Leraning a programing launguage

OK, so I want to learn to code. BUT I have a dialema...


Ruby or Python

I don't know wether to go for Ruby or python. I allready know a bit of python and I'm trying to learn a bit of Ruby.

Does anyone know witch one's easier/better?

 

I've tried both, and both are nice languages.

I'd recommend python simply because it's more mature; this is my experience after trying both. The syntax of python is nice, and you don't have to write on and on to get something done, contrary to Java. Purely from the perspective of being object oriented, however, I'd say Ruby is superior.

Of course it also depends on what you're going to use it for. Ruby has gathered quite a following for web programming with Ruby on Rails. Python can be used for it too, but it's also well supported if you want to make applications for OS X, where it's nicely integrated with Objective C. In addition, you can program cell phones on python ( I don't remember the name of this technology just now).

 

both scripting languages have their pro's and cons I started with python now I am wrapping my mind around ruby, both are great ....
preference to one over the other might depend to what application you want to create or which project you plan to do....

 

both are good places to start. python is usually prefered to start but i kinda skipped it and went strait to C and C++ so maybe i wouldnt know.

honestly, i dont like how python or ruby work but i am not trying to deter you from learning. python is a good place to start but just dont stop there. after python it should be fairly easy for you to learn any other language. python is a great way to start.

 

Ugh, ugh. Don't start on some sissy language or you'll be a sissy programmer for ever. You need to start on straight C, then learn C++, then Java. Then and only then learn Python, Perl, or Ruby. You should learn the complex languages before you go to something that high level.

 

C is still close to the machine level and has a lot of versatility, even though it's not the easiest thing to learn.

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complex meaning less high level (you have to do more as a programmer). I really need to start clarifying what I mean.

 

that is a good point but not everyone can 'see through the code' so to say.

if the person is new to understanding the formating of a language then python is a good start. this aproach will allow the programmer to get fast results that he/she can see right away. this is the analytic aproach.

you can aproach this from the other perspective and say that you should learn how memory management works and how applications relate to core libraries in the OS. this would mean you should learn C or C++ first. this aproach is more conceptual, as in you learn the concepts of programming first.

 

syntax checking, one of the best attributes a programmer can have - when you are leraning c++ you must leran to check everything or your prigram wull nit werk