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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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GeneralHTML/CSS should be learned first! Pin
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Cristian Amarie3-Apr-19 20:59
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Mike (Prof. Chuck)3-Apr-19 21:57
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GeneralPunch Cards? Pin
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Gary R. Wheeler2-Apr-19 13:26
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Frank Malcolm2-Apr-19 16:52
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GeneralAssembler Pin
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  Forogar  3-Apr-19 9:59
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GeneralMaybe it depends on what your are tooling up to do? Pin
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Nemanja Trifunovic1-Apr-19 3:40
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