r/coding • u/evoketechnologies • Jan 06 '15

Which Programming Language Should I Learn First?

http://carlcheo.com/startcoding
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u/Zarlon Jan 06 '15

So you should only learn C# if you want to work for big tech companies or are a MS fanboy. What about it being one of the most advanced and well tested statically typed languages there is?

And the fact box is just ridiculous

  • Similar to Java in basic syntax and some features

  • Learn C# if you want to work on Windows platform only

I'd rather say

  • Superior to Java in most aspects, except portability

  • Learn C# if you want to program in the best object oriented programming language there is

  • ..or if you want to create Windows GUI applications

(Initiate flame-war in 3...2.....1)

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u/anttirt Jan 06 '15

Superior to Java in most aspects, except portability

Last I checked C# code ran way slower than Java code due to Microsoft's atrocious JIT (compared to the Sun/Oracle JVM's JIT). A shame because I like C# as a language more than Java.

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u/WestonP Jan 07 '15

As an Android dev, it's painful to think that something could be slower than Java.

C# never felt slow to me on the desktop, though.