What programming language is better to start with?

And in what order would it be better to learn these: C#, Visual Basic, VB.NET, Java... if you know others let me know.


Thank you.

What programming language is better to start with?
I would start with the C programming language.





As for your list. I would start with either Visual Basic or Java, then go to VB.Net and into C#.





I would strongly recommend going from C, to C++, and then to C#.
Reply:I would start off in VB since its a good one for a beginner. the C series is great and really close to java in structure, but to get the fundamentals down I would go with VB first.
Reply:well well, to start with, i would say visual basic ( i started with it, but didn't like it , so its ok, you can move to something else )


im learning java now, but i would suggest to go with C# then java or C++. and finally you continue with what you like the best !


good luck !
Reply:I'm currently learning C++. Its great.





For your list, I would suggest Java since theres more sites to help you with it.
Reply:It doesn't really matter. Most languages these days are C based or basic based, with some exceptions (perl, ruby, etc) Learn a C base language, and you'll quickly pick up most of the others, and basic will look pretty easy too. Java, C, C#, and Objective C are all recommended. I don't personally recommend C++ but for some reason it's a standard, and you might have to learn it - be wary of its pointers, and improper objective orientatedness ;).





Visual Basic is pretty easy to learn, and many things can be done with it, but if you start with it, you may end up with some bad habits which you'll have to unlearn when going to C based languages. If you go from it the other way round, visual basic can be used as a quicker option to code small tasks, and you can use it without picking up bad habits.