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Originally Posted by Saxon  OK here is my take start simple, with something like HTML. The progress onto something more advanced like PHP, then move on to the more advanced languages like C/C++. If you want to be beyond that there is assembly but that is really not something you want to do trust me you will beat yourself over the head with computer trying to learn assembly. |
I disagree.
HTML isn't really programming, and PHP is much too different from C/C++/Java. It uses C style syntax, but then most languages do.
If you're going the webroute, then yes, HTML then PHP. But if you're after desktop programming, just start with C++ or Java. They might be hard at first, but with a few good books you'll pick it up, and then you'll be able to use any language really.
I started programming with PHP, and I find the transition to desktop languages difficult because they are so reliant on OOP (with the exception of C) and PHP is not.