What's the best programming language to learn first?

2014 state of the CIO: For too many IT's still about cost control 7 things on Microsoft's 2014 to-do list ITworld Today January 03, 2014 Share this email What's the best programming language to learn first? This debate has raged on for a long time. When I'm asked this question, my approach is to consider which language will be the most valuable throughout a career. READ MORE   Issue highlights 1. 2014 state of the CIO: For too many IT's still about cost control 2. 7 things on Microsoft's 2014 to-do list 3. The road to 5G wireless: A brief history of mobile networks 4. Microsoft Surface tablets gain traction, Pro model gets speed bump 5. Snapchat, feeling the heat, will let users opt out of compromised feature 6. Report: NSA looking to crack all encryption with quantum computer 7. FireEye buys Mandiant for nearly $1 billion to stamp out cyber attacks 8. MediaTek to demo chipsets for LTE, wearables and 4K TVs at CES 9. 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Learn More Snapchat, feeling the heat, will let users opt out of compromised feature Snapchat, reeling from a recent hack that exposed millions of user names and partially redacted phone numbers of its members, will now let users back out of the feature that hackers abused. READ MORE Report: NSA looking to crack all encryption with quantum computer The NSA is attempting to build a new breed of supercomputer that theoretically could make short work of cracking most keys used for encrypted communications. READ MORE FireEye buys Mandiant for nearly $1 billion to stamp out cyber attacks FireEye, a major enterprise security company, is hoping to better shield its customers from cyberattacks through its acquisition of privately held Mandiant for nearly $1 billion. 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