Easiest programming/scripting language

[Xires]

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For now, you can probably just ignore the cookies thing.  Just concentrate on learning.

How's that coming, by the way?  You haven't given up yet, have you?

[Josiah23]

I haven't given up yet! It's actually becoming easier as I learn more, but I'm probably spending way to much time each and everyday on this to the point where sleep isn't an option. :/ I should probably start sleeping more. :/ Thanks for checking on me though.   XD

[ptales]

I like your mindset. Take that cookie. And sleep is overrated

[wolverine]

You might also want to look at Perl Programming. There is ton of resources available for free and  it is backed by a strong community and above all it has CPAN[ free modules ].

[Josiah23]

Sure will! 

[Xires]

@Josiah23; how's it coming?  Still dedicated?  Anything causing serious roadblocks?

[Josiah23]

Pretty good so far, nothing is causing any roadblocks. I eventually took a 20 or so hour break on my days off to rest, look at some colleges and mess around with some Linux distros.

[blindfuzzy]

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This. I wish I would have gotten this advice when I first started learning. I started with Python and struggled when transitioning to other languages. Something that may be easier today is not always the best choice from tomorrow.

[DoctorT]

In truth, Ruby is more simpler than Python but it is server-side. Think of it as web-hacking. But I do not fancy web-hacking (you know, SQL just makes no sense to someone that is so obsessed with C/C#, and I am not even talking about C++, where the most complex of templates are replaced with "where ABCD*
do XYDZ".) There is a thumb of rule for learning mathematics.

If you learn the most complex theorems and algorithms and corollaries that do not depend upon all but the simplest theorems, and you can calculate the spherical front fact of a pyramid in a few seconds, you'll get 97% in algebra/calculus undergrad courses without even reading the textbooks. Why, because when the teacher is teaching the most basic stuff, you already have trained your brain to be equivalent of the professor, and one-time revision in the class room is enough to get you A++. Because you don't need to be taught Pythogoras theroem when you already know Fermat's Last Theorem , which was unsolved for three and half centuries. Pythogoras is AB + BC = AC (in its simplest form), which is not too hard for you.

Similar is the case for programming. If you start with C (which is, trust me, still one of the most simple programming languages despite it being the father of C++), you'll be like "holy shit, how easy it is in Python!" instead of the vice versa and have Python as first language and say, "HOLY SHIT!!!! So this was the underlying fundamental layer under my simple Python command."

For your required goals, I suggest a multitude of languages.
Obviously C, some C++, C# (managed memory, wheeeeeeeewwwww, thread safety, libraries, whewwwwwww) and Python. Learn in that order, or learn C# before C++.

[Kurajber]

Pascal is very easy to learn

I guess "easy" is a relative category. The thing about Pascal is that it is mostly taught in schools where you're supposed to do only that - basic school tasks. That's probably why you say it's easy. You can't really say that it's easier to do a task with it than with dozen other langs. I started my programming with Pascal and then switched to C, and I'm still not sure if that's really the way you should go.

I totally recommend C as a first language, because it's more useful later (you don't use much Pascal now that you know it, do you), and it's great that you learn a thing or two along the way without knowing it (data types, sizes, etc).

OP, I don't think you should do it the way you said (10hr a day), you will get sick of it in days. I also recommend you to register on a website like hackerrank, codeforces, topcoder, codechef etc. where you can do tasks and keep track of your progress, plus you can try to do a task above your level and learn by doing it.

Since you're interested in much stuff, I suggest you pick one thing you want to learn first, get really good at it (which can take months or even years to do) and then advance to next one, rather than trying to learn variety of things at once and getting stuck at the beginning.

And think about removing that Kali quote, really.

[Bluecow]

I would recommend Python. It is what I started on and it helped me understand the thought process of writing a program without dealing with complex structuring or a picky syntax. I have also heard good things about Javascript but I've never looked at it. Good luck sir!(:

[etnica]

Im also will recomment you about python.
powerful language and theres a lot to metrial to learn on the internat.


if you will need help about python.. contact my for free my friend

[Dr4g0n]

Machine or ASM is pretty easy for a beginner,lol. I would go with either golang or python for readability and speed. If you are looking for a new language, or your first, python is alright, my only problem is it hides all the good stuff that makes a good programmer in an attempt to make is easy. Which is alright, but can potentially bore a beginner. To each their own.

[archfox]

Any programming language (or anything new in general) has its learning curve. On the other hand, the easiest programming language is something opinion based, and therefore it is not a valid criteria.

IMHO, if I had a chance to go back and start learning my first programming language, I would have suggested myself something like Python. To be able to learn and create something interesting a bit faster, than let's say in C. 

Fortunately or unfortunately, I can't say it now, for me it was other way around. The Godfather C was the first