Path: csiph.com!v102.xanadu-bbs.net!xanadu-bbs.net!news.glorb.com!npeer03.iad.highwinds-media.com!news.highwinds-media.com!feed-me.highwinds-media.com!postnews.google.com!glegroupsg2000goo.googlegroups.com!not-for-mail From: Lew Newsgroups: comp.lang.java.programmer Subject: Re: Newbie needing advice Date: Thu, 3 May 2012 15:03:00 -0700 (PDT) Organization: http://groups.google.com Lines: 16 Message-ID: <6251391.0.1336082580390.JavaMail.geo-discussion-forums@pbvo10> References: <7fb27b6b-a974-49ea-b252-c043cfd81fc4@z17g2000yqf.googlegroups.com> NNTP-Posting-Host: 69.28.149.29 Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1 X-Trace: posting.google.com 1336082908 26972 127.0.0.1 (3 May 2012 22:08:28 GMT) X-Complaints-To: groups-abuse@google.com NNTP-Posting-Date: Thu, 3 May 2012 22:08:28 +0000 (UTC) In-Reply-To: Complaints-To: groups-abuse@google.com Injection-Info: glegroupsg2000goo.googlegroups.com; posting-host=69.28.149.29; posting-account=CP-lKQoAAAAGtB5diOuGlDQk0jIwmH0T User-Agent: G2/1.0 X-Received-Bytes: 1674 Xref: csiph.com comp.lang.java.programmer:14226 On Thursday, May 3, 2012 2:24:35 PM UTC-7, Stefan Ram wrote: > zack ballard writes: >> prior programming expierence. My main question is this: should I >> start with java [sic] or start with a different language to learn as my >> first steps. > > Depends on why you want to learn programming. > Less biased answers might be available in comp.lang.misc. As others have answered, Java is all right as a first programming language, provided one understands not to stop with just one. I have seen no bias in the answers here to this question, so how much would be less? -- Lew