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Posted by Allison Walker
Allison Walker
17,137 Points

Ideal order of learning programming languages?

For someone who's brand new to programming, is there an ideal order of programming languages to learn? As an example, maybe starting with Python, then Javascript...etc.

Also, if someone could make up their own computer science course using Treehouse (or not using Treehouse), what would that course consist of? Which languages, or concepts? Let's say, a self-designed 1 year comp-sci course, just to give some constraint.

Thanks

1 Answer

Josh Keenan
Josh Keenan
20,315 Points
Josh Keenan
Josh Keenan
20,315 Points

Well I can't say that you should listen to my answer as I'm not a master or anything, but I am a computer science student so I'll have a go. I reccomend starting with Python, it's pretty much the most high level I feel like you can get (I have only done Python on treehouse but have experience in JS, Java and C# on other codecademy, Minecraft and Unity). It lets you get an idea of how it all works and a feel to algorithms. Depending on where you then want to go then determines what you do next. Web development: HTML, CSS, Flask (if you liked Python do this because it's AMAZING), (if not)Javascript, PHP, Ruby, Rails. iOS stuff: iOS track Android stuff: Android track Generic Mobile App development: Sliding away from traditions and treehouse, Javascript, if games learn crafty.js, jquery will be handy and angular could be useful maybe? Software Dev: Java, that's the stuff. Games: C# Good luck and I hope this helps.

Allison Walker
Allison Walker
17,137 Points

It's as good a list as any, I suppose. Thanks.