c# then c++?

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Original post by Cherub of Death So I have heard that c# and c++ are both similar and are used to make games and general programs. Is c# easier to learn first then switch to c++, assuming these languages are alike. Thank you. Edit: Also if I should learn C# first are there some tutorials here?

Short answer: C# is a good language to start with (and, depending on what your objectives are, you may in fact never need to bother with C++).

Shorter answer: search the forum archives for 'beginner language' and you'll find plenty of information on this topic.

The two languages are roughly similar in syntax, but have different sets of features. I would say C# is easier, and if you are beginning programming it would be a good choice for you to learn. There is no need to switch to C++ after you learn C#, unless you want to program at a lower level or on embedded systems.

There are many tutorials on C# around the net. Googling "C# tutorial" will get you a plethora of them, such as this one.

Edit: beaten to it.

Hm did not know that c++ was lower than c# in a way I am guessing. Also thank you both, if I remember I will post how it goes lol.

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Original post by Cherub of Death Hm did not know that c++ was lower than c# in a way I am guessing. Also thank you both, if I remember I will post how it goes lol.

Just to avoid any confusion here, the term 'low-level' in reference to a programming language doesn't imply that the language is 'lesser' in any way.

To get a sense of what we're talking about, you might take a look at the Wikipedia entries for low-level programming language and high-level programming language.

Ah, well now I think I am stupid lol. Anyway thank you for not letting go around thinking that.

The reason C++ will usually take more time to learn than C# is mainly due to it's backwards compatibilty with C.
You see when you learn C++ you are essentially learning 2 languages at once. C++ the way it's meant to be used and the older C way style.
Remember C++ is nearly a superset of C.
If you don't have to work with older C/C++ code(using char arrays, arrays instead of vectors,etc) which isn't realistic in my opinion then it's not as hard.
I've come to this conclusion after reading quite a bit of C++ books.
C# as you may not know is a totally new language like Python where they took the best of existing languages and tried to make a clean,easy to use language and for the most part succeded IMO. Also, they didn't have to worry about backwards compatibilty.

C#'s principal designer and lead architect at Microsoft is Anders Hejlsberg. His previous experience in programming language and framework design (Visual J++, Borland Delphi, Turbo Pascal) can be readily seen in the syntax of the C# language, as well as throughout the Common Language Runtime (CLR) core. In interviews and technical papers he has stated that flaws in most major programming languages (e.g. C++, Java, Delphi, and Smalltalk) drove the fundamentals of the CLR, which, in turn, drove the design of the C# programming language itself.

[Edited by - daviangel on March 17, 2008 1:05:09 AM]