HELP! Must choose language!

[William Park]

Chewdip20 <chewdip20 at aol.com> wrote:
> Hello, everyone, I am a 9th grade student, who is very interested in

Not too late.  In fact, it's a bit early.

> learning programming. I realize I waited too long to begin, as many
> have started in earlier grades, but I am determined to learn
> something. But that is where it stops. I have no idea what programming
> language to learn. This, for me, as a beginner, is incredibly
> frustrating and I keep questioning myself. WHAT is the best language
> to learn, in your unbiased opinion, for a complete beginner to
> programming? I have seriously considered C( I even bought and started

History of language evolved from C to Python.  But, for learning, you
can go backward.  But, no matter what, you should know both C and
Python.

> on a book about it), Python(my original choice, however, teachers
> deterred me from it), C++(instead of C, supposedly quicker to get
> into), as well as some form of BASIC. But I, in all seriousness, am
> running out of time. I get back to school the week after next, and I
> want to have some intermediate knowledge of a language by then. I get
> little time to do anything I want after school, and thus my chances to
> further my knowledge of a language would be severly limited to
> weekends, which are also packed for me. Basically, everyone, I need a
> language, I need it fast.  Also, I have heard C and C++ are rough to
> start with. Any truth to this?

C++ takes years.  But, you can pick up C or Python in one week, and be
comfortable in one month.

Your choice, however, would depend on whatever language that is used in
your computer course.

> 
> I have heard from several sources how helpful this newsgroup is, so I
> came here for you guys' experience. Thanks for any help,

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William Park, Open Geometry Consulting, <opengeometry at yahoo.ca>
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