what do you think is the most easiest programming language to learn for the beginners? i think C language is the most easiest language to learn.
All the languages are not hard to learn at all. Only thing is you must learn the concepts in programming like data structures & algorithms, object oriented concepts, etc... C is my preferred language and using it for about 16 years without any problem. Read How to start programming? for some interesting details.
Well C or C++ is actually really basic languages and are really effective. If you learn C or C++ you can learn lots of other languages. The syntax of C is most widely used in other pure and scripting languages. So start with C. Secondly, work on Algo design or Pseudocode. You will be able to interpret Pseudocode to other languages easily.
i think easiest P.L. is HTML, because this has only about 80 tags and you shall use it to make your page. XML is also very simple to learn because this language is also Markup Language.
PHP is the easiest programming language to learn there is no compiler, debugging, memory management, etc. Since it's server side you just need a good web server that has a php interpreter.
rmartish, php is a server side scripting language which is not usually considered as a main programming language. However it is the best when it comes to scripting languages, no doubt bout that. I think we usually refer programming languages as C++, Java, C#, Visual Basic, Delphi, etc... Web programming is a subset of programming with less programming techniques which is not good for learning programming concepts. So for an absolute beginner, it would be better to recommend a language like C++, Java or C# where they can practice concepts like advance data structures & algorithms, Object Oriented Concepts, etc...
I agree with NeoCambell. php is a scripting language. Also php it self is built in C . About HTML, it is easiest but it is again not a language. Not like a programming language.
I've been a programmer for basically all of my life so I thought I'd chime in here. First, you have to distinguish between programming languages and script languages. You write programs with things like C or C# and you write scripts with things like PHP and ASP (classic). Having said that, there's a lot of web-based applications, so its not taking anything away from referring to script languages. I agree with the earlier statement that starting with C is a good choice. Not so much for the language but for the concepts you learn. I started many moons ago with Borland C++. I hated the language (still do) but the OOP concepts and understanding how programs are written has been invaluable. I've always believed that a solid programmer can tell you, "I don't know that language, but teach me how to declare variables, write conditionals and create loops and I'll understand it". If you have a foundation with C, you can easily work with C++, Java, C#, etc. Finally, I know you *nix guys are going to hate this, but I'd recommend learning C# as your primary language. You can get the tools for free and you can create a VERY large array of programs and web sites with it. MS has really done a great job of creating a set of tools for all kinds of application development.
I actually think C is slightly on the difficult side. Especially if you mainly refer to networking (ex.: sockets) or process handling (forking). Easiest ones for me were Python, VB, Java.
I'm going to have to say C# is the EASIEST language to actually learn. Syntax: The syntax used in C# is incredibly easy to understand (like Java). Everything is neat and organized, and extremely easy to comprehend what's going on. Functionality: C# has almost all of the functionality of C++, but is as easy to understand as Java. It's the best in my personal opinion.