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Ok. I've got a problem. I've got an idea. I need to program something to help me do it. I do not want to share this idea (sorry), but I don't want it leaked/to get saturated.

So I am going to learn to program, so I can start making programs of my own, instead of buying/steal others work. If you could pick the best programming language to learn/use, what would it be?

I need to code applications. I would love to be able to run them on linux. I want to free myself from windows eventually.
 
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I'd start with PHP because its pretty easy and widely used.
 
Forgive my noobiness, but are you able to code desktop applications with PHP?
Also: Why would PHP be a good language? (just trying to figure all this out, thank you though)
 
Php so that you can modify wordpress and make plugins to automate blogs and make awesome autoblogs
 
Firstly you need to decide what you want your program to do before you can choose
the best language to code it in not the other way round. Prsonally I would go C#, C, C++,
VB, Delphi and then python.
.Net too thanks for the reminder Wiz.
 
So if I chose to learn c++ for desktop apps, and php for server apps, would that be a good choice?
 
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But then I would probably shoot myself because I'd actually understand.
 
skylark516 said:
Ok. I've got a problem. I've got an idea. I need to program something to help me do it. I do not want to share this idea (sorry), but I don't want it leaked/to get saturated.

So I am going to learn to program, so I can start making programs of my own, instead of buying/steal others work. If you could pick the best programming language to learn/use, what would it be?

I need to code applications. I would love to be able to run them on linux. I want to free myself from windows eventually.
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For my personal choice, use Java or Python for designing database-oriented application; C and C++ if you want to create utilities and PHP for web-based application. JavaScript seems promising for developing plug-ins for FireFox.
 
Go for PERL !!! :cool:
Easy to learn, a lots of open-sources modules, cross-plateform (at least windows and linux ). Very effective for information treatement (for the text it's the best), to do bot, to glue different other programs, of courseamazing for web-based application (most of .cgi)

The bad points are that graphical interface creating is a little pain (can be tricked by htlm) and debugging is a little difficult for a begginer (easier than php or c debugging anyway)

If you have never ever programed, I will advice you to start with an easy click and play langage VisualBasic or Delphi (Delphi is pascal so it's better if you plan to go on unix but it will use windows API so don't expect to do cross plateform apps just more clean thant Vb). With theses langage you will well understand how to code and coding logicals (algorythmics). After if you are serious to code you will need to learn a langage more optimised for what you want to do :)

But another time if you have little programing basics and you want a langage with the best ratio easy/power/"usefull in most IM areas" go to Perl imho ;)
 
Is it just me. Or is there a thread like this every couple of days? And the same people chime in. Usually the winner is Python as its quite a nifty programming language. Then a few people chime in pushing .net for its all round usefulness in creating bots. Then a few web developers say PHP. And then OP never actually picks up any of the languages proposed.

And then we wait a couple of days and someone else asks the exact same question.
 
And perl community is very nice. Compared to the php one it's the same than comparing windows community with linux one :cool:

Linux/Perl/Internet is the hottest binary threesome ever created ;)
 
lmao pyro. I've been programming for a little more than 10 years. I started off with QB and VB. Visual Basic is a great language to start with until you can get your head wrapped around some of the programming concepts. Then you should move on to a more structured language such as C/C++/C#/Perl/Python. But for the ops questions, the best languages in my opinion for IM would be php (w/mySql knowledge) and .net. learning computer programming with IM can be extremely rewarding, gives you the freedom to not have to rely on other people to automate your tasks. Best of luck op
 
pyronaut said:
Is it just me. Or is there a thread like this every couple of days? And the same people chime in. Usually the winner is Python as its quite a nifty programming language. Then a few people chime in pushing .net for its all round usefulness in creating bots. Then a few web developers say PHP. And then OP never actually picks up any of the languages proposed.

And then we wait a couple of days and someone else asks the exact same question.
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Really? I have been here only a month so I haven't noticed anything suspicious just yet. Of course, if the OP's post count is still low, we can give him the benefit of the doubt.

What actually surprise me are "obvious" questions coming from posters who have been here a while with post count in the hundreds. Anyway, a question is a question. I can't resist giving an answer.
 
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I would learn php, but now it's too late, I wouldn't learn even if I'm paid.

But I might learn php in future (yrs ahead) just for fun.

Programs are cool.

And the word PHP actually makes my brain releases endorphins
 
Not familiar with Linux but if your a beginner I strongly suggest those 2 links.
 
ok. because I want to use linux, I will try to learn C or C++. Which of these two options do you think is better? I've already decided on PHP for server apps.
 
I dont know the difference between c# and c++ so I can't say which one is better. But id go for c# as I found it quite easy.
 
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