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Which programming language would you recommend to learn first?

Survey period: 1 Apr 2019 to 8 Apr 2019

Assuming you're given no other information, in which direction would you point a budding new developer?

OptionVotes% 
C75740.05
C++1337.04
C#52927.99
Kotlin130.69
Java774.07
JavaScript or TypeScript884.66
PHP331.75
Python1719.05
Swift110.58
Other784.13

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GeneralRe: Of course C#. Pin
GKP19921-Apr-19 0:42
professionalGKP19921-Apr-19 0:42 
GeneralRe: Of course C#. Pin
honey the codewitch1-Apr-19 1:11
mvahoney the codewitch1-Apr-19 1:11 
GeneralDepends on the motivation Pin
KarstenK31-Mar-19 21:26
mveKarstenK31-Mar-19 21:26 
GeneralRe: Depends on the motivation Pin
OriginalGriff31-Mar-19 21:49
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KarstenK31-Mar-19 21:55
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GKP199231-Mar-19 22:20
professionalGKP199231-Mar-19 22:20 
GeneralC Pin
den2k8831-Mar-19 21:16
professionalden2k8831-Mar-19 21:16 
GeneralRe: C Pin
honey the codewitch1-Apr-19 0:34
mvahoney the codewitch1-Apr-19 0:34 
my main concern about C being everyone's potential first is that already way more people think they can code C than actually can.
When I was growin' up, I was the smartest kid I knew. Maybe that was just because I didn't know that many kids. All I know is now I feel the opposite.

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honey the codewitch1-Apr-19 0:44
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honey the codewitch1-Apr-19 1:08
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honey the codewitch1-Apr-19 1:15
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den2k881-Apr-19 1:32
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Slacker0071-Apr-19 1:37
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den2k881-Apr-19 1:50
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Fabio Franco1-Apr-19 23:47
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John R. Shaw2-Apr-19 10:38
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honey the codewitch1-Apr-19 1:45
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den2k881-Apr-19 3:14
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honey the codewitch1-Apr-19 7:34
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Rick York1-Apr-19 18:46
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