[wplug] Best programming language for beginner?

[Greg Akins]

I think Ruby is a great choice, but Python would be my second.

Either is good for beginning because of the environment.  Using a console
makes it easier than having to deal with the JVM and write/compile/run
sequence.  There are some good online programming tools where you can just
write ruby in a browser and run immediately

Checkout tryruby.com  Not sure of a similar tool for Python.

Greg Akins
http://twitter.com/akinsgre



On Thu, Feb 21, 2013 at 11:36 AM, <Justin at js-wordsmith.com> wrote:

> I consider myself very knowledgeable about many aspects of using a
> computer, but programming, sadly, is not one of them. I took Java in
> college, but I wasn't very good at it.
>
> I seem to keep running into situations where I wish I could code, either to
> edit existing programs or create something new. I'd really, really like to
> give programming another try. What would you recommend for a beginner who
> wants to learn something simple - simpler than Java, I mean - yet usable?
> Search results seem to suggest either Python or Ruby.
>
> Justin Smith
> Vice chair/secretary, WPLUG Board of Directors
> http://www.wplug.com
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