which progrraming language to learn first

[Johann Spies]

On Fri, Jul 15, 2005 at 10:33:06PM +0500, Mustafa Abbasi wrote:
>    i have recently started using linux and since its my summer vacations i
>    wantedto learn a language.
>    i'll be honest part of this is so that i have  a certificate to show when
>    i apply to colleges but mostly its cuz i
>    wanna learn.
>    so what language should i start with.

To add to all the answers, have a look at
http://shootout.alioth.debian.org/ for an interesting comparison
between programming languages.

Regards
Johann

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