Which Language to choose in Programming? | Programming Language

What should be your first language in programming?

Well, my first language was C++ because it was there in my syllabus but primarily I chooses Python over C++. Because python is easy to learn and understand and it's syntax and libraries made it super simple to grow your skills. 

Here, we will answer your question, What should be your first programming language? Which language to learn first? How to choose your first programming language?

Answer to this question from many programmers end at C, C++, Java or Python. But why C, why C++, why Java or why Python?

What is Programming Language?

    As we know, to communicate with a person, we need a language. Similarly, to communicate with computers and devices we need a language known as programming language. 

Programming Language helps us to do communicate with computers to perform specific tasks. Or simply we can say that Programming Language is a computer language which is used by programmers/developers to communicate with computers and devices. 

To understand what should be your first language in programming? Let's understand it from basic. Programming Languages are of two types:

1. Low-Level Language
2. High-Level Language

A low-Level Language is a language that computers understands, which is super duper fast, provides flexibility to computers to perform tasks that Humans can't. A low level language is difficult to understand by humans but it is very simple for computers to understand it. Examples of low-level languages are assembly language and machine code.

Whereas a High-Level Language is super duper simple to understand by programmers/developers. These languages are used to debug, to create applications, software's etc. Examples of high-level languages are Python, Perl. PHP etc. 

Consider, Google uses 4 official programming languages:

1. C++
2. Python
3. JavaScript
4. Java

So, establishing every module is important. At present time, so many programming languages are there in the market and they differ from each other via syntax, complexity, feature, behaviour, but the core of the languages is the same.

When you are learning your first programming language it is quite different to learn syntax, understanding it’s meaning, to solve problems etc. But when you have acquired the skill and you have understood your first programming language, then it is easy to understand other languages as well.

It is not necessary to understand each and everything in the first time. As you know, “Great things takes times”.

Now, if you are worried about your job, career then you should take it in your mind that companies like Google, Microsoft, Amazon will ask you to solve problems in the language you are comfortable with.

Choosing the first programming language depends upon some factors, may be your first programming language can be C or C++ because it can be there in your school or college. But the main factors can be:

1. The company you wanna join: Take a short survey of your dream company what the company wants, on which language company works or using.. What is the criteria to join the company etc.

Example: Apple using swift language as it is used to create IOS applications.

2. Area of Interest: If your area of interest is in Web Development then you have to learn HTML, CSS and JavaScript for Frontend and PHP, MySQL for backend. If you are interested in Android Development then you have to learn Java.

Or it can be depend upon the project requirement as well like:

• For Automation: Ruby, JavaScript, Python.
• For Data Science: Python, R.
• To Analyze Data: SQL, Python, R, Matlab.
• For Games: C++ is the Best.
• For IOS/MacOS: Swift.
• For Windows: C, C++, C#, .NET.

Ultimately, choosing your first programming language depend on what you want to do, what is your area of interest.

So many programmers went frustrated because they don’t know their area of interest and chooses the wrong programming language.

You don’t have to do that. You have to clear your area of interest and what you want.

I hope you find it useful and Good Luck!

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