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Dear, Community
I am doing a highschool final right now with computer programming. What do you recommend I do? I have an A- right now. I know some java but is there any other language you would suggest I learn. I am thinking about doing computer programming as a job, I am currently a senior. Please respond back when you are able.
Sincerely,
A pupil of computer programming.
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Its early. Better to stay with one language and take it to a higher level than merely scratch the surface of a second language. JMHO.
Contrary to popular belief, nobody owes you anything.
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Senior in a manner of age? I would assume it this way.
Any way, since you are talking about "computer programming" why are you so shy about C++? Learn C++, because it would teach you about computer programming; or any other low-level programming language. SQL would teach you about statements to get data from databases (data sources), Java is used for programming apps on JVM, C# can be used for .NET framework and so on. C, C++ or Assembly language would teach you about computer itself, how it handles data how it stores data in RAM and so on.
So, I would say start C++.
The sh*t I complain about
It's like there ain't a cloud in the sky and it's raining out - Eminem
~! Firewall !~
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I concur with Afzaal.
For Afzaal's information: Apparently, in the USA, a "Senior" means in the last year of High School. People who are senior in age are mostly ignored by most Americans as they are classed as effectively dead already.
- I would love to change the world, but they won’t give me the source code.
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Forogar wrote: People who are senior in age are mostly ignored by most Americans as they are classed as effectively dead already.
Untrue! We use them to make custom builds of FFMPEG for us. 
Contrary to popular belief, nobody owes you anything.
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Forogar wrote: People who are senior in age are mostly ignored by most Americans as they are
classed as effectively dead already.
Ah, mister glass half full I see! 
"the debugger doesn't tell me anything because this code compiles just fine" - random QA comment
"Facebook is where you tell lies to your friends. Twitter is where you tell the truth to strangers." - chriselst
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Oh, thank you for information Forogar. 
The sh*t I complain about
It's like there ain't a cloud in the sky and it's raining out - Eminem
~! Firewall !~
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You are welcome. Being one of the senior people here in the USA I often feel the ignorance!
- I would love to change the world, but they won’t give me the source code.
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Well, I am quite (a lot) younger relative to you... But you can only feel ignored if you ignore yourself, if you back down on yourself. Until you love yourself and are proud of what you are! Nothing on this planet can make you feel down.
No matter what teenagers think... Elders are always a great asset to the community, society and most specially to teenager them self. We just don't understand this.
The sh*t I complain about
It's like there ain't a cloud in the sky and it's raining out - Eminem
~! Firewall !~
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Forget about learning a new language for now; the time learning the language will not show on the final project.
Do a project in a field/domain you are familier with; no need to find something new or state of the art.
Just do something solid, bug free, no performance issues , with good coding practice (use Java coding standards), use unit tests (if applicable...)
If you like music, do a music player or a simple sequencer.
If you like graphics, do a "paint" program or a simple 3D renderer.
If you like food/restaurant, do a OpenTable clone or a recipe manager (with ingredients cross reference)
If you like...
Well you get the idea.
Good luck
I'd rather be phishing!
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I wouldn't go with a second language for now.
Of course I don't know you personally, but what I've seen from students is that they don't know anything (useful for the job). And in fact I'm doing a University study next to my job, so I know how it goes. You get some Java basics and some object oriented principles. Then they ask you to write a little assignment and you're all proud that you're now a programmer.
Well, the real world is very different! The knowledge you're learning now will be useful, but in your first few weeks of work you'll learn more by doing than in four years of college together. So I'd stick to Java for now. It's a solid language that will almost certainly get you a job. And once you've got that job you can actually start learning. Then, in a few years, when you're very comfortable with Java, you can think about learning a different language.
Although, you'll probably need some SQL, HTML and JavaScript (if you're doing web development) next to Java. But they probably already teach that at your school
By the way, signing up for CodeProject, changing your name to something we can remember, and actively participating (reading articles, answering questions, perhaps writing a bit yourself) will help you learn what you need to know and boost your career in more ways than you can imagine 
Good luck!
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As I recall, projects were mostly judges by how cool they seemed to laymen. If that hasn't changed, make something flashy with a wow-factor, at least to anyone who doesn't know how simple it really was what you did. Pretty graphics would fit that bill, maybe a nice 3D fractal with LSD-themed colours. Explorable, of course.
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It's not about learning a program, it's about learning to program. The language is less important.
But there are concepts that aren't available in all languages, which could be a reason to learn another language.
Java is object oriented, but functional programming with Lambdas weren't available until Java8. If you've been working only with earlier versions I'd recommend to have a look at Java 8, C# or F#.
Another aspect that a lot of people have a slightly dim view of is Data. So learning SQL and some set theory isn't a bad idea. Also understanding why normalization is so important. (And when not to use it)
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I suggest you find something else to do with your life[^]
".45 ACP - because shooting twice is just silly" - JSOP, 2010
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You can never have too much ammo - unless you're swimming, or on fire. - JSOP, 2010
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When you pry the gun from my cold dead hands, be careful - the barrel will be very hot. - JSOP, 2013
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Did Martin Freeman start walking round in bare feet, and it just became a Hobbit?
Bad command or file name. Bad, bad command! Sit! Stay! Staaaay...
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After his role in Love Actually, they had a hard difficult time getting him dressed at all.
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Yes, it became a Hobbit,
So with feet bare, he'd go on a tear
chasing women til they told him to stop it
that is til came the day, when he ran into Lorena_Bobbitt[^]
"the debugger doesn't tell me anything because this code compiles just fine" - random QA comment
"Facebook is where you tell lies to your friends. Twitter is where you tell the truth to strangers." - chriselst
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Oh, cut that out!
Mongo: Mongo only pawn... in game of life.
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...and take it for a short drive and throw it out the window? 
"the debugger doesn't tell me anything because this code compiles just fine" - random QA comment
"Facebook is where you tell lies to your friends. Twitter is where you tell the truth to strangers." - chriselst
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I have a problem building a custom version of FFMPEG but I have no idea of the correct forum in which to ask for help with it. Any suggestions?
I might add that I am building it under Windows 7 using MinGW and Msys2 environments.
- I would love to change the world, but they won’t give me the source code.
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I would suspect whichever language it was written in would be the most appropriate forum.
Jeremy Falcon
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It's in C but that isn't really the problem. I am getting a weird error message during the MAKE part of the build. I am familiar with Windows programming but haven't done any real Linux style stuff since I used UNIX in 1984!
- I would love to change the world, but they won’t give me the source code.
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