Want to learn a programming language - which one?

I don\'t know as much as some of these guys but I took 2 visual basic classes equaling 120 hours of class time.

I only made small programs like calculators, inventory management setups, score keepers, electronic registrations, tic-tac-toe, etc. but it\'s all fairly easy once you learn the basics of the language and structure.

Originally posted by Paul2
i kinda want to learn some sort of programming skill, but my fear is that its too hard.  Once i try quickbasic when i was about 16 and i find hard to understand.  I took 1 semester of AutoCAD class and i find a student was ahead of me doing those stuff while i am still behind...i was like, wow, these guys are pretty smart doing their things...
I was shock to realize some of these forum members already learn some of programming skill like QBasic and C++ Visual Basic...
wow...
so how long does it take you guys to learn those?

Ive been using Visual Basic for about 3 years (about 1/2 a week in schooll so not much really) but it is easy to understand especially the way it is event driven as oppossed to a language like BBC basic where the code just flows form start to end. In VB when u do something (Click a button for example) then that executes code etc

vb isnt going to get you much other than some familiarity.  Personally I would leave it alone.

C is probably the best to learn first.  It will get you some exposure to just plain old programming w/o having to learn a lot of Object oriented stuff.  When you\'re ready for that move on to C++ or java.

I am right now writing the script for my movie I am going to make.

The formats are still iffy wither real life, or animated by another.

Its not funny, its more like an independant film. Yeah I know.