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Author Author: bluescreen
Date Created: 13 Feb 2014 4:26 AM Date Created
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What programming language should EE's learn first?

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johnbeetem over 12 years ago +2

Oh goodie, language wars! Personally, I think C and C++ are terrible first programming languages. C is a great language for writing compact code that maps directly into machine language, but for teaching…
Former Member over 12 years ago +2

Ruby! It's python's beautiful little sister.
Former Member over 12 years ago +2

Very important distinction here is that the question specified "EE", not "CS"! EEs should learn C first, but not bother with C++ so much. C compilers are available for every processor made and by learning…

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bluescreen over 11 years ago

That's an interesting observation. I detested Assembly when I learned it in the early 1990's precisely because I didn't understand the hardware-software interface. (I was coming at it from a coding background.) Approaching it years later with some basic knowledge of CPU architecture, how physical memory actually works, etc made it more intelligible, if not exactly intuitive.

I learned pretty quickly that I lack the disposition to be a great coder, but I have nothing but respect for those who are.
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nick123 over 11 years ago in reply to bluescreen

You can be a great coder. I thought the same when I started. Now I program in C/C++, Python, assembly, html, php, css, and BASIC.
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nick123 over 11 years ago in reply to bluescreen

You can be a great coder. I thought the same when I started. Now I program in C/C++, Python, assembly, html, php, css, and BASIC.
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