Hi!Originally Posted by Spectra ZX
C and C++ are great fun languages to learn. They are also very idiomatic in the sense that decades of programming left behind a huge body of best practices. Choose only one of them to learn now and I urge you to not rush it. The experience any of these languages will give you in terms of code correctness will be invaluable for any other language you choose in the future. These boards are rich with highly experienced C and C++ programmers that nicely, or in not so nicely terms, will let you know every time you screw it up. Not just bugs, but how to best make use of the programming language. Hear their advise.
As for ZX Spectrum, you and I share both a passion. I'm here to let you know you can still code for the ZX Spectrum. The largest online still active community is at World of Spectrum. In there you will find active forums, but most importantly all sorts of ZX Spectrum emulators, ZX Spectrum games that you can run on those emulators (many of which games we all know well from companies that graciously allowed their free distribution) and all sorts of material that can teach you how to program the ZX80 processor and make your own programs and games, just like they used to be made back in the 80s and 90s.
I've been coding the Z80 for the past 6 years. The assembly is relatively easy and straightforward. There's plenty of IDEs and development tools for it. It's actually very fun to see your own code run on an ZX Spectrum emulator. I or any of the other members will be happy to answer your questions on the forums there.
