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Advice: Want to learn a new language.

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09-20-2005, 06:05 AM
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I've been looking into starting with C and moving on from there. Thanks for the advice guys.

Anyone know of any good resources/books? Or a better question how did YOU learn it?

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I'd highly recomend C, BUT:
If you want to go easier learn c#. Why c# and not VB? Because it has more power in the end. And .Net is definately the future - Longhorn is almost 80% .Net.

But if you feel you must go VB, then at least use VB.Net and not VB 6.
You can get the express version of c# or VB.Net for free...

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I would definitely go with vb.net or c#. This will make you more competeitive for jobs in the future. If you are applying for a C job, you will be in competition with way more people than if you were trying to get a .NET job.

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C-Level languages are key right now. Not just the .NET languages (C#).

I'd say, C++ or C#. Java and C# are very similar, and C# is a lot faster.

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it depends on what you want really, i'd advise learning c/c++ since the syntax is basically the same so you would be able to pick it up, and you could a lot more easily port to other os's.

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I've know Java pretty well and also a bit of C and C++

These guys are probably right with the C++ though.

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I would definitely go with vb.net or c#. This will make you more competeitive for jobs in the future. If you are applying for a C job, you will be in competition with way more people than if you were trying to get a .NET job.
Actually, many people are being turned away from jobs that they never knew they should learn C for. If you're going into any field of work that involves a server, they will want you to know C. Whether it be web development, network development, etc. The only reason you'd learn a .NET language is if you're specifically targetting the newest Windows machines with the framework (since not many people actually bundle the framework with an installation)

Good choice on C, my suggestion: http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/tg...books&n=507846

It's been the standard for 20+ years and hasn't gone out of date

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