WCSFYI: I have been tweaking and learning with Python recently.
Python or Java?
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Disregard
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FYI: I have been tweaking and learning with Python recently. | ||
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Malongo
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EsX_Raptor
United States2790 Posts
I've programmed in both and i find it to be the most comfortable out of the two. (im a junior CS major if youre wondering) | ||
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messengerASL
United States109 Posts
On average, a college student changes majors 3-4 times during his academic stint. There's scripters and there's compiled language programmers. If you choose one route, it tends to shape your preference later in life, so choose carefully. People in industry tend to "not" have high opinions of scripters. And scripters tend to think compiled language programmers complicate things. All of these points are moot, if you're luke-warm (not excited) about computer science. Try business or some other majors. Try to find the major that will interest you. | ||
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caelym
United States3936 Posts
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Jonoman92
United States8416 Posts
-I think that's good advice btw. I'd go with Java but I've never actually used Python sooo yea. | ||
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thunk
United States6233 Posts
Never heard of Java. Hasn't ever been used in any major league, has it? Probably suffers from some major imbalances and it falls of the normal gamer's knowledge. | ||
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thunk
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EsX_Raptor
United States2790 Posts
way better than those two  | ||
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ZeroCartin
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SpiritoftheTunA
United States6008 Posts
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imDerek
United States1944 Posts
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Mastermind
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IzzyCraft
United States4487 Posts
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Divinek
Canada4043 Posts
Also java gives you much clearer error messages, even if its lack of multiple inheritence is lame | ||
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JakNcoke
United States2 Posts
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benjammin
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shmay
United States1091 Posts
http://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=428095 python or ruby seems the best just to learn the basics. i personally recommend http://pine.fm/LearnToProgram/ (ruby). python and ruby are both very good for web development, if you're into that, and a great for general scripting once you have the basics down, id say learn java and build apps for Android (and possibly make some money doing that, eventually) | ||
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Llamaz
Australia90 Posts
Java > Python if you have more experiance...but C++ > java. I have no idea how comfortable you are with programming, but if you've done a bit before, I reccommend you learn basic C++ first (a week at most, probably less) then learn from http://lazyfoo.net/SDL_tutorials/index.php (SDL = graphics library). It exemplifies why object oriented programming is soo much easier, and develops good programming habits. C++/Java are more useful to learn than Python. So to conclude, if you are already familiar with an outline, or structure of programming languages, then choose C++/Java (C++ > Java. If you can learn Java you can learn C++), but if you are just starting programming choose python (easier, cleaner). With that said, I suggest you don't take advice from ANYONE in this forum, including me. Go to a programming forum. People giving advice to you here probably haven't even tried to learn a programming language. | ||
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Slithe
United States965 Posts
On April 01 2009 15:20 IzzyCraft wrote: Java/C++ is a very common first languages to learn. python is fun to know but consider something like PHP FORTRAN etc Umm... why FORTRAN? | ||
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