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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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kidiccurus over 10 years ago

First language should be scratch. It is useless for anything professional but will teach the basic syntax and explain the ideas. Then you can move onto C or Java and create something useful using the same concepts as scratch.
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kidiccurus over 10 years ago

First language should be scratch. It is useless for anything professional but will teach the basic syntax and explain the ideas. Then you can move onto C or Java and create something useful using the same concepts as scratch.
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