which language to start with

Amar Chaudhary

hi my dad shown interest in learning programming :-D i am currently teaching him basic fundamentals of computers i asked my teacher he suggested c# for starting with what do you suggest :):) his background wrestler / wrestling coach / hobbyist electronic engineer / done masters in llb(law) ma(economics) ma(english) / retired airmen / in air force he was selected in metallurgical dept. then after some time he joined sports division / currently doing his own bussiness he works on a software build by me in ms access he learned using internet recently (for finding a better match for me :-O)

it is good to be important but it is more important to be good

Paul Conrad

C/C++/C#, don't have him waste time with PE :rolleyes:

If you try to write that in English, I might be able to understand more than a fraction of it. - Guffa

Amar Chaudhary

PaulC1972 wrote:

C/C++/C#

yes these are the one i prefer ( exactly ) but i need to select one :confused:

It is Good to be Important but! it is more Important to be Good [My Question]

Clickok

C# is a good start, because he will can follow to c++, java, or a lot of another "curly-like" languages

Jesus is Love! Tell to someone! :badger:

Paul Conrad

Amar Chaudhary wrote:

i need to select one

Since you posted in small font that your dad has worked with MS Access, C# might be the way to go. He could pick up on C/C++ later on if he wants to expand his skill sets.

If you try to write that in English, I might be able to understand more than a fraction of it. - Guffa

ToddHileHoffer

It really depends what his interest is. If he wants to program video games or if he is into Linux or Macintosh the C++. If he is a windows user then C#. For what it is worth, I have been employeed as a programmer now for 5 years and all I do is C#, VB.Net, ASP.Net and SQL.

how vital enterprise application are for proactive organizations leveraging collective synergy to think outside the box and formulate their key objectives into a win-win game plan with a quality-driven approach that focuses on empowering key players to drive-up their core competencies and increase expectations with an all-around initiative to drive up the bottom-line. But of course, that's all a "high level" overview of things --thedailywtf 3/21/06

Nish Nishant

PaulC1972 wrote:

waste time with PE

Why not? Even .NET executables are generated as PE basically, right?

Regards, Nish

Nish’s thoughts on MFC, C++/CLI and .NET (my blog)
Currently working on C++/CLI in Action for Manning Publications. (*Sample chapter available online*)

Paul Conrad

Nishant Sivakumar wrote:

Why not? Even .NET executables are generated as PE basically, right?

Yes, but I was meaning "Plain English" :rolleyes:

If you try to write that in English, I might be able to understand more than a fraction of it. - Guffa

Matt Gerrans

I think by PE he meant "Plain English," in anticipation of a certain evangelist who will likely chime in with a long rant about how his dad should join a cult and refuse to program in anything but his native tongue. By the way, .NET compiles to IL, which isn't the same as PE.

Matt Gerrans

Amar Chaudhary

i think he knew that :)

it is good to be important but it is more important to be good

realJSOP

Pascal - it will teach him procedural programming in a strongly typed language. It's a good basis from which to learn C++ and then C#.

"Why don't you tie a kerosene-soaked rag around your ankles so the ants won't climb up and eat your candy ass..." - Dale Earnhardt, 1997
-----
"...the staggering layers of obscenity in your statement make it a work of art on so many levels." - Jason Jystad, 10/26/2001

Paul Conrad

Matt Gerrans wrote:

I think by PE he meant "Plain English," in anticipation of a certain evangelist who will likely chime in with a long rant about how his dad should join a cult and refuse to program in anything but his native tongue.

Yes :-D I am hoping my post will summon The Grand Troll for some entertainment :laugh:

If you try to write that in English, I might be able to understand more than a fraction of it. - Guffa

PIEBALDconsult

C#, no question.

Amar Chaudhary

PaulC1972 wrote:

The Grand Troll

LOL

it is good to be important but it is more important to be good

Rajesh R Subramanian

Amar Chaudhary wrote:

i think he knew that

Nish was talking about PE (Portable Executable) format I think.

Nobody can give you wiser advice than yourself. - Cicero

Shog9 0

Javascript. Or Forth. If you can manage to dig up a Forth environment and a copy of Leo Brodie's "Starting Forth". Brilliant beginner's book. :cool:

---- I just want you to be happy; That's my only little wish...

Amar Chaudhary

AFAIK he knew both terms and mingled them to produce some humor :)

it is good to be important but it is more important to be good

Ashish Derhgawen

C# or Visual Basic. Both are good. Visual Basic is more close to normal English..but learning C# will probably make C++ and Java easier to learn. :)

Time flies like an arrow; Fruit flies like a banana. Ashish Derhgawen - http://ashishrd.blogspot.com[^]

Paul Conrad

Amar Chaudhary wrote:

AFAIK he knew both terms and mingled them to produce some humor

I think so. It goes to show PE is ambiguous and how could the "PE" compiler compile it. It wouldn't know if we were talking about Portable Executable or Plain English. This leads to non-deterministic compiling and headache :)

If you try to write that in English, I might be able to understand more than a fraction of it. - Guffa

Amar Chaudhary

are you talking about this[^]

it is good to be important but it is more important to be good