Ok by device driver u mean controlling external devices through signals from my computer right? Because that is mainly what i am interested in.

Hello all Ok i'm new to programming so plz bear with me. I've learned matlab and for a while i've been using it but the problem is that its kinda limitted to engineering applications. So now i wanna learn another programming language but i dunno where to start. I need a good source to understand what makes java special than C++ or visual basic for example, and how are other languages different from each other. Can anyone help