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    I'd like to start learning programming, which language should I start with for a beginner like me? neothematrix

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      I'd like to start learning programming, which language should I start with for a beginner like me? neothematrix

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      I doubt this was the right place to post this question - but I would say Visual Basic or C# would be the easiest to learn. Java would also be good to learn as it is multi-platform. If you want to fully understand computing languages though, learn C++ (or C). Its a more difficult language, but much more powerful, and if you can understand that language, other languages like VB and Java will make more sense. I started off learning VB6 and while I learned that quickly, when I started trying to learn C I was really confused!

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        I doubt this was the right place to post this question - but I would say Visual Basic or C# would be the easiest to learn. Java would also be good to learn as it is multi-platform. If you want to fully understand computing languages though, learn C++ (or C). Its a more difficult language, but much more powerful, and if you can understand that language, other languages like VB and Java will make more sense. I started off learning VB6 and while I learned that quickly, when I started trying to learn C I was really confused!

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        Thank you. What do you think about Visual Basic Express Edition vs Visual Basic 6.0?

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          Thank you. What do you think about Visual Basic Express Edition vs Visual Basic 6.0?

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          don't do VB6, it is ancient and obsolete. Choose: - C# or Java for high-end applications (GUI apps, console apps, server apps, ...); - C or C++ for low-level and system-oriented stuff (e.g. Windows drivers); - whatever is required, if you choose a specific platform (e.g. Objective C for iPhone); - VB.NET if you must. If a Windows PC is your first environment, I strongly suggest you start with C# (the basic stuff, i.e. up to C# 2.0; no need to go 3.0). And yes, all Visual Studio Express Editions are fine for starters. :)

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            don't do VB6, it is ancient and obsolete. Choose: - C# or Java for high-end applications (GUI apps, console apps, server apps, ...); - C or C++ for low-level and system-oriented stuff (e.g. Windows drivers); - whatever is required, if you choose a specific platform (e.g. Objective C for iPhone); - VB.NET if you must. If a Windows PC is your first environment, I strongly suggest you start with C# (the basic stuff, i.e. up to C# 2.0; no need to go 3.0). And yes, all Visual Studio Express Editions are fine for starters. :)

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            Very good. I thank you very much for the suggestions, let me get started. I'll keep posting. neothematrix

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              Very good. I thank you very much for the suggestions, let me get started. I'll keep posting. neothematrix

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              C# is definitely a good one to learn on if you are working on a Windows PC. You can download Visual C# 2008 Expression edition from Microsoft's web site.

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