Easiest programming/scripting language

[Josiah23]

Hello everyone @ EvilZone, I just want to ask which programming/scripting language is the easiest to learn?

[IamMe]

There's no language that is deemed easiest, any can be easy to learn, anyways first what would you like to do with programming? so we can help you choose one in that domain

[ptales]

Brainfuck.

[Josiah23]

There's no language that is deemed easiest, any can be easy to learn, anyways first what would you like to do with programming? so we can help you choose one in that domain

@IamMe, I want to do a lot with programming, as a white/grey hat "hacker". I want to build my way up from knowing absolutely little to no hacking and programming skills to being an advanced programmer. I want to build OS's from dirt (scratch), be a security expert, specialize in penetration testing. I cant lie about me wanting to crack a password or two. I want to start off with the easiest language and go from there (or whatever suits me best in specifically what I want to do.) After all I do have Kali Linux 2.0 which is loaded with hacking tools, but don't know how to use any of them yet.

Brainfuck.

I've never heard of it until now.

The Quieter You Become, The More You Are Able To Hear. -Kali Linux

Staff note: Stop double posting, use the modify button.

[ptales]

Avoid double posts - use the "modify" button instead.

I was being sarcastic with Brainfuck - I just couldn't resist.
I'd recommend learning Python. There's no such thing as the "easiest programming language", though. You also shouldn't try to do / learn everything at once. Forget about building LFS for now. Also, using scripts others wrote has nothing to do with being a programmer or a hacker.


/Oh, and why are you copying that quote at the end of every single post instead of using it as your signature?

[Josiah23]

Haha, I thought you were be serious on Brainfuck, but Python sounds like a good start. Oh, and your last question, are you referring to "The Quieter You Become, The More You Are Able To Hear." I have it as my signature for the Tapatalk app. Is it not showing up as a signature? :/

I tried Python a while back and still remember a very little of it, but I have to catch up on Python 3


The Quieter You Become, The More You Are Able To Hear. -Kali Linux

Staff note: Really, dude, stop double posting. Use the modify button.

[ptales]

Ah, all right - no, it appears as if you just wrote it beneath every post.
Btw, you just double posted again.
Python 3 isn't really needed, most use Python 2.7.

[Josiah23]

I'm not seeing a double post, but I do have to click the send button twice in order for it to send or it'll seem like it just delete my post for me.

Edited: Oh, I see what you mean by double post.

The Quieter You Become, The More You Are Able To Hear. -Kali Linux

[techb]

I'm not seeing a double post, but I do have to click the send button twice in order for it to send or it'll seem like it just delete my post for me.

Edited: Oh, I see what you mean by double post.

The Quieter You Become, The More You Are Able To Hear. -Kali Linux

Double post is just two in a row or more. It doesn't mean it's a duplicate, it means your spamming the thread with multiple entries right after the other. This is okay in some situations, but not this one. I have fixed your mistake twice, now that you know what it is, please stop and use the modify if you have more to add to a post.

Also, you can add that Kali quote to your signature in your profile options so you don't need to post it every time.

[Josiah23]

Double post is just two in a row or more. It doesn't mean it's a duplicate, it means your spamming the thread with multiple entries right after the other. This is okay in some situations, but not this one. I have fixed your mistake twice, now that you know what it is, please stop and use the modify if you have more to add to a post.

Also, you can add that Kali quote to your signature in your profile options so you don't need to post it every time.

I'm not adding the Kali post, it's my signature for all my Tapatalk forums.

[insert-name-here]

Ah, all right - no, it appears as if you just wrote it beneath every post.
Btw, you just double posted again.
Python 3 isn't really needed, most use Python 2.7.

Python is a fun programming language to learn and you don't have to worry much about using header files and compiling and etc. Hell, you can mess around with it in an interpreter or programs for developing python code.


Once you master Python any other language should be easy since you already know programming basics, although you would have to get used to their different syntax.

[Josiah23]

Python is a fun programming language to learn and you don't have to worry much about using header files and compiling and etc. Hell, you can mess around with it in an interpreter or programs for developing python code.


Once you master Python any other language should be easy since you already know programming basics, although you would have to get used to their different syntax.

How long do you think it'll take to master Python? Less than a year?

[insert-name-here]

How long do you think it'll take to master Python? Less than a year?

Depends on how much time you devote to learning it and how fast of a learner you are. It might take a few months to learn the basics and I'm finally getting the hang of Python after deciding to settling down with learning it. 

[IamMe]

Guess its all been said, python it is..... start with it, do as much as you can with it, if you understand the concept of coding in one language you can move to another easily.

Hmmm don't really use python much but since you just starting out i'll advice you to go with python v3, yeah yeah some might say most scripts are in v2 but that doesn't stop it being in v3 cause i know most v2 lib are now ported to v3, v2 was popular cause its older and still maintained also most people started out with it, since v3 is here to stay that you must learn(oh well its just my own point of view, some may say otherwise)

How long it might take?
Depends on how any hours you can put in a day, if you so free that you can do 10-15hrs/day then you will be alright in no time

For resources,
if you wanna start lightweight and with a project driven approach start with "Starting out with python 3rd edition by Tony Gaddis"

A more comprehensive would be "Learning Python 5th edition" though its approach is much like api tut rather than the project driven which most times we get excited about

After that would be "Programming Python 4th edition" this is more like a sequel to learning python, totally project driven lost in the named above

To complement these you can get The New Boston tutorials on python3 , some people find it hard reading only, so you could use the videos topic by topic with the ones in the book

Last but no the least Albert's inventwithpython.com, this site has free ebooks on gaming and cryptography topics (likewise you could also start with these cause it assumes no coding exp, teaches as you move....so you could use this ones to get your feet wet).
Finish these and you would be awesome in coding, you wouldn't even need someone to show you where to go next, you would know

May the force be with you!!

[Josiah23]

Guess its all been said, python it is..... start with it, do as much as you can with it, if you understand the concept of coding in one language you can move to another easily.

Hmmm don't really use python much but since you just starting out i'll advice you to go with python v3, yeah yeah some might say most scripts are in v2 but that doesn't stop it being in v3 cause i know most v2 lib are now ported to v3, v2 was popular cause its older and still maintained also most people started out with it, since v3 is here to stay that you must learn(oh well its just my own point of view, some may say otherwise)

How long it might take?
Depends on how any hours you can put in a day, if you so free that you can do 10-15hrs/day then you will be alright in no time

For resources,
if you wanna start lightweight and with a project driven approach start with "Starting out with python 3rd edition by Tony Gaddis"

A more comprehensive would be "Learning Python 5th edition" though its approach is much like api tut rather than the project driven which most times we get excited about

After that would be "Programming Python 4th edition" this is more like a sequel to learning python, totally project driven lost in the named above

To complement these you can get The New Boston tutorials on python3 , some people find it hard reading only, so you could use the videos topic by topic with the ones in the book

Last but no the least Albert's inventwithpython.com, this site has free ebooks on gaming and cryptography topics (likewise you could also start with these cause it assumes no coding exp, teaches as you move....so you could use this ones to get your feet wet).
Finish these and you would be awesome in coding, you wouldn't even need someone to show you where to go next, you would know

May the force be with you!!

Thanks for the helpful information, I'll definitely check out those website. I'll try to put  around 10 hours into Python the days I'm off. @insert-name-here, I'm a somewhat fast learner, it depends on how badly I want to learn it, and in this case, I want it bad.