programming lang

[unlovedwarrior]

i dont know which lang to learn Java, Java 2, C, C++, C#

i want to make programs for like linux os

[soybean]

"Java Java 2 C C++ C#".   Is that one language?  LOL   Ever user commas?

[unlovedwarrior]

i barely swueezed through english.. but there different langs.

[Rob Pomeroy]

For Linux, you should probably start with C.  Once you've got C sussed, you'd find the other procedural-based languages fairly easy to pick up.  C++ would be a bit more of a challenge - it is OO-based.

[Neil]

Depends if you want to program for fun, or profession.

Blitz Basic is easier to learn and use than C, and Linux compatable.

http://www.blitzbasic.com/Products/_index_.php

[unlovedwarrior]

C++ would be a bit more of a challenge - it is OO-based.

what do you mean 00-based?? :-?

[Neil]

Object orrientated. Or whatever I can't spell.

[unlovedwarrior]

oh ok.. i think im going to do programming for a hobby

[Neil]

Do you have any programming experiance? And what is your particular reason for wanting to program for Linux (is that your OS)?

[unlovedwarrior]

dont laugh but ive programmed in truebasic and thats pretty much it.. it is my os for my computer in my room and it will also be on my new macbook when i get it.. and couldnt i use c for in windows kinda?

[Rob Pomeroy]

Any programming language is a good start.  I say C for Linux because it is the major programming language used for developing the operating system.  The great bulk of the kernel, drivers, libraries etc. are coded in C.  Some stuff is in C++.

I find object-oriented programming languages less intuitive than procedural languages, but that is very much a matter of training and personal preference.

[Neil]

I find object-oriented programming languages less intuitive than procedural languages, but that is very much a matter of training and personal preference.

Does that mean you like it more or less?

[unlovedwarrior]

whats the difference between the two?

[Rob Pomeroy]

Does that mean you like it more or less?

Hah!  I'm too old, or dense, or both, to get on with OO.  Procedural languages harmonise better with the way I think - step by step, one thing at a time...

(No, I don't do parallelism and semaphores either...)

[unlovedwarrior]

im still confused on the difference between the two  :-?