Nonprogrammerfag here. Have come to the conclusion that computers

>>62402250
Once you learn one lanuage and the basic you just need to learn the new syntx/features usually. I'd recommend C or Java. HTML is a mark up lanauge, without knowing HTML you can interpret what most of it does.

>>62402250
>ubuntu-16.10-desktop-amd64.iso
use mint. ubuntu's touchscreen interface is dogshit. you'll grow to hate it if you don't yet.
>learn C
sure, C is good and fun to learn. it's not used much anymore outside of low level development. most programming jobs available use Java, Javascript, or C++. Those are the relevant languages. If someone asked me I'd tell them to learn javascript first. It's what I learned first and it's super easy.

After you know some basic syntax and stuff like loops, variