Easiest language to learn after java

[S0ULphIRE]

IMO it's possible to write something in pretty much any language, even if you don't know it at all really.

All you need is to keep a command list reference close by. Then just think about what you want to do, and look up the appropriate commands.

e.g. Say I wanted a program that copied files from one folder to another. Without worrying about what language I'll be using, I already know I'll need a copy command, some sort of check command to see if there's any new files to be copied, and probably a delay command.

After that all I need is to look up those commands, google a few examples on how to use them, and boom the program's done.

 

[SThompson86]

ha I need to do some reading on programming because I do not even know where to to put in the codes unless its like a batch command or something.

 

[Baez]

IMO it's possible to write something in pretty much any language, even if you don't know it at all really.

All you need is to keep a command list reference close by. Then just think about what you want to do, and look up the appropriate commands.

e.g. Say I wanted a program that copied files from one folder to another. Without worrying about what language I'll be using, I already know I'll need a copy command, some sort of check command to see if there's any new files to be copied, and probably a delay command.

After that all I need is to look up those commands, google a few examples on how to use them, and boom the program's done.

That works for simple projects but once you get into anything remotely advanced that strategy won't hold.

A game engine designed by myself and 4 student colleagues of mine contains ~47,000 lines of code. If we used the method you suggest we would have ~47,000 lines of useless junk.

There's more to programming than knowing commands and syntax.

 

[SThompson86]

That works for simple projects but once you get into anything remotely advanced that strategy won't hold.

A game engine designed by myself and 4 student colleagues of mine contains ~47,000 lines of code. If we used the method you suggest we would have ~47,000 lines of useless junk.

There's more to programming than knowing commands and syntax.

ha well I need to keep it simple. Some advice on where to start would be nice, such as, good reads, and websites.

 

[S0ULphIRE]

That works for simple projects but once you get into anything remotely advanced that strategy won't hold.

A game engine designed by myself and 4 student colleagues of mine contains ~47,000 lines of code. If we used the method you suggest we would have ~47,000 lines of useless junk.

There's more to programming than knowing commands and syntax.

Yeah, I'd agree there. You'll notice I said 'write something' not 'write everything'

But you'd be surprised how well it works. I recently wrote an application for Macs using Cocoa and Xcode, a language and toolset I had never used before. The program kept userlists, encrypted passwords and stored them, logged times and generated time graphs, contacted a remote server for updates on new users/passwords, and alerted users as needed be. Not exactly such a simple app.

 

[oldskool]

I agree with Baez. You couldn't just use OOP techniques with C for example.