Coding Advice Needed!

I would like to know which coding platform to start with as a complete beginner.

I started with Java but I’ve heard Python is a lot easier so would be better off starting with Python.

What about C# or C++?

What about C# or C++?

So I think your enthusiasm is great but bear in mind even those of us who love coding and have studied it at university and have done it professionally find it frustrating and challenging at the best of times. The reason so many cool well paid jobs exist for programmers/software engineers is because it isn't easy.

Java is the lingua franca in university courses, so if you want to study CS or Software Engineering at uni, you will for sure encounter that.

Python, as the other poster suggested, is an easy language to learn relative to Java as the syntax is usually more readable. C# is a good language too, but it similar enough to Java and isn't as beginner friendly as other languages like Python.

C and C++ are incredible languages and they are the building blocks of much of what we use today, and are still used all the time in modern Computing. Personally, I think everyone serious about programming should learn C/C++ as their main language(s) but it seems as though right now you are just exploring coding, so possible hold off on that.

I am guessing that because you asked about C# and C++ you may be interested in programming games at some point? As they are the main languages used in most video games usually.

I did a Biological degree which had no need for coding. I just wanted to learn coding as it is a useful life skill and I'm on my gap year while applying for medicine. I'll start with Python and see how it goes!