Java is indeed quite consistent and logical, and definitely also a good language to start learning.
I would say any language that is strict is VERY good for learning, as it helps you code correctly.
The later/looser languages are easier to learn, because you don’t need to take care of typecasting and all, but by doing that it allows for many more mistakes, which will not necessarily crash your app, but will have an impact on speed and possibly security.
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