programming languages

I'm going to document my learning of programming languages and discuss which language I plan to use for which kinds of projects. Actually, I will include programs as well as languages.

First, here are the languages I'd like to learn/ programs I'd like to install and use.

1) JavaScript -- http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/JavaScript

• an object-oriented scripting language, not to be confused with Java
• usually implemented as an integrated component of the web browser for dynamic websites
• syntax is influenced by C (as is Java, and there the similarities between Java and JavaScript end).
• W3Schools has a tutorial for JavaScript.

2) C++

• your all-purpose language for ultimate program control. This is a MUST learn for software development, device drivers, and video games.
• If you've got Microsoft Windows, Dev-C++ is a free IDE (Integrated Development Environment) for coding in C++.
• I haven't tried any of these tutorials but here's what pops up on a google search for "c++ tutorial":
  http://www.cplusplus.com/doc/tutorial/
  http://www.learncpp.com/

3) Microsoft Visual Basic 2008

4) Microsoft .NET Framework

• A software framework for applications on Windows, using Windows SDK (Software Development Kit) which is available free for download.
• The Base Class Library (BCL) contains features to control user interface, data access, web application development, network communications, etc.
• http://www.microsoft.com/NET/

5) XHTML -- a stricter, cleaner version of HTML

• W3Schools XHTML tutorial

6) XML -- Extensible Markup Language

• W3Schools XML tutorial
• was designed to transport and store data
• XML is independent of hardware, software, and application, so it is a useful way to store data so that it can be transported easily cross-platform.

6) CSS -- (Cascading Style Sheets) are useful for controlling the style and layout of webpages

• Actually I've already learned this, but I'd like to revamp my website (which is now completely defunct) and want to get reacquainted with CSS.
• W3Schools CSS tutorial

6) Perl -- http://www.perl.org

• originally developed for text manipulation
• supports both procedural and object oriented programming
• here is a good introduction to the language: perldoc.perl.org
• download ActivePerl for Windows (click on Windows Installer MSI). To figure out whether you have an x64 or x86, go to Start > Help and Support > Tools > My Computer Information > General.
• my first project was to organize my delicious bookmarks by domain name. I'll explain how I did that in the next post.

9) PHP -- a powerful tool for making dynamic and interactive webpages

• W3Schools PHP tutorial

10) SQL -- standard language for accessing databases

• W3Schools SQL tutorial

11) Java

12) Python

And a couple of things that aren't programming languages:

1) Cygwin

2) WordPress