[wplug] Best programming language for beginner?

Justin at js-wordsmith.com Justin at js-wordsmith.com
Thu Feb 21 15:07:24 EST 2013


Probably Web applications, I guess. I feel like that's where development is headed.

Oh, and I'd love for programming to be a fun experience. Working with Java was about as much fun as sticking my head in an oven. The Wikipedia article about Ruby got me thinking...

"Matsumoto has said that Ruby is designed for programmer productivity and fun, following the principles of good user interface design.[28] He stresses that systems design needs to emphasize human, rather than computer, needs:[29]

    Often people, especially computer engineers, focus on the machines. They think, "By doing this, the machine will run faster. By doing this, the machine will run more effectively. By doing this, the machine will something something something." They are focusing on machines. But in fact we need to focus on humans, on how humans care about doing programming or operating the application of the machines. We are the masters. They are the slaves."

That sounds about right. Is this how the Ruby community thinks? That tutorial Vikram linked to is HILARIOUS, and I really like how easy it is to understand the code.

Justin Smith
Vice chair/secretary, WPLUG Board of Directors
http://www.wplug.org



>---- Original Message ----
>From: Brian Makin <merimus at gmail.com>
>To: "General user list" <wplug at wplug.org>
>Sent: Thu, Feb 21, 2013, 2:33 PM
>Subject: Re: [wplug] Best programming language for beginner?
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>In that case... what kind of open source projects would you like to work on?
>That should narrow your choices quite rapidly.
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>Every programming language has its strengths and weaknesses.



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