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[mstud]

About a year ago, I discovered I like using codes... (When I started needing some code-writing to express maths in forums and in programs which should do calculations for me...)

Have thought of starting with some programming ever since, thought making an account here might be a step in that direction...

Earlier I've only written some short macros and similar...

Not sure if I want to start with Web-related or Object-oriented programming though.

I think I stand between Javascript+PHP if i decide web, Python as an intermediate solution, or C++/JAVA on the other hand.

I think I can't start programming till I have decided :wink:

Any good suggestions ?

[WingedPanther]

Any are good options. It's just a matter of picking one and going for it.

[mstud]

WingedPanther said:

Any are good options. It's just a matter of picking one and going for it.

That's what I felt like too, thanks for confirming... I'll soon pick the one who's going to be the first language of my list ;)

[fread]

Welcome to codecall, mstud!. What about procedural languages?

[anjelo]

wellcome to codecall

[mstud]

Thanks for the warm welcome, everybody!

fread said:

Welcome to codecall, mstud!. What about procedural languages?

Procedural languages... Might be a good suggestion :)

However, I'm starting to get a bit confused about languages I am told are for example project-oriented and procedural. Can they be used for both?

I also see that some things I've already tried lies in the procedural cathegory, e.g. R, and some which I might be needing in the future, such as MATLAB or Mathematica. Might thus be good to learn something with similarities to what I have seen before.

After studying the list of languages, I think maybe I'll start with C++, or something similar (My OS is Windows). What is the difference of C# and the other Cs? In the list I read, it was not considered procedural, is that correct?

Applications seems like an interesting thing to start making, that's my main thought now. :)

I've downloaded Microsoft Visual C++ 2010 Express and Visual C# 2010 Express. Will start with the first one, I think. I'll try to get started soon :)

Will I need more to get started? (Beside tutorials and similar)

Edited by mstud, 19 January 2012 - 02:32 AM.

[fread]

C++ is a good choice, b/c you can write object oriented code and procedural code easily in that language, it is very popular, documentation is good, and ofcourse the guys here love C++. Ofcourse there are many others but C++ would get my vote between the two.
C#, I believe is built to work on the .net framework, which means you would more or less use it on a windows platform. This should not be a problem for you since your O.S is windows.
You can write procedural code in almost any language, but I believe C# was built to be used as an Object Oriented Programming Language.
Maybe a couple of good C++/C# text will offer a structured course for learning.

[mstud]

Thanks a lot!

Now I know enough to get started...

[TheCompBoy]

Welcome to CodeCall!