What's the first programming language that you learned?
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What's the first programming language that you learned?
It dawned on me that, although PHP is a strong and flexible language, the majority of us didn't start our programming careers/hobbies in PHP, yet here we are.
What was the first language that you guys learned?
And what's the first language that supported OOP that you learned, if the two are different?
What was the first language that you guys learned?
And what's the first language that supported OOP that you learned, if the two are different?
PHP is the only language I could say that I know well, and will be the first language I learn OOP in (currently practising).
The first language I programmed in would however be Visual Basic (I started writing some applications in it when I was about 12 but I've never really learned the lanuage), but the last time I touched it would be about two years ago.
I've also picked up some C++ through school courses last year, but so far it's only been the basic stuff (and much of it I already knew from PHP - the syntax, some coding practices, etc.) but I've kept it to the two hours per week in school and done nothing at home.
The first language I programmed in would however be Visual Basic (I started writing some applications in it when I was about 12 but I've never really learned the lanuage), but the last time I touched it would be about two years ago.
I've also picked up some C++ through school courses last year, but so far it's only been the basic stuff (and much of it I already knew from PHP - the syntax, some coding practices, etc.) but I've kept it to the two hours per week in school and done nothing at home.
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TheMoose wrote:Started with HTML, then delved into Javascript.
I took a C++ class in high school, and about a month into that, a classmate had showed us this PHP app he created to help take his code from home to class without using a disk, and I started learning PHP from there.
That's kinda cool! I have a friend who started PHP programming before me, but he never had anything to show for it. Not very inspiring.
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My first language was Turbo Pascal back which I learned in an intro to programming class in highschool..
That really brings me back, reminded me of my first program I ever completed -- which was a 2 player math game. The second application I wrote was a replication of a game called "slimer".. good times
That really brings me back, reminded me of my first program I ever completed -- which was a 2 player math game. The second application I wrote was a replication of a game called "slimer".. good times
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Two-player mathematics? Whoa. How'd that work?Jcart wrote:My first language was Turbo Pascal back which I learned in an intro to programming class in highschool..
That really brings me back, reminded me of my first program I ever completed -- which was a 2 player math game. The second application I wrote was a replication of a game called "slimer".. good times
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BASIC on a Commodore 64. As I remember I did this program where the computer would ask questions and depending on sets of possible answers progress from there - a sort of AI (the version an 8-10 year old might think up). Those were good days - even if it did take forever to load up from a tape.
Anyone remember the TV output from a Commodore loading up taped programs?
. I can only remember one game that flashed up a graphic and played music while loading.
Anyone remember the TV output from a Commodore loading up taped programs?
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