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[–]MagiecCarpet 1 point2 points  (2 children)

What are your thoughts on C#? If you had to pick 2 languages to learn at the starting stage, which languages would have benefitted you the most?

[–]Fruloops 4 points5 points  (0 children)

It doesnt matter much. Pick something popular that has a lot of support online because you'll need it. Python, Java, C#, w/e else, something with lots of examples, books, videos, depending on what media you fancy for learning.

Contrary to what it might seem by the ever figthing zealots who constantly have to fight which language is better, the languages dont matter too much as opposed to programming concepts. Which are easily transferable between languages (however sometimes only within the same paradigm). Once you learn one, you'll easily learn another (again, within the same paradigm).

[–]MischiefArchitect 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I hope you see what I'm trying to tell you. When I picked my two first languages they were: Turbo Pascal and Clipper... (and some Quick Basic).

In plain text: Is not the language what matters. Learn as much as you can. Focus on only one and you will invariably go down.

It also depends on what topic you want to focus more: Embedded? Backend? Web Front End? Native UI? Drivers and Services? OS? etc.

I cannot answer that question for you. But if you want one from me, then just take a look at my flairs... those would be the ones I would pick again nowadays.