I personally started with C++ and branched out into PHP, Vb, HTML, etc. By learning C++ first it made learning every other language much easier because of similar concepts, etc. Good luck with your first language anyway!
I started with Java, and thought it was great. All modern Object Oriented languages are similar, the main difference is the syntax. The concepts are most important, once you know these you can apply them to any OO language.
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Originally posted by ablaye Learn C. That's probably the best programming language to start with.
Next you could learn C++, which would introduce you to object-oriented programming.
I agree. C is the most basic but also very powerful. I started in C++ and don't think that was a bad place to start either. Just try to stay away from object oriented topics until you understand the basics of programming.
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