[oclug] Easiest and most usefull language to learn?

[Mike Warnecke]

I think Python has got to be one of the easiest langauges to learn.  While
Perl people seem to dislike it for some fair reasons, it is much easier fro a
beginner to write code, and for anyone to maintain code in Python.  It is
portable across MANY platforms, even Windoze, and is a snap for writing CGIs
and other good stuff.

It also lets a programmer learn quite a few of the different styles of
programming (imperative, object oriented, and functional) if one so desires.
Python OOP is a little slow however.  You'll be able to learn most of what
you need to start from:

www.python.org

Blashy - none - wrote:

> I've asked a similar question in the past at one of the meetings.
>
> But now I send it to this list.
>
> I have NO programming experience.
>
> I would like to see if programming is something I would be intersted in.
>
> What would be the easiest language to learn AND that is at the same time a
> very usefull language in today's work place?
>
> Thanks.
>
> Ricky
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