Java , c++ or anything else ?

[StasMaN]

Hey people , I am going to start learning programming . Which language would you suggest ? Personally I was thinking about java , it seems pretty cool and also powerful these days ^^ But I'd like to "hear" (figured of speech) your suggestions

 

[Pyritie]

Java's a good starting point as it is completely cross-platform and teaches you OOP stuff. Don't expect it to do any graphics stuff though. Swing is painful.

C++'s graphics and UI capabilities (most video games are in c++) are much better than java's, but it's a somewhat trickier language to start off with.

 

[BearMan]

if you're completely new to programming/scripting you should start with windows batch. It's very simple and it gets easier to learn other languages after youve got the basics of batch