The best programming Language to Learn?

not all of those can even be called programming languages - MS SQL is a software tool, and Javascript is, as its name says, a script and not a real language. for a real CS education, C/C++ or Java are good choices. however, if you later want to work on the web, PHP/MySQL is much more helpful.

 

The only difference between other languages and a scripting language is the scripting language is not compiled. Otherwise, there is no difference and javascript is very much a programming language.

 

that's not the only difference in this case. Javascript has numerous deficiencies compared to full-scale languages like Java. in particular, it has very poor error/exception handling and debugging it is a pain, which makes developing anything large with it rather a bad idea. moreover, its implementations can be buggy and unstable. it lacks decent libraries for doing even semi-complex tasks (although with the advent of jQuery this has been somewhat mitigated). anyhow, in short - it's not a language for doing any serious standalone projects. its best used on the client side of AJAX - not to say that it isn't important - but beginners should certainly not begin learning with JScript.

 

None of that nullifies the fact that JavaScript is a real programming language.

You'll find that to be less and less true as time goes on. In fact, I question whether that is true at all even today.

Don't be confused. JScript is Microsoft's implementation of JavaScript and it works only on Windows and in IE. It does not work the same as JavaScript.

 

I've been working for more than three years in the IT industry - Software Engineering to be specific.
Almost all of our projects are done in Java.

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What's this bullshit? Of course Javascript is a "real" programming language. Like DrHoward said, it's just interpreted instead of compiled.

Using the word "AJAX" is so annoying... it's Javascript, dammit, just with http request capabilities, which is now a core tenet so it's nothing new.

What's with the love of Java? C# is superior (within Windows) if you're going to go down that path.

 

If you want to join programming side you must learn first c and c++ it give you the basics of programming then next your choice like PHP,ASP.NET or any other language.
Thank you.

 

I'm not sure whether I agree you should first learn C/C++, they're hard languages. While it may help in the long run it won't give confidence to new programmers. I'd recommend something flexible and forgiving like PHP.

 

this is what I did. Started with PHP and when I understood what whole programming is about changed my focus to C++.

 

For web development, learn HTML, CSS, PHP, and Javascript... then possibly Flash. (haha)

 

if you want to earn with your language knowledge, now, better to learn the Objective C for creation IPhone/IPad applications

 

I think the best ones there is number #1 and #5. I would go for #5 PHP and MySQL

 

This is what I was thinking. PHP is a strong option, and I'm also interested in learning about it more so PHP seemed to stand out quite a bit to me.

 

It depends of your objectives, What is what you want to do? I mean if you want to make money programming C,C++ and Java are definitely your best options, if you want to make webpages javascript, VB Java and PHP.
If you are just starting and learning to make programs javascript or C will give you a good foundation.

 

if you like to build anything electronic, program microchips, logic levels, design prototypes, program anything to work usb or even wireless. then go for C.
If you can master C, then everything else will be alot easier. im not saying easy, but easier to learn and understand the logic program.

If you can program a microchip then im pretty sure you can handle other programming languages.

 

It depends a lot on what are your goals. If you want to be a programmer web oriented, you should learn Javascript and/or PHP MySQL, they're vital for your programming knowledge if you want to operate on the web.
I don't know you but if you don't know them already, you should add to your knowledge even markup languages as XHTML and CSS.

 

Definitely go for C. If you get the hang of C then everything else on the list will become very easy for you to learn after.

 

learning python and bash scripting is i think a lot better.

 

For me, there is no exact answers because every type of programming language listed has its own features that can outwit the others. Your mastery can also matter. You can do PHP-like attributes using other version if you have excellent mastery on it. Each also has its own specific use...

But based on experience, i love PHP.

 

C++ and java make you a good software engineer but i like php and mysql along with javascript/ajax.