Naijaphil:
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ogedanny:
Someone adviced me to learn OOP before JAVA....what do you think?

gimakon:
@ogedanny start with some C.
Master everything there then move to c#

Thank me later

Stconvict:

Why will you advice him to start with C?
He wants to learn Java and was adviced to start with an OOP (which is a good advice anyway) but you are telling him to take a functional language instead.
Seriously, how does that help him? If you told him to start with C++, I wouldn't have argued much. But learning C before Java in order to grasp OOP, is like learning to ride a bicycle in order to learn how to drive a car.
C is entirely a functional language. Java is entirely an OOP language. C++ is a mixture of both.
If he's going to learn OOP, he must start with a languge that supports OOP.

ogedanny:
I am seeing diverse opinion, someone should tell me the easiest place to start from.....I have zero skill in programming!

ogedanny:
@gimakon, where the best place to learn C

ogedanny:
@gimakon, where the best place to learn C

Re: I Want To Learn Programming - Is Java The Best To Start With? by ogedanny: 11:34am On Aug 31
I am seeing diverse opinion, someone should tell me the easiest place to start from.....I have zero skill in programming!
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Stconvict:

DO NOT start with C!
Now that's a friendly advice. Not unless you want to beat around the bush before getting to the main point which is OOP.
The idea that if you don't have prior knowledge about programming, you must start with C, is counter intuitive and a terrible one.
Seriously how many people started with C before they learnt Java? My first language was C++ but I didn't learn C in order for me to understand it.
If you want to get the basics of OOP, hit youtube and check for videos on "introduction to object-oriented programming".
C is a low-level language and it will expose you to so many problems like off-by-one errors, memory leakage, stack overflow etc. However, Java gets you on your feet quickly and let's you think about logic of your application instead of debugging throughout your tutorial. C is also not very platform-agnostic, while Java is cross-platform, i.e. compile-once-and-run-everywhere. So you can run your code on any Java-enabled platform.
If anything, you should be learning Java before learning C.
Think carefully about this, don't waste the next six months figuring out what C is when you can start learning Java now and finish in less than four months.
Start with basics first and move forward from there, you will be better for it.

Thanks

udoh2k:
There is no best language. It depends on what you want to do
1. For desktop application - start with VB6 or VB.net.
2. For Web application - PHP is a good start
3. For Mobile application (android app) - Java is the native language for android

If java or PHP is your first language then proceed to C# or C++. In facts PHP,C#,C++,Java all have almost similar codings. So which ever you first start in these category, you can easily switch to another in these category.

VB is the most simple of all, and C++ is the most advanced. so I recommend the 1,2,3 conditions I first listed above. But all 5 languages I mentioned are very popular nowadays.

ogedanny:
@Udoh2k, I want to venture into App development - you advice is quite useful.