[CentOS] OT: programming language for morons (newbie friendly language in Open Source world)

m.roth at 5-cent.us m.roth at 5-cent.us
Mon Dec 13 22:30:09 UTC 2010


Patrick Lists wrote:
> On 12/13/2010 05:14 PM, Sven Aluoor wrote:
>
>> I have more than 12 years experience with UNIX system administration,
>> but I am too stupid for programming. My only programming experience is
>> shell scripting. I tried to learn Java, but don't understand it
>> because it is too complicated for my limited brainpower.
>>
>> What programming language should I learn?
>>
>> A friend said that C-Sharp (Mono) is very simple. Is this true?
>
> Have a look at Lua (www.lua.org). Imo it's quite readable and less
<snip>
Don't. I have literally never heard of it before, and I at least have
heard of everything else folks have mentioned. Learn something that
there's a *large* base of folks who know enough to help you.

          mark "gee, no one's suggested lisp..."




More information about the CentOS mailing list