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[skypower]

Hello there,

I 18 years old studying Computer Science and I am about to start studying some programming langauges.

The University currently teach us Python, which I think it's easy, and it will teach us Java, C and PhP in the future. I will definitelystudy C (can you tell me the differences of it, C# and C++? ). Apart from that I am very interested to Artificial Intelligence(software) and debugging. Can you suggest any languages for that?

Thanks in advance. :bad:

[Orjan]

C is the oldest of C, C++ and C#. C++ is the developed and extended version with object orientation possibilities, and was even called C with Objects at times. C# is a totally different language which is related by syntax to C++ and Java, but it is Microsoft dependent with the .Net platform (even though Mono on *nix is said to work)

C is a very system close language.

With this ahead of you, I suggest you do C first. if you know C, php will go as a dance, and you will know the fundations to start with object orientation in java.

[skypower]

Thanks for help Orjan, any other opinions guys?

[Gemini]

I think C# is the easiest to learn but the possibilities with C++ are endless.

[WingedPanther]

For AI, lisp was very popular for a while, though C++ with the Boost library gives you very similar options.

[DarkLordoftheMonkeys]

AI applications generally use functional programming languages like Lisp or Scheme, and also logic programming languages like Prolog. Python might also be used for AI, though I'm not sure.