Java or C++

[My220x]

I am new to programming and was thinking about learning Java or C++. Which one would you reccomend and why? If you don't think I should learn one of them please say why and suggest a good one.

Thanks.

[kmount]

Depends what you're after really...

I found C a difficult language to pick up whereas Java albeit somewhat derived from C a lot easier to work out.

[torledo]

I am new to programming and was thinking about learning Java or C++. Which one would you reccomend and why? If you don't think I should learn one of them please say why and suggest a good one.

Thanks.

Neither, too difficult and not great money in being a programmer. You'd be better off programming for the web if you wanted to develop.

[Lee_K_81]

Neither, too difficult and not great money in being a programmer. You'd be better off programming for the web if you wanted to develop.

Seconded. If you want to learn something that follows the same syntax but a bit more cutting edge, look at c# or any .NET language. Either that or something like Ruby on Rails or AJAX, etc.

[localzuk]

Actually, J2EE is a high demand skill, commanding large amounts of pay also.

So I'd say either Java or C#.