From: Josef 'Jupp' Schugt <jupp@...>
Date: 2008-05-28T23:54:33+09:00
Subject: Re: Should I Learn Ruby as a First Language?

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* MRH, 2008-05-28, 21:45:

> I am a beginner in programming. I have read some fundamental theory
> material and mucked around a bit, and now want to move into actually
> learning programming and my first language.

Which programming language to start with is a question that precisely
has one and only one answer: It depends.

If your primary aim is directly programming hardware it would make
sense to learn C as a first programming language. For other primary
aims Java may be a good choice.

If you are rather a generalist and interested in using a wide range of
programming paradigms and fields of applications Ruby or Python are
good choices.

Consider visiting http://python.about.com/ and http://ruby.about.com/
before deciding which of the two languages to learn. I personally
prefer Ruby for its syntax but other people prefer Python for precisely
the same reason.

Josef 'Jupp' Schugt
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