Subj : Re: Four Programming Questions To : comp.programming From : Gerry Quinn Date : Tue Jul 12 2005 11:30 am In article , ballensr@adelphia.net says... > Question one: Which language (basic, C++, java, etc) is easiest for learning > computer programming? Probably a traditional Basic. > Question Two: Which language is best for scientific programming? Fortran is used a lot for intensive numerical calculations. C++ is a good old workhorse that will do okay. I wouldn't be surprised if many scientists used a bit of Basic. > Question Three: Which language is best for web programming? Depends what you mean by that, I would say. Java, Javascript, PHP, Perl are names that spring to mind. > Question Four: Which language is best for games programming? C++ is the usual for PC games, but on consoles I think C still gets a bit of use. Lua is a popular scripting language used as an ancillary to these. However, all sorts of things can be used, especially as speed is becoming less of a issue. If you want to get a 3D game up and running I'd recommend something few here will have heard of - Blitz Basic 3D. It certainly has its bad aspects, but I've not seen anything comparably easy to use, and it has a lively community and quite a few decent shareware games and code libraries. - Gerry Quinn .