What programming language should i start to learn it to be a professional one?

I have good knowledge about programming and its basics and i used before C, fortran.also i used matlab in some projects.


I want to start again now with this amasing world so what langauage should i start with as there are many languages as C++,C#,Java %26amp; Visual Basic etc.

What programming language should i start to learn it to be a professional one?
It really depends on what interests you most and what you see yourself doing several years from now. Secondary considerations are your current situation(do you have access to VS.net?), the system you will be learning on(ms or Linux?), and your learning environment(prof training vs teaching yourself?).





C++ is easily the most powerful and versatile language around, and with your experience in C you would have a good foundation to build upon.





Having said that, if you choose Java you will find a large community of support, many open source tools and IDEs available to you, and a very powerful platform on which you could develop a wide variety of applications from small games for your cell phone to large enterprise applications.





Whatever language you choose make sure you focus on core software design concepts and not just the language.
Reply:If you already know C, then you should move onto C++. It's the most powerful programming language that there is at the moment, and it can easily be converted from one operating system to another (if needed.)
Reply:I started with BASIC. I enjoy C++ because it is so versatile and used in so many applications