which language?

[gamerx365]

what is the easiest real programming language to learn that I can do all on notepad or a text editor on windows?

[Carbon Dudeoxide]

Easiest programming language to start with?
My first language was Batch. Quite simple but it can get very complicating.

on notepad or a text editor on windows?

.bat and .vbs can be written with Notepad.

[ghostdog74]

Easiest programming language to start with?
My first language was Batch. Quite simple but it can get very complicating.

on notepad or a text editor on windows?

.bat and .vbs can be written with Notepad.

dude, OP asked "the easiest real programming language". Batch is not a real programming language

[Carbon Dudeoxide]

Uhh.................................... I'm gonna del /f /s you Ghostdog
Kidding.

[gamerx365]

yeah i can do alot of batch myself but im looking for something a bit more impressive than a black window with grey letters. And i know a lot of html so what would be the next esiest?

[Carbon Dudeoxide]

black window with grey letters.

color f0

 

[gamerx365]

yes i realize that the colors are changeable but i am looking for something more user friendly that you can click and stuffz

[michaewlewis]

give visual basic a try. microsoft has a free version of visual basic that you can download from their website.
http://msdn.microsoft.com/vstudio/express/vb/default.aspx
Microsoft has tons of tutorials and references in their msdn library that can help you learn it. http://www.msdn.com/

[gamerx365]

hey thanx ill try it

[WillyW]

yeah i can do alot of batch myself but im looking for something a bit more impressive than a black window with grey letters.
...

But it is cool, and you love it.

You said so approximately 9 hours ago,  here:
http://www.computerhope.com/forum/index.php/topic,38844.msg241690.html#msg241690

[gamerx365]

yes its cool and i love it but i feel like i need to expand my horizons and beable to code with new languages. try to get them all together and see what i can make. But i will always love and program in batch script

[PCHelpGuy]

PHP for the Web as a way to learn what programming is all about. 

For desktop or server-side:  I recommend just dealing with the curve and learning Java or C# since you'll need to learn those eventually to get anything real done.  I taught myself Java as my first language and got a job doing it - that was 6 years ago.

[michaewlewis]

perl is also a pretty popular programming language and is free as well. It also works with linux and any other posix compatible os, which is more than can be said with visual basic.

[michaewlewis]

take a look at this list of languages:
http://www.scriptol.org/choose.php

[Neil]

Everybody has missed the obvious!!!

JavaScript, a real language (yes it is) that needs only notepad (though I'd recommend a better editor anyway) and would make good use of your HTML knowledge. Any modern computer that has a browser can use JavaScript. Just add it into a normal HTML file and off you go.

[ghostdog74]

JavaScript, a real language (yes it is) ..

how can you substantiate this statement? at least show it to the OP by giving references.

[michaewlewis]

I didn't miss javascript.... did you follow the link I posted?

[Dilbert]

Oh my God... the OP didn't ask for a "my language is bigger than yours" fight!

Javascript (also called JScript or JS for short) is a healthy complement to your HTML. It's a very handy tool that makes your web pages much more dynamic. Buttons that move images or change them with other images. Add text to a div depending on user input. A heck of a lot is available with JS.

Tutorials:
www.w3schools.com/js/default.asp
www.webteacher.com/javascript/
www.echoecho.com/javascript.htm

I could go on forever.

When you are interested in starting to write actual programs, for the computer, I recommend starting with a simple language, such as Visual Basic, to learn the basic concepts of programming. After you can write some fairly complicated code (manipulating files is a good checkpoint), move on to other, more widely used languages, such as C++, C#, Java, Python (for games), etc. It's really up to you. I went from VB to C++ myself.

Good luck, and feel free to write back for any help understanding any languages you try. If we know the answer, we'll help you out.