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[sabinati]

Python is definitely a good language for learning. Honestly if I could write everything in python I would.

[TurtleHermit]

Python is definitely a good language for learning. Honestly if I could write everything in python I would.

All of You make me even more hyped for Python after I hang enough of basics of C.

Also, screw matlab.

[MagicManICT]

Matlab is awesome!!! if you want to do math

All of You make me even more hyped for Python after I hang enough of basics of C.

C is a terrible language to learn with. Learn Java, BASIC, Python, Ruby, or several others. They hide or even prevent a lot of the traps that C can get you into and leave you floundering and flustered ready to give up.

[loftar]

Heavily emphasizing OO concepts isn't a bad idea, especially if you are looking to make a career out of it as the industry seems to move towards OO languages.

Not denying that in itself, I'm just saying that it's not the first thing you need to learn, and Java makes too big of a deal about on every level of the language, so much so that I believe it gets in the way. OO is a level of abstraction above procedural programming, so it makes sense to learn the base first, not only just from a pure ontological standpoint, but also so that you might have some grasp of the kinds of problems that OO tries to solve.

[shubla]

I agree that you should not start with C. Its too complicated. Java is way better for beginner.

[sMartins]

Here, better than that ....

http://lib.ivank.net/?p=demos&d=kevents

use arrow keys to move, you can do that easy .... in a week or 2 you should be able to understand how that works and replicate it, otherwise ask Shubla, he will answer for you , what functions are calling for, etc...

[Potjeh]

Heavily emphasizing OO concepts isn't a bad idea, especially if you are looking to make a career out of it as the industry seems to move towards OO languages.

Not denying that in itself, I'm just saying that it's not the first thing you need to learn, and Java makes too big of a deal about on every level of the language, so much so that I believe it gets in the way. OO is a level of abstraction above procedural programming, so it makes sense to learn the base first, not only just from a pure ontological standpoint, but also so that you might have some grasp of the kinds of problems that OO tries to solve.

IDK, OOP seems closer to how people naturally tend to think about things so I think it's a bit easier to grasp than procedural.

[shubla]

global variable programming is the best paradigm

[MagicManICT]

global variable programming is the best paradigm

Spoiler alert:
obvious sarcasm might not be so obvious for the neophyte.

[loftar]

IDK, OOP seems closer to how people naturally tend to think about things so I think it's a bit easier to grasp than procedural.

That would perhaps make sense if they were separate, but since OOP builds on top of procedural programming, it seems to make sense to learn first things first. :)