<p>Hey guys! I decided this morning that i'm going to learn HTML. I'm learning it from an online source. Is that ok? And what language should I most likely learn next? Or should I have started off different? Thanks! ;)</p>
<p>search this forum.
too many of these questions. google too.
anyone language is fine.
just learn it the right way with patient.</p>
<p>JAVA, Objective c or c</p>
<p>Why do you suggest objective c?</p>
<p>Python is a good language to learn for industry.
C and C++ provide the stepping stones to programming.
The AP Computer Science test is basically in JAVA, so you could take an AP test if you learned it.</p>
<p>No real programmers would really consider a mark-up language such as HTML as a “language”. You should learn something object-oriented such as Java or C++.</p>
<p>Yea I didn’t think it was. But thanks for the answers. I think i’ll go with C. ;)</p>
<p>You may want to learn some computer science concepts in this classic introductory CS textbook:</p>
<p>[Structure</a> and Interpretation of Computer Programs](<a href=“http://mitpress.mit.edu/sicp/full-text/book/book.html]Structure”>http://mitpress.mit.edu/sicp/full-text/book/book.html)</p>
<p>Download the language interpreter to your computer so that you can do the examples and exercises:</p>
<p>[Scheme</a> Interpreters](<a href=“http://elvis.rowan.edu/~nlt/interpreters.html]Scheme”>Scheme Interpreters)</p>
<p>You really can’t go wrong learning either C or C++, they are both in such wide use that you will not have wasted your time. A lot of people think that learning Java teaches bad habits, as Java makes things easier for the programmer.</p>
<p>Learning simple command-line-interface programming with C or C++ makes the most sense.</p>
<p>HTML is not programming language, it’s a mark up language… Really easy. </p>
<p>Maybe you can learn PHP, it’s used to make many online scripts :)</p>
<p>I will not give up on HTML. It’s something that a real programmer should know, because it’s useful. </p>
<p>But conventionally, C, C++, Java, Python, all good to me. Just pick on and stay on it before moving onto the next one. I would say C++. I never had problems falling back to C.</p>
<p>HTML is very useful and necessary. I’d recommend learning JavaScript after it (client-side language used to validate forms, pop up alerts, and make animations and menus). W3 schools is a good web resource, though I recommend buying or taking out from the library a copy of the JavaScript Bible.</p>
<p>The reason I say learn JS is because any modern browser can run it on the fly and debugging is quite easy. Plus if you make a cool website (try 110mb.com) you can always show your work to your friends without them having to download a standalone program.</p>
<p>Good luck!</p>
<p>Yeah. Javascript is taking over the world. People can write emulator and OS out of javascript. Amazing, huh? Don’t get confused Javascript with Java or JSP. Javascript is not Java at all.</p>
<p>The other posters are right, HTML is a scripting language for web pages, it’s not a real programming language. You create web pages with it, you could make the argument that it’s a fancy desktop publishing tool. Which is not to say you shouldn’t study it, if web design is an interest of yours.</p>
<p>To make actual programs you need to learn a real language. If web design is a primary interest of yours, Java would be the next natural step. But no programmer is complete without knowing C/C++ in my book.</p>
<p>The intro CS courses I’ve looked at through UTexas and MIT use python as the introductory language. I’m guessing they know what they’re doing.</p>
<p>Hey guys thanks! These are great answers! Haha…sorry i’m so dumb and didn’t recognize HTML wasn’t a “real” programming language. haha! But ok so i’m not sure if I should go with C or Javascript although the last few posts are making me think Javascript…what is the difference between java and javascript?</p>
<p>Okay.
Like I said, Javascript is not Java, which is a scripting language, and that’s an extension in the programming langauge family.</p>
<p>Javascript is mostly used in Web Design, but in the recent years developers have turned Javascript (JS) into something monster. They even programmed emulator using Javascript. Lots of cool thing. But please don’t learn that until you have an understanding of basic HTML (and CSS).
Stick with C. Personally I recommend go straight to C++ instead.</p>
<p>Java is a programming languagem, like C, C++.</p>
<p>The big question here is what you’re trying to learn programming for? You should probably have some purpose in mind, even if it’s just so you can have an employable skill.</p>
<p>I’d recommend to learn C++ to begin with to get familiar with programming and have a more in depth understanding of what’s going on under the hood.</p>
<p>If you want an easier route to learn your first language, learn Java. Don’t get me wrong, Java is a very powerful language, but the syntax is easier than C++ and C++ has an easier transition to Java.</p>
<p>i completely forgot c++ do that! I said objective c just because you can make iphone apps. Java is a great staring point and the ap com sci test is all java. Java also equals android apps. But c++ is great for games so do that</p>