Which is the best programming language to get start?

For web development I'm gona say PHP and CSS. It is really easy to learn and there are is a huge amount of example code all over the internet. ASP.NET does not seem to have as many examples.

I would also recommend looking into using Drupal because it has a huge community and it allows you to build sites without touching any PHP code. Most of the time the theme is the only thing you need to create or alter because there are so many modules available which you can use.

PHP is a pretty loose language though. Some people seem to think it is better to learn a statically typed language such as Java first, or even a relatively low-level language such as C, since it will give you a better idea of how the machine itself operates.

I personally think it doesn't really matter, however. The most important thing is that you get SOME sort of experience, and get to understand basic principals, which are shared by all programming languages.

HTML, HTML5, XML etc... are markup languages.
They are only for layout.

CSS is for defining how your markup will be presented.

If you want to program an actual application that does something, processed data, it will require a actual programming language to do it. Whether it be PHP, Java, ASP, Perl, what ever you fancy.

Depends what you want to build.

Websites, php is good.

I really like the O'Reilly publishing company whenever i want to learn something new. If they have a book on what you want to learn, get it.

Learning PHP 5 - O'Reilly Media

I would say start with visual basic then move to vb.net asp.net is a derivitive ov visual basicn. It is pretty easy to learn. In couple of weeks you can literaly design application using twitter API and display all kind of data. Just my 2 cents

For web development I'm gona say php. It is really easy to learn and there are is a huge amount of example code all over the internet.

You are not likely to get a single definite answer here. We all have our favourite programming languages, that means the response will reflect that.

I would however, suggest you check out Python - great language, huge community and much easier to learn.

Good luck.

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I'm at a loss with this C first then PHP if you learn one you have learned the other. I did my learning with C back in the beginning. Used a little product known as TurboC by a nonexistant little company known as Borland. I started using PHP just so I could make my container seperate from the page itself. That way I could change the look and feel of the website without having to edit 20 different pages. Then I decided to start looking at some of those PHP scripts and realized PHP is C. That made my programming really take off.

If you are coding websites learn the C/PHP. It is going to serve you better than any of the other for computers and the net.

Martin

I'd say start with HTML, CSS and continue with PHP. Search for my blog: "the ninja of web", you'll find some useful resources there.

I would recommend PHP with MySQL as a second step to the starting/learning process as those 2 are easy to learn, very powerful languages and extremely well documented online.

I wish you the best on your endeavors and hope I was of help.

C is the only language which can help you to learn any programming language and help you to implement logic for any language.

Start with C, then you can immediately learn objective-c where you can do amazing things like iphone apps

What do you want to program ? Games, Programs, sites ?

I'd start with PHP (so I did ). If you want to be a web-programmer for yourself it's enough to know PHP + SQL together with layout languages like html and css. You can also try to learn Java Script.

If you're purely going to do dynamic web page type stuff then I would learn PHP as that's whats most widely/easily used on webhosting.

I you really want to learn how to write software then I would go Java or C#. I'm biased towards Java as thats what I done for the last ten years, and the tools like Eclipse are exceptional and make it a lot easier to learn, as it tell you what you are doing wrong a lot.

In terms of web development, assuming you already know HTML, I'd say PHP. In terms of actual programming, a good place to start is either Pascal or Java.

I'd start with HTML and CSS. Then I'd move onto PHP. I personally prefer Ruby but it's not as easy to pickup the web site (Ruby on Rails) if you're not familiar with the model-view-controller paradigm and know SQL well.

i really recommend PHP for ones who already started on 1 or 2 language, however for a beginner i would suggest Java, and for experts Python, i found python extremely difficult

PHP is great, HTML essential, CSS useful, Javascript optional.

According to me PHP is best to start. PHP is Hypertext Preprocessor, is a scripting language used for web development. PHP is a widely-used open source general-purpose scripting language.

My favorite Programming Language are below list

Asp.net
Php
Java
Joomla
C++

Please note, I am a software developer.

I see this question often and give different replies in different situations. For this I will consider scripting languages as a "programming language", though often they are not.

If your objective is to get in to web development, PHP is an excellent language to learn first. It is a more structured language that is used quite frequently in development.

Please understand that HTML/CSS are not programming languages. I saw someone mention CSS above and a bit of horror stirred up inside me. HTML, as the name expresses, is a markup language. This is much different. There is no use of logical flow allowed within HTML by itself.

Javascript is a terrible first language. I understand that a lot of people wish to learn this first because it's used quite a bit on the web. Unfortunately Javascript has a way of teaching very poor "coding practice". It is like saying you will not learn proper manners. If you transition from Javascript to any other language, it will likely be difficult as Javascript is very relaxed about some "rules" of programming as well as syntax.

