. There's always >> something new to learn. >> >> Jeremy >> >> >> >> Sent from my Verizon Wireless BlackBerry >> >> -----Original Message----- >> From: Samael <samael.anon at gmail.com> >> Sender: tclug-list-bounces at mn-linux.org >> Date: Thu, 24 Feb 2011 14:22:10 >> To: TCLUG Mailing List<tclug-list at mn-linux.org> >> Reply-To: TCLUG Mailing List <tclug-list at mn-linux.org> >> Subject: Re: [tclug-list] mac >> >> _______________________________________________ >> TCLUG Mailing List - Minneapolis/St. Paul, Minnesota >> tclug-list at mn-linux.org >> http://mailman.mn-linux.org/mailman/listinfo/tclug-list >> >> _______________________________________________ >> TCLUG Mailing List - Minneapolis/St. Paul, Minnesota >> tclug-list at mn-linux.org >> http://mailman.mn-linux.org/mailman/listinfo/tclug-list > > > _______________________________________________ > TCLUG Mailing List - Minneapolis/St. Paul, Minnesota > tclug-list at mn-linux.org > http://mailman.mn-linux.org/mailman/listinfo/tclug-list > > -- Erik K. Mitchell -- Web Developer erik.mitchell at gmail.com erik at ekmitchell.com http://ekmitchell.com/