Linux Programing language?

[Nefrit]

what is the best, and easiest programing language for linux delevlopment to learn?

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[v0id]

One of the easiest-to-learn languages is Python. It's also heavily supported on most Linux distributions.

[Jordan]

C++ is a great language to learn for Linux. By default you have the gcc compiler free which you can start using right out of the box.

[WingedPanther]

Linux itself is written in C, with a large number of the major components written in either C or C++. Perl and Python are used for a lot of the scripting in Linux, and Java isn't uncommon as well.

[TcM]

Originally Posted by Jordan

C++ is a great language to learn for Linux. By default you have the gcc compiler free which you can start using right out of the box.

All linux OSes come with that?

[John]

If you are interested in basic scripting, use BASH. I have no experience with C/C++ on the linux platform, but Python is savvy, and comes with an excellent GTk wrapper.

[WingedPanther]

GCC is available on all Linux platforms. It is necessary for installing new programs on a regular basis (though not as necessary as it once was).

[G_Morgan]

Originally Posted by TheComputerMaster

All linux OSes come with that?

Most have it in the default install but even on distros like Ubuntu it is trivial to install it (and even Ubuntu has it on the disc).



I'd say that Python is the easiest Linux language to knock out code quickly and has bindings to all the important libraries.

I'd learn C though as well. C is universal in Linux, whatever other language you use there will be the opportunity to link in C code and as a result you usually make code interact with third party code via C.

Take Python. A fine language in itself but if you need break neck performance it is traditional to write key sections in C.

[upredsun]

c is the best!!!!!!!

[bartonski]

C is powerful and fast, but easy, it ain't (you have to allocate your own memory in C, also string manipulation is no fun). Bash has the advantage that anything you can do on the command line, you can do in a bash script.

Perl, Python and Ruby are all reasonably easy to get started in; each has its strengths and weaknesses, and each is more powerful than Bash in its own way.

I would get comfortable in Bash, then move to Perl, Python or Ruby.