What is the easiest programming language to learn?

So, if I wanted to get into programming, what is the easiest language to learn and why?





Also, what is the different purpose of each language?

What is the easiest programming language to learn?
Highly opinionated question, but I'd say Java is easiest. However, the best starting place would probably be C, although it's more difficult.





A language in and of itself doesn't have a specific purpose, but every language has its strengths and weaknesses. You should pick a language based on the needs of the job at hand.
Reply:I think you should start directly from C++ or C+. Because to me, everything is easy as long as you start it right.


So, C is a great language that can create programs and system environments for many computer systems. You can start with small items such as basic .exe run and type "hello world" and then grow in to it. It is better to learn something that you can grow into than just learn something like PHP web server based programming and then hit a wall.
Reply:Easiest would probably be VB.net, C# or Basic. It is easy syntax to fallow.





There are many different laguages to propgram in....VB, C#, C++, python, java, Basic.





Things to consider when you want to start programing:


-What are you after? If it is hardware intensive..you want to use C.


-Simple to moderate aplications or database interfaces. VB or C#.


-Do you want to program in windows?if not then forget vb and c#





I would suggest that if you want to learn something quick to just make applications in windows then use C#. The syntax is close to most other languages out there. That would make it easy to learn other languages. Most programs after a while end up wanting to go into C for the control that you have.





Also if you do choose vb or c# or visual C++ you can download software for free from microsoft to work on it.
Reply:I'm going to tell you to start by learning either Java or C#. Both are very similar so learning one will make it easy to grasp the other.





A scripting language would really be the easiest thing to learn, but a more structured language like Java, C#, C++, etc. would be better for you. The good thing is that once you learn one language, it becomes easier to learn another. The more you know about a language the better.





Some advice:


- Comment, Comment, Comment


No one likes to take on code that's hard to understand, and you'll be happy that you made comments when you leave the code for a year and come back to it.





- Object Oriented


This helps to confine the scope of any piece of code. Using Java and C# will definitely get you going in this direction. Soon you'll be saying "I don't care how it works, just as long as it works".





- Best Practices


Once you get that down you should try to improve your skills by using good design structures, etc. Your experiences will surely teach you a thing or two. Get/Set methods (Java), Properties (C#)





That's it for now. :)
Reply:Rosetta Stone. It's a very helpful program that has taught millions of people across the world learn many new languages like Russian, German, Spanish, etc.





The purpose of each language is to know what other countries are saying when it comes to trade or war with that country.





...Okay, I'm guessing that you're not asking about languages, you're talking about computer language programs. Sorry, but I have no idea then.
Reply:Hi.


In theory all languages are easy to learn, it depends on your experience and comfort levels with computers. Languages such as Java or C (C++, C# etc) are fairly plain english languages. Visual Basic is reasonably simple as well. Depends what sort of thing you want to do. If you want simple functionality or full blown 3D graphics will nearly decide your choice for you. Things like Java and C are good all rounders in general and there are lots of resources out there to help you out.
Reply:The easiest? Of course it would be BASIC (Beginner's All-purpose Symbolic Instruction Code. Why? The name says it all.





Individual Languages have specific types of applications that they work best on i.e. networking, firmware, games, design, etc.
Reply:i think visual basic is best for beginners;





different languages can focus on different types of data structures , some are object oriented as well, like c.