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Luqman Shah
Luqman Shah
3,016 Points
Posted by Luqman Shah
Luqman Shah
3,016 Points

What is the best programming language to learn for beginners in 2017/18?

I don't just want to know what's best for beginners, but also what's popping in the market right now, and has potential in the future. And I should probably tell you my goals for better reference, I'm probably thinking of going into apps, maybe, android sites and huge websites like youtube. Thanks

2 Answers

Ari Misha
Ari Misha
19,323 Points
Ari Misha
Ari Misha
19,323 Points

Hiya there! First of all there are no shortcuts in learning about how to good at something especially programming. But to achieve something you're gonna have to be organized and passionate, and invest your time in something you really wanna achieve. I'd say as a beginner, you should start with Front-end Track in order to understand the markup and basics of a web page. And After you're done with Front-end , maybe try to learn a back-end programming language. As a beginner i think you should start with either Ruby or Python. If i were you, i'd choose Python 'coz Python is extremely versatile, easy to learn 'coz of its syntax, dynamic and hella popular in the Data Science , AI, Machine learning and web development. Here is the track for learning Python. If you wanna develop Android applications, head to Java track first and then head over to Android track.

~ Ari

Luqman Shah
Luqman Shah
3,016 Points
Luqman Shah
Luqman Shah
3,016 Points

Thank you so much this really helps! Great explanation I think I'm feeling confident!

Luqman Shah
Luqman Shah
3,016 Points
Luqman Shah
Luqman Shah
3,016 Points

Thank you so much I'll look more into these languages :) This helps!!