What languages are new programmer friendly? [closed]

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What languages are new programmer friendly? My fr开发者_运维知识库iend is a game designer who knows very little about programming but wants to program his old stuff. What is a good language to start him off in. Also what language should he finally aim for?

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Python is a popular language for first time programmers, and features a popular platform for creating games:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pygame

Your friend will probably want to learn C++ at some point though.

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Again a "It depends" answer, but maybe this StackExchange resource helps.

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Try Blitz3D http://www.blitzbasic.com/Products/blitz3d.php

Some of my students with basic knowledge in programming succeeded in creating awesome games (2d shooters, logical, puzzles, arcade, etc) in it in short period of time. It's simple and game-dev oriented, easy to learn and to get started quickly.

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C# and Delphi...I saw many new programmers who were comfortable with these two languages.

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http://tryruby.org/

just try it :)