Which Programming Language Should I Learn First?
By McDonald. T | July 29th 2018 If you are thinking of learning how to code, the number of different types of programming languages can be a little daunting. Putting it another way, there are languages such as PHP, HTML, CSS, Java, Python, C++ and many more, so where do you start? Almost every day I hear someone asks the question, 'Which is the best coding language to learn first?' This is not a straightforward question to answer because it depends on what you wish to achieve. In other words, different purposes call for different languages. Subsequently, it is not enough just to learn how to code; a programmer needs to know what language to use and for what purpose. To learn about programming languages start with a visual language to understand the basics of algorithms then look at HTML and CSS to get started with web technologies. Start with a visual language to learn the basics of algorithms. By a visual language, I mean a language where the programmer uses visu