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Heard a guy at the library say you should start with C++ to 'build a strong foundation'
I was grabbing a book on Python basics when I heard a guy telling a new learner they had to start with C++ or they'd never really understand how computers work. That felt wrong to me. I started with JavaScript, and while I didn't learn about memory management right away, I built a simple website in my first month. That early win kept me going. If my first project had been fighting with pointers and compiler errors, I would have quit. The goal for a beginner is to stay interested and make something, not get a computer science degree from day one. What's a project that got you hooked when you were starting out?
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corablack1mo ago
Used to push C++ too, but @mia700's right, early wins keep people from quitting.
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tarabell1mo ago
Wasn't my first project just a dumb little text adventure game? It was all print statements and basic if/else choices in Python. Nothing fancy at all, but seeing a story I wrote come to life and actually run hooked me. That tiny win made me want to learn how to add a real inventory system. Starting with something that punishing like C++ would have killed the fun before it even started.
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