Speaking as a developer in these times today, novice developers often wonder what languages they should pick up. The first thing that immediately comes to mind is C, as it’s a common staple for powerful object-oriented programming nowadays. Object-oriented programming is a powerful asset to any programmer in regards to developing almost anything, but it’s daunting for someone new to the world of computer languages to pick up and utilize.
With this fact in mind, what other prospects are available for developers to get into computer languages?
As a budding developer, I was introduced to programming through BASIC, and it’s often the prime computer language that newcomers are recommended to pick up and learn to grasp the fundamentals of programming. Nowadays, other languages are often worth such consideration in terms of simplicity and power – BASIC lives up to its namesake as it’s quite basic in comparison to other computer languages today, so it’s worth some consideration.
So what other languages would I recommend for programmers to learn here? The ones that immediately come to mind are C, Javascript, and Python. All of them are relatively easy to pick up and learn – although not as simple as BASIC – but unlike BASIC, they’re all capable of being used as developer tools to produce something of respectable quality, especially since they utilize object-oriented programming to some degree.
The main point to consider here, and what I’m getting at, is that once you grasp the concepts of one programming language so you’re proficient with it, the task of learning a new language becomes that much simpler. The big hurdles in that regard are often just learning the new syntax and how to utilize any functions that the new language may or may not have compared to what you were familiar with.