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zergi · 01-22-2013, 08:15 PM

PHP is a good start, because it's easy to learn.
And knowing html/css you can quickly start doing some real website to practice it.
As for IT security, C/C++ would be good, to start learning from the low-level languages. But it will not be easy to switch from PHP to C as it is more difficult to learn/program.
So, since you have a couple of years ahead, my advice is to start from C.
As to SQL, it is declarative language, and it differs a lot from other languages listed above (PHP, C, Javascript etc), so, from this point it doesn't matter what language you start to learn first.

01-22-2013, 08:15 PM	PM User \| #3
zergi New to the CF scene Join Date: Nov 2012 Posts: 9 Thanks: 1 Thanked 2 Times in 2 Posts	PHP is a good start, because it's easy to learn. And knowing html/css you can quickly start doing some real website to practice it. As for IT security, C/C++ would be good, to start learning from the low-level languages. But it will not be easy to switch from PHP to C as it is more difficult to learn/program. So, since you have a couple of years ahead, my advice is to start from C. As to SQL, it is declarative language, and it differs a lot from other languages listed above (PHP, C, Javascript etc), so, from this point it doesn't matter what language you start to learn first.