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Deuterium wrote:
If you cannot think of something to write for your phone then you have little reason to be set on learning how to write something for your phone.
That said, C# or Java are what I would recommend. They are memory managed, high-level, and portable, which lets you focus on understanding the basic logic of programming more easily. They also have solid IDEs that let you easily build interfaces with, compile, and distribute your executables out-of-the-box. The downside is that they can encourage you to write messy or inefficient code, but on modern hardware, for the kinds of projects hobbyists will tend to work on, this will probably lead to no perceivable impact. As you progress learning you will better understand how to write cleaner code over time, and your first projects won't be anything you sell or that any notable number of people actually use and will be hideously designed.
If you become reasonably knowledgeable with either of these you do not actually need to learn a lower-level language like C/C++ as they are probably more than capable of filling your needs. However, there is no question that if you had to pick a single language for every possible purpose then C/C++ would be what to learn - it is the de facto of languages that can do anything if you know how to tell it to, but I would not recommend it as a first language for the same reason I would not recommend someone start learning mathematics by taking a course in calculus - you should start with something simpler to understand, and (most importantly in my opinion) something that gives you more 'fun' results in a shorter time-frame. Fun results motivate you to keep learning.
That said, C# or Java are what I would recommend. They are memory managed, high-level, and portable, which lets you focus on understanding the basic logic of programming more easily. They also have solid IDEs that let you easily build interfaces with, compile, and distribute your executables out-of-the-box. The downside is that they can encourage you to write messy or inefficient code, but on modern hardware, for the kinds of projects hobbyists will tend to work on, this will probably lead to no perceivable impact. As you progress learning you will better understand how to write cleaner code over time, and your first projects won't be anything you sell or that any notable number of people actually use and will be hideously designed.
If you become reasonably knowledgeable with either of these you do not actually need to learn a lower-level language like C/C++ as they are probably more than capable of filling your needs. However, there is no question that if you had to pick a single language for every possible purpose then C/C++ would be what to learn - it is the de facto of languages that can do anything if you know how to tell it to, but I would not recommend it as a first language for the same reason I would not recommend someone start learning mathematics by taking a course in calculus - you should start with something simpler to understand, and (most importantly in my opinion) something that gives you more 'fun' results in a shorter time-frame. Fun results motivate you to keep learning.
Two remarks:
1. I don't think it matters that the OP cannot think of "original ideas". For example, writing your own (simple) text editor can be very instructive, even when there are already a million different and probably superior editors out there. So maybe the OP could still find something he'd like to know how to code for his phone.
2. This is perhaps pedantic, but I could not resist pointing out to the OP that C and C++ are in fact not one but two different (and of course closely related) languages. The reason I would like to make this remark, is because in my opinion code written as "C with a bit of C++" or vice versa often (but not always) tends to be bad code. The conceptual foundations and perspectives of the two languages are quite different and each language has its merits, but please, if you ever feel like picking up one of the two, learn either language proper. Which one you should pick, depends on your problem.
Sorry for sounding like a school teacher
Otherwise, I completely agree with you.Best wishes,
ST.
24 Dec 2014, 3:14 pm
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