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<TITLE>RE: Good Starter Language? (was Re: REALBasic and OpenAL)</TITLE>
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<P><FONT SIZE=2>Leo Mauler wrote:</FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=2>> Garrett Goebel wrote:</FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=2>> > Leo Mauler wrote:</FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=2>> > > </FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=2>> > > If not BASIC, then what would be the programming language</FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=2>> > > of choice for the beginner?</FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=2>> > </FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=2>> > That's like asking for a good tool without telling us how</FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=2>> > you intend to use it...</FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=2>> > </FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=2>> > What fun exciting cool thing does the beginner want to do?</FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=2>> </FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=2>> Well, I should think its obvious: learn how to program. </FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=2>> </FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=2>> There's not much else BASIC is good for. :)</FONT>
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<P><FONT SIZE=2>Which is probably the same reason so few people know Esperanto. Learn something useful. Don't learn a language you have no use for.</FONT></P>
<P><FONT SIZE=2>There are horses for courses...</FONT>
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<P><FONT SIZE=2>Tell use what you want to make a computer do, and we can give you a much better recommendation as to what programming languages you should consider.</FONT></P>
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<BR><FONT SIZE=2>Garrett Goebel</FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=2>IS Development Specialist</FONT>
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