Whats a good programming language?

[CEILINGSPY1]

I have all ready learnt a fair bit about python, so I was wondering what programming language should I learn next? I am currently tossing up between html, c++ or php(may be too complicated).

(I am 14 btw so I dont want to learn some freaky hard ones)

[WombRaider]

the best one is money

[Drunken F00l]

C++, C#, and Java are all pretty popular. Most intro programming courses will teach C or Java. html doesn't really count, but if you're going to do any PHP, you'll probably want to learn it.

[CEILINGSPY1]

C++, C#, and Java are all pretty popular. Most intro programming courses will teach C or Java. html doesn't really count, but if you're going to do any PHP, you'll probably want to learn it.

Thanks for the tips.I have heard that html is a really good programming language to start off, so I added it even though it doesn't count.

I want to do some type of computer/internet security later on, but if that is too hard then I could always go back into programming so that is why I am asking which one is a good one to learn.

I am leaning towards C++ and then after that I might learn html and PHP.

[OmegaZero_Alpha]

Be a boss and code everything in machine or assembly.

[Norrec]

Html is just a mark-up language, there's no logic being performed unless you add in JavaScript. If possible, try to learn something you actually want to use for fun pet projects so it's a little more rewarding instead of beating your head against the wall over something you don't care to complete.

C++ will be the hardest to learn, but good if you plan to write low level software that'll run on various platforms. It's unmanaged and you have to do all your own memory allocation and deal with pointers. Can really fine tune for performance, but that's not necessary unless you're writing game engines or something.

With C#, using the .NET framework will allow you to write software in a much shorter amount of time. Managed code, so you don't have to worry so much about leaking memory/resources.

PHP (and C#) is for web programming. You can also run PHP scripts from the command line, but it is used primarily for generating web content. Dynamically typed like Python, but weak... makes it harder to debug (problems related to simple typos or weird type casting issues are more common). Because PHP is so popular, you're likely to find a lot of bad code examples out on the net from people that think they know what they're doing, so it'd be really good to learn about some security concepts like XSS and SQL injections so you know how to spot bad code, but that goes for any web programming. I've only used Eclipse and wasn't too familiar with it, so I hated the IDE after having used Visual Studio. Still better than Notepad or vim, I guess.

You might also consider Java. I've never used it, but it's quite popular to some. Probably the most similar to C#.

[CEILINGSPY1]

Html is just a mark-up language, there's no logic being performed unless you add in JavaScript. If possible, try to learn something you actually want to use for fun pet projects so it's a little more rewarding instead of beating your head against the wall over something you don't care to complete.

C++ will be the hardest to learn, but good if you plan to write low level software that'll run on various platforms. It's unmanaged and you have to do all your own memory allocation and deal with pointers. Can really fine tune for performance, but that's not necessary unless you're writing game engines or something.

With C#, using the .NET framework will allow you to write software in a much shorter amount of time. Managed code, so you don't have to worry so much about leaking memory/resources.

PHP (and C#) is for web programming. You can also run PHP scripts from the command line, but it is used primarily for generating web content. Dynamically typed like Python, but weak... makes it harder to debug (problems related to simple typos or weird type casting issues are more common). Because PHP is so popular, you're likely to find a lot of bad code examples out on the net from people that think they know what they're doing, so it'd be really good to learn about some security concepts like XSS and SQL injections so you know how to spot bad code, but that goes for any web programming. I've only used Eclipse and wasn't too familiar with it, so I hated the IDE after having used Visual Studio. Still better than Notepad or vim, I guess.

You might also consider Java. I've never used it, but it's quite popular to some. Probably the most similar to C#.

Thanks for that. I think I might do C# or C++ first then start to get into all of the security. I am only 14 and I dont want to jump straight into PHP or anything like that, because I just learnt python so C# or C++ will be a step up and then html and PHP because it will be easier for me because then I will understand how the structure is set out and all that.

[TheDopp]

I've used a fairly wide array of languages, and python is far and away my favorite. So you're already off to a good start with it.
I'd stick with what DF said and go for C/C++ next, preferably both, in that order to understand the progression and differences. More important than that it lets you get a grip on what other languages are, what they're good for and can/can't do. I know CIS/MIS courses tend not to teach things like pointers because of the fact you'd never use them for, say, an accounting app, but knowing what they are, how they work and how compilers actually treat them is a key insight that will let you approach other languages differently.
Java and C# are popular, yes, but if you're seriously about learning how to program, stick with the fundamentals to start. It's the launching point you need for either web (PHP, perl, Python) or application (C's many flavors, Java, Python) programming.
If you're interested in embeded systems, also look into PASCAL (basis for some hardware descriptive languages, but it still sucks as a language, and you need to actually understand IC electronics to use it) and BASIC (pBASIC is used for a few kits out there that are fun, no IC knowledge needed). Assembly is just a beast you have to try to know if you enjoy/get it. Having tried both Intel and Motorola assembly, knowing what you know of Python should be enough to get you started with a beginning dev kit.
In any event, you have time to learn a lot, just remember once you learn the basics in something like C++, it's just syntax that keeps you from learning something new.

[TheDopp]

Thanks for that. I think I might do C# or C++ first then start to get into all of the security. I am only 14 and I dont want to jump straight into PHP or anything like that, because I just learnt python so C# or C++ will be a step up and then html and PHP because it will be easier for me because then I will understand how the structure is set out and all that.

You can literally learn the basics of HTML in the space of a half-hour: http://werbach.com/barebones/ I've actually taught it to students who barely knew how to turn on a computer.
It's not a programming language, it's a document formatting language. Nothing complicated. PHP/Python lets you do the cooler stuff, CSS makes it all look pretty.

[CEILINGSPY1]

Thanks for that. I think I might do C# or C++ first then start to get into all of the security. I am only 14 and I dont want to jump straight into PHP or anything like that, because I just learnt python so C# or C++ will be a step up and then html and PHP because it will be easier for me because then I will understand how the structure is set out and all that.

You can literally learn the basics of HTML in the space of a half-hour: http://werbach.com/barebones/ I've actually taught it to students who barely knew how to turn on a computer.
It's not a programming language, it's a document formatting language. Nothing complicated. PHP/Python lets you do the cooler stuff, CSS makes it all look pretty.

Yeah I know that html isnt a programming language but I had put it in there because I might want to learn it. And for your above post, I have come to the conclusion that I am going to learn either C# or C, but I am just not sure which one to start off with.

@Omega Thats.....Thats......CRAZY!
@WombRaider Thanks for the tip.