What programming languages should I learn if I want to be a computer programmer?
Wow. You’re great at Java? I wrote my first book about Java the year you turned 2, and I’ve taught it for many years. I’m still not great at Java. I wonder if you actually mean JavaScript…. I’ve written two books on that, and I’m good at it, but still not great. It’s waaay too early to worry about what language you’ll be using professionally. First of all, the language that will be hot when you’re ready for the job market may not exist yet. Second, programming is about a lot more than languages. Learning how to think like a programmer is difficult. Learning new languages is not. My advice: Get ahold of a real programming language (I don’t care which one) and take it as far as you can, then go farther. Build some projects. Games are good (they’re much harder than many other kinds of programs) Once you get good at one language (should take years, really) pick up another one and compare. I really like the combination of Python, Java/C++, and C. They give you a very nice feel of the rang
