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There are as many kinds of programming as there are kinds of engineering. Want to build web sites? Administrate corporate databases? Program robots? While a fe

by Animus7 16y ago

There are as many kinds of programming as there are kinds of engineering. Want to build web sites? Administrate corporate databases? Program robots? While a few concepts carry over, the tools and workflows in the different branches of programming can be worlds apart. You probably want to get some direction re: where you want to go with programming before you dive into something specific like a language.

wyclif 16y ago
That's true, and it's why I mentioned HTML/CSS/JavaScript. Those are general-purpose foundational languages that will stand anyone in good stead no matter what branch of programming they wind up in.
- Animus7 16y ago
  I completely disagree. Your advice applies if you're in the web business, but HTML, CSS, and Javascript are hardly "general-purpose" and they won't help you in coding up a router firmware.
  - wyclif 16y ago
    The OP was asking about web programming, not router firmware.