Computer Programming questions.?

[infamousairman]

I am an absolute beginner at programming. Have no clue at what I am doing. But I have several ideas for creating apps and websites but I have no idea how to code. I know that there are tons of options like C++, Java, PHP, HTML5, and Python. I have no idea what to learn first. What is the difference between all of them? What type of language are sites like paypal, spotify, facebook etc. using?

Also, even when I learn the programming, where do I begin? I know I need to use xcode for developing apps but where do I start off on developing websites? Any tips for an aspiring entrepreneur ?

[1107]

The difference between these languages is the syntax, in other words how the code is written. Choosing a language is based on you. A lot of people use Java or C#. I would start with the basics like loops and arrays, and go from there. There are a lot of books for Computer Science. I’m not sure about the code for websites, but the basics will be used in all of them (and may be written differently, based on the language.) Good luck!

[Alyce]

There are so many options, it's difficult to choose.

One easy way to jump in is with JavaScript, which runs right in your web browser. And the most popular add-on for that is "jQuery" (totally free). Search for "jquery tutorial" and there's tons of free info. Good luck.

[Majestad]

First of all, C++, Java, PHP and Python are programming languages but HTML is just a hypertext markup language. If you want to create programs you will need to know any of the first. If you want to start creating websites, I guess It would be good idea to learn HTML5, CSS, with those you are going to be able of creating the interface with a good style aside of that you wiill need to learn php, python or java, What for ? . Because with it you are going to put them to work, I mean registering users, showing information from the database, etc.

Facebook was done in php , mysql and It is implementing different types of technologies like ajax, and others.

If you want to start, I would recommend you to learn html,css, javascript and php, you can find courses on youtube.