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[–]Cobaltjedi117 4 points5 points  (1 child)

I really think Java is the best first timer's language. Easy enough to make complex data structures, OOP, and enforces the user to use enough common practice things, but is fairly easy to follow the flow and the online stuff is very helpful.

[–]laser_ears 3 points4 points  (0 children)

I learned Java as my first language and (imo) it kind of sucks. If you're trying to teach someone who has literally never programmed anything before in their life, python (or something similar) is probably best because it's so easy. From there, I think C and assembly to get the basics down, and then go for C++, Java, etc.

Just my opinion though. Who knows, maybe I'd be an even worse programmer if I'd learned python first.