where should I begin

[winrawr]

I'm looking into learning some more languages and some better code writing techniques, but I am not sure of the languages that I should delve into.

So far I know VB really well and I started learning assembly, but I don't know that past some, I guess, medium difficulty, 16 bit. Oh, and I can write PHP. I tried learning C++ but I found it really difficult after using VB for so long, that's why I started with assembly, so I could learn how the memory and architecture works so I could better understand why I had to do certain things in other languages. Anyways, I keep reading that python is good to learn before C, and perl, but that's all I really know about them... I was just wondering what people know about say, advantages/disadvantages, or the differences between C, C++, perl, python, java, pascal, delphi, and any other languages that you may know? Also, wtf is C#? and Legacy?

thanks in advance for your help

[Rashakil Fol]

Learn Scheme, C++, Haskell, and C#. That will take some time. You have to actually do projects in them, of course.

The languages you've listed, and most other languages, are not worth learning if you have those four and are interested in generally improving your coding ability, but they may be worth learning because they're nice languages to know and to be able to use. (For example, I never use Scheme and frequently use Perl, and would use Python or Ruby instead of Scheme, too, but I have to recommend Scheme for pedagogical purposes.)

[Murtan]

I've never worked with Scheme, or Haskell so I can't readily debate their merits.

From what you posted that you know (VB and Assembly) I would recommend that you learn an object oriented language. The goal of working in the language is actually not-so-much to learn the language, even though that will be useful, but to learn to think objects as that skill will apply to any other OO language you might pursue. Python, Java, C++ and C# would all qualify as target languages in that regard.

@Rashakil

Have you ever used Scheme or Haskell in a commercial application, or have you used them primarily in an educational setting?

[winrawr]

okay, thanks, I think I'll start with Python and then go to C++, as I've never heard of scheme or haskell

[Rashakil Fol]

Have you ever used Scheme or Haskell in a commercial application, or have you used them primarily in an educational setting?

Yes.

[Rashakil Fol]

Have you ever used Scheme or Haskell in a commercial application, or have you used them primarily in an educational setting?

And that doesn't matter. If you want better code writing techniques in languages like C#, the easiest and best way is to learn Haskell.