The Best Computer Programming
Language for Beginners
Interests in computer programming are gaining grounds daily
with many people turning into the web to gain an understanding of how best to
acquire this much needed skill for software development. There are very many
programming languages in the market with a lot of people getting confused on
what program to learn, maybe as an introduction, or others will look for being
experts immediately. But being a non-computer expert myself, I will recommend a
language that has greatly enabled me understand and appreciate the world of
computer programming, making other languages easy and interesting.
When a variety of
products are in the market, and the products can be used to gain a skill, there
is always a product more suitable for a beginner than another product and in
the world of computer programming, I would personally recommend learning PASCAL
before proceeding to any other language.
Though in some people
have said that starting to learn programming one would be better of if he/she
started with VISUAL BASIC (a language developed by Microsoft from Q-BASIC), I
would say that PASCAL is able to give the beginner a friendlier and expert
based approached that VISUAL BASIC does not give.
PASCAL programming
lingual as the advantage of being a structured program other than being an
object oriented program. Though it requires that the learner understands how to
work effectively with variables and come up with the functions he/she will need
in his/her program, the language is an easy one to understand and follow
stepwise. It makes it easier to acquire the needed programming skills that will
enable the beginner develop into being a computer programmer faster. After
learning PASCAL, the beginner will find it easier to learn other professional
based languages such as C++, and JAVA.
VISUAL BASIC is
recommended for a beginner because most of the functions and procedures in
other structured programs such as PASCAL have been done for the user. For
example, instead of coming up with the user interface for click command, the
VISUAL BASIC has, in a three dimension format, come up with a drag and drop
command which one only need to put on the active form. The command will
therefore be just told on what to do when clicked (for example open a file).
But in PASCAL, the user has to put the command by personal design using built
in units in the PASCAL, and locate the command at the desired place on screen
(monitor) where the user can click on. Since PASCAL is more demanding on this
as other programs such as C++, and due to its simplicity in language and
variable understanding, it is recommended to begin with it for VISUAL BASIC
will have done a lot of things for you, leaving you somehow illiterate on how
you program actually works!
Another basic
advantage PASCAL has over VISUAL BASIC especially for the beginner is its
available help. VISUAL BASIC that comes with the VISIUAL STUDIO software is
rather big, taking a lot of space, and to access the help you need to have MSDN
installed in your computer. Though PASCAL is small in size (does not occupy a
lot of disk space and memory when running), it comes with the help and user
guide always available in the compiler. So, if you want to begin learning a
computer programming language using your personal computer at home, I would
advice that you start by learning PASCAL, then you learn C++, then you can
master JAVA among other complex programming languages.
PASCAL is wonderful software. And i totally agree with you this software is very useful for beginners. Thank you so much for this information. keep posting such good stuff.
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