Best Programming language? Fastest?

Hello. I am a html, css, type of guy... I am planning on studying a programming language soon..... I have read, that open-source, PHP, is the most commonly used programming language... But I wanna know what you guys think is the BEST..... PHP, ColdFusion, ASP, Perl, Python, Ruby, Java

 

Im a bit of a evangalist when it comes to asp.net using c# but that is just my preference. When you develop software you need to ask yourself, What are you developing? what is the industry? What is the due date? What is the plateform? for example, I love asp.net using c# becuase I do web development and it allows me to develop rich applications extemely quickly,... plus i really love the IDE

If you prefer to take the open source road then go with Java.

btw, I didnt vote in the poll becuase it lists asp and not asp.net, the two are completly different.

 

if you are very new to this , i would suggest you start with Visual Basic it really make programming in a visual way otherwise php is powerful and easy to learn

 

php is popular, usefull & powerfull - the most easier to learn
java is the 2nd prefered

 

the most easier to learn language is PHP

 

C++ is the fastest of listed ones . But from list , Java is the fastest of all otheres. why people vote for PHP ?

Yeah , it's easy to learn , but that's not the real programming language .

 

Then you heard wrong. Java is but PHP is more used than all the others you show.

The best one is the one you can wrap your head around or the one you already know. ASP, btw, is NOT a programming language.

I would ignore anything from Microsoft. Java may be too high level for you. ColdFusion is too proprietary. Perl is too twisted. That leaves PHP, Python and Ruby. Whichever one you pick, it's the right one.

 

You said you're into HTML/CSS. Then the languages that I can recommend you are web scripting languages such as PHP, Python, Ruby. PHP is the easiest.

 

learn PHP dude.. it's everywhere... and if u good.. u will get any freelance job instantly

 

I started with PHP and now learning JS, both of them are easy to learn and a great asset if you really want to become a web developer from a web designer.

 

Ok. I do intend on taking 2 Web Developement (mainly php) certifications at NYU this septermber.... I have learned HTML/CSS via Quackit.com, W3schools.com, and and somewhat from Htmltutorial.com...... I tried learning php via quackit and w3schools, but it seems much harder to learn this via the internet.... Or atleast via these sites.... The 2 certification programs will total $800, which I really dont want to pay, considering I already owe about $30,000 to school.....

So does anyone have any recommendations on where I should go, what I should download, or buy to Learn PHP? and Javascript......

 

I think Java is the best for you but its small difficult to learn but i think you can done this

 

Java,c++ are strong programming languages where we can build a stand alone applications..php(hyper text preprocessor) is the easiest language any one can get rid of it to become a web developers..the whole world is marching towards towards the cms(content management system) which is built using php..The popular cms is joomla,i strongly believe and trust with it..

 

PHP and Java are a good combination to cover server and client side programming for online apps.

C# for Windows Applications

 

I like python very much

 

PHP > ASP > ?
i like php.

 

as for me it's php because i like it =) and very long write on it.

 

Well i say a couple, PHP is a Scripting by The Way, but perl,java and php. there the bomb

 

I know that is a scripting. Also i like perl (it powerfull language for a unix console) and bash =)

 

PHP is the "engine" of your website, but in order to create a website, you shouldn't rely only on this language and you'll have to use HTML, CSS (which you already know), and JavaScript will help you a lot.