10-29-2016, 07:22 PM
(10-29-2016, 01:54 PM)MarkHaysHarris777 Wrote: Thanks for the invite, Pete. This question comes up all the time, and I have learned to stay out of 'em because all too often the OP is not sincere, ( no prejudice here ) and the whole thing boils down into my language is better than yours!
No problem Mark. It all comes down to preference... some people like C++ (including me... that is where I do most of my coding)... others like Python... Java... Pascal is still around... and other strange people still like LISP and COBOL.
As a beginning/learning recommendation though, you can't not recommend python, since it is so ubiquitous, and there is such much info about it. And since it is an interpreted language, rather than compiled language, you don't have to wait to see what the code does - you just run it for instant gratification (or instant fail!). And if you decide you just can't stand it/don't get it, just move on and try something else like Java/C++... just because it works (makes sense) for me... doesn't mean it works for you!
And I think someone has been watching too much Star Wars of late! :-P
