Learning curve

[peach]

Amongst popular programming languager, wich one do y'all think has the smallest learning curve?
I've heard rails but I'm not sure whether it's hype or or for real.

 

[joe]

Rails isn't really a programming language but part of Ruby on Rails. Ruby is very easy.

Python is probably the easiest.

 

[a.titus1]

Speaking as a developer, I already had pretty extensive experience with OO programming, so I picked up PHP VERY quickly. Ive looked at rails, but I think it actually has a bigger learning curve that PHP. The reason is PHP doesn't use any type of design pattern by default, where rails uses an MVC pattern. So you not only have to learn the language, but also the pattern.

If I could do it again, Id probably start with Rails and then move to PHP.

 

[NtodaS]

I think php for me, I have made a few atemps but i've never actually reached the first slope of the curve i guess

 

[peach]

So whats rails and ruby the, I'm confused :S

 

[joe]

Ruby is a programming language and the rails lets you use it for web development.

 

[peach]

Ruby is a programming language and the rails lets you use it for web development.

is rails similar to Typo3?

 

[VinSVT]

PHP and Rudy have pretty easy learning curves.

 

[a.titus1]

typo3 is a CMS correct? rails is more of the framework that the ruby language is used in.

 

[SiNJoy]

yea typo3 is a CMS

 

[donn]

Python is the easiest.

 

[Dave]

PHP was fairly easy, once i grasped some basic concepts
and it helps since there are so many PHP-Resource sites.

 

[a.titus1]

So the moral of the story is, everyone thinks whatever they picked up the easiest, is the easiest

Any scripting language will be easier to pick up than a "real" (c++, java) language in my opinion, but thats just been from my personal experience.

 

[donn]

So the moral of the story is, everyone thinks whatever they picked up the easiest, is the easiest

Any scripting language will be easier to pick up than a "real" (c++, java) language in my opinion, but thats just been from my personal experience.

This story has morals? I may be in the wrong forum

 

[darkdrift]

php is difficult because one error and the program doesn't run at all!

 

[a.titus1]

When I was messing with the error handling in PHP (writing my own error handler) I managed to mess up the default one and wouldnt get any error... It would just be blank

 

[darkdrift]

yeah , that is what I found when I tried to use php GRR ON PHP

 

[donn]

yeah , that is what I found when I tried to use php GRR ON PHP

Nonetheless, PHP remains the easiest, far and away.

 

[NtodaS]

Nonetheless, PHP remains the easiest, far and away.

You think so? I never got far trying those tutorials. Probably cause it was to boring and i didn;t see any direct benefits.

 

[peach]

You think so? I never got far trying those tutorials. Probably cause it was to boring and i didn;t see any direct benefits.

Well, if you have no benefits of learning it, then why even get started
If you don't have any incentive to do something it's just not going to happen.