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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 10 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 10 years ago +2

Ruby! It's python's beautiful little sister.
Former Member over 10 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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bwelsby over 9 years ago

Ok I said assembly because that's how I started and it was important for me to be very close to the hardware and how it functioned. I later moved into C and then many other languages. What I think is also very important is learning a good programming methodology for example top down design - Top-down and bottom-up design
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bwelsby over 9 years ago

Ok I said assembly because that's how I started and it was important for me to be very close to the hardware and how it functioned. I later moved into C and then many other languages. What I think is also very important is learning a good programming methodology for example top down design - Top-down and bottom-up design
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