Guide to Programming Languages: Beginner's Path

[Compengg]

Guide me !

hi frnds,
i am doing my computer science engineering in India and i am in 1st year.I am interested to learn some languages as i am interested in programming.Can u people please guide me .

 

[noblegas]

What languages are you interested in learning?

 

[Compengg]

What languages are you interested in learning?

as i am in 1st year only C nd C++ are the languages i am known and i am inetrested in and some of my friends have suggested me to do java??what about it

 

[story645]

as i am in 1st year only C nd C++ are the languages i am known and i am inetrested in and some of my friends have suggested me to do java??what about it

It'd be practical to learn 'cause it's one of the most used languages in industry (as is COBOL, but nobody teaches that anymore), and it's interesting. Basic Java has very similar syntax to C++ and a lot of the same rules, but it's much more strongly object oriented, so if you don't understand OOP (object oriented programming) you've got to wrap your head around it while learning java to be good at it. After you learn the basics, Java gets tricky. More complex Java is full of templates and libraries and you've got to get really good at using both.

 

[Compengg]

It'd be practical to learn 'cause it's one of the most used languages in industry (as is COBOL, but nobody teaches that anymore), and it's interesting. Basic Java has very similar syntax to C++ and a lot of the same rules, but it's much more strongly object oriented, so if you don't understand OOP (object oriented programming) you've got to wrap your head around it while learning java to be good at it. After you learn the basics, Java gets tricky. More complex Java is full of templates and libraries and you've got to get really good at using both.

ok then shall i proceed with my friends suggestions??

 

[story645]

ok then shall i proceed with my friends suggestions??

Only if you're actually interested in the language.

 

[Compengg]

Only if you're actually interested in the language.

Hmm thanks for ur needful replies thanks friend