If you're going to look in to being an actual software developer, I suggest either C++ or Java as they will give you an introduction to both software development and object oriented workings. Learning to work with objects is quite powerful but requires a bit more effort than working with scripting languages such as JS/PHP.

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depends on WHY you want to learn it?

As you're posting it to WF I'm guessing you might be wanting it for online projects.

So pick PHP (the most popular) or Ruby on Rails (in my opinion a vastly better and easier to learn language).

also what wayfarer and Joseph Wilcox said is so true, HTML and CSS is not a programming language!

(however that doesn't mean they're not important to learn if you wish to create websites, indeed they are very very useful to know! Just like English is very useful to know even though it isn't a programming language either)

I suggest you should study the C++ or C# I also recommends java but I don't really like java because of slow loading and big usage of memory but java is a very powerful language.

that depends on what you want to develop...if that's a website then php/asp.net would be nice...otherwise for desktop application C#/vb.net/java are good.

try HTML and VB or u can try QB for the very basic one.

For programming

C++
is the best and initial
but for desinginh

PHP is best

I think we should prefer C first........

To learn programming language for starting then prefer C language.Because it will help you to learn the logic in a simple way.It will be the best start to learn programming.

for newbies, I recommend to learn first HTML. it's the basic. After than learn PHP, CSS, and then C++.

for goodness sake, stop referring to either CSS or HTML as a programming language!!

I suggest you to learn PHP because it is the most common language use in creating web pages.

Depends on the direction of career choice and your capability to do that, I think PHP is good and on other side the C# and java is best.

Basic programming language is C.. If we know about this we can manage other programming languages..

Now a days there are lots of programming languages available in the market. But as a programmer, PHP is the best to get start.

Jave is the best but I think its little hard to learn. So I am going to PHP that its very easy and the best programming language to get start.

I believe the best way to go is html=>CSS=>Javascript=>PHP

I'd recommend you start learning Java as a programming language, and HTML/CSS for making websites. Why? Because you can use Google AppEngine to host your apps! Nobody's mentioned Google AppEngine until now, which is a little surprising. One of my websites is built on top of that, and that's 100% free hosting on Google servers. The downside is that you can't use Wordpress, but there are other good CMS engines that you can use.

So all you need to do is learn Java, JSP and basic HTML/CSS.

C language is a gate way to C++,C#,java, php, flash action scripting and etc

I love C sharp, but Im coding with PHP )

PHP? pffff.. :p

Learning PHP is a good idea because it's so ubiquitous.

However, that doesn't mean it's that great. IMO Ruby on Rails is where it's at if you'd like to start with web programming. This was a framework developed by one of the guys at 37 Signals to easily facilitate web application development (it's what Basecamp is programmed with).

I would say start with Visual Basic and then move to vb.net asp.net is a visual basic derivative on. It is very easy to learn. Within weeks, you literally can design applications using the Twitter API and display all data types. Just my 2 cents

My suggestion is C or Php.

C# by far

html -> css -> ruby on rails -> javascript = power

C, C++ and then PHP will be the Best Start for you. Its all about the concepts that you understand. Most of the concepts are same in many languages but the syntax and programming way will vary. In some languages you will some new concepts that you not find in another and vice versa.

to me C/C++ since those programing language are the basis of many programing language.

My suggestion is HTML or PHP.

My vote is for python. It is very easy to learn, has great libraries, encourages Object Oriented development and avoids the curly brace cross eyed brain numbing distress that other languages can give you (replaced with space delimited cross eyed brain numbing distress).

My backup vote is for php of course, php is a fun language.

If he/she is a fast learner. PHP is the best programming to get started. PHP is the most popular now a days and there's so many tutorial on the internet how to use PHP.

Java or C is a good place to start learning programming.

In my own opinion, you can use PHP or any CMS like Joomla and Drupal

It's depending on what you want to do but just for the basic understanding I would choose C.

HTML, HTML5, XML, CSS, C++ all of them is best for programming language.But it all depends on what you are really wanting to.

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For website look and feel - go with php and css
For performance and scaling - go with java and css

HTML or PHP.....both are good to make a good base..

my vote is html5 and css.
initially html5 is not hard, and css can be tricky but the basics are easy.

the real beauty of html5 is all the new stuff, which is complicated, but it is the future of the internet.
i would guess that within a year, you will be able to achieve 95% of what a standalone program can do.

my first languange c++, from that i learn about object oriented programming, you should try it.

i don't know if i have to repeat this quote but i think i will
Markup language is not programming language

My suggestion is Php.

Hope this post might help you!!!

If you want to start programming, You must start with C language. C is basic of all programming language. If your basic fundamental of clear about C language, You can easily learn any programming language.

For web go for HTML
For application development, go for C - ever young language.