Which Computer Language should Someone learn First?
The answer to this question is an easy option. In life, easy options are not usually the best options. However, the answer to this question, today, is an easy option! There are many computer languages out there. The computer language to learn first, is the easiest language to understand, out there. It is JavaScript.
Well, there is a problem, but with an obvious solution. The problem is: JavaScript is no longer being improved. The solution is: what is being improved in place of JavaScript, today, is ECMAScript.
Reasons for leaning ECMAScript as your First Program
- The reader might have heard that the first language to learn is C, because other modern languages are developed from C. It is true that other languages are developed from C, but C is not easy to understand and code. ECMAScript (or its predecessor, JavaScript) is the easiest language to understand and code. If the reader had tried to learn ECMAScript (or JavaScript) from some other source and found it difficult to understand, then the teaching there, was not well done. In this blog (column), the teaching is well done. Here, the use of mathematics is avoided, wherever possible, and that happens in many places.
- With other computer languages, the learner has to install a compiler or interpreter to decode the text code. With ECMAScript, the interpreter is already installed in your computer. Each computer today, comes with an operating system and a browser. An example of a browser is Mozilla-Firefox. Each browser has an interpreter that interprets ECMAScript (or JavaScript).
- For some computer languages, the compiler or interpreter has to be bought (paid for). There is nothing to pay for, with ECMAScript (or JavaScript) interpreter. It comes with your new computer. The programmer is advised to always have his/her computer connected to the Internet, for updating of the browser and its interpreter, free.
Conclusion
Which computer language should you learn first? - Answer: ECMAScript. Thanks for reading. The next article the reader should read in this column (blog) is: Your First JavaScript Program with your Default Operating System Default Text Editor and Default Browser.