It seems that technology rules the world these days. Then, the scene of being able to make the computer or mobile device dance to your tune seems to be very attractive. Writing computer code becomes “a super hot pot” that everyone try their best to join. However, the question is how does a person take a first step to gain this “power”? Choosing a suitable programming language might give you a hand.

To be clear, “the best” here is just relatively. It might be the best for you, but not fit for others. Everyone has their own reasons for preferring particular programming language. It depends not only on how beginner-friendly is, but also what kind of projects you want to work on.

Ruby and Ruby on Rails – The Happy Language

Ruby on rails is a great tool that can help you with the backend aspect of your programming. Although Ruby and Ruby on Rail have similar names, there’s actually an important difference: Ruby is scripting language, like Python, but Ruby on Rail is web app framework built on Ruby.



Rail is so fun for beginner because it’s really robust and it does so much of the hard work for you.
Learning to program in Ruby is much easier than other language because the language is super flexible and very forgiving, which translate to more time spend absorbing programming fundamentals, less time banging your head against your desk.

Python – The Easiest Language

When people discuss about first programming languages and which languages are easier for people to get their feet wet with, Python inevitably come up. We, programmers always desire to use as few lines of code as we can to express a concept, don’t we? Python can absolutely make it possible because of its simplicity and readability. It is usually used and referred to as a scripting language, allow programmers to churn out large quantities of codes in short periods of time.


It’s great language for beginner all the way up to seasoned professionals.

JavaScript – The Most Useful Language

There is no doubt that JavaScript is one of the world most popular and powerful programming language. It is the only language available for client-side scripting in the web development. That makes it virtually a necessity for everyone who wants to be successful as a programmer for web and a must learn for front-end developers. Pages without JavaScript are rather bland, whereas JavaScript laced sites allow for animation and better control over the web interface. It is dynamic and flexible to use on object-oriented programming.


It’s used to spice up web page by making them interactive

Get familiar with C

One thing that is importance about C: it’s one of the most foundational languages in computer science and programming. If you can grab C in your hands, other popular languages is just kids in your eyes! However, before jumping into C, you should proofread it on Wikipedia and other online resources to find out whether you should learn it or not. It’s because C requires more complex code to perform simple task, you may find it touch to keep yourself motivated if you join it as your first language.


Knowledge of C will definitely help you as programmer.

Conclusion

The nice thing is that, when you’ve taken the first step, the second step is much easier regardless of the direction it takes you. Remember, the best way to learn programming is by getting your hands dirty. You’ll be the best solider when you are fighting the real world enemy.

So, which programming language did you choose to learn first? Does it work? I would love your comments about how you became a programmer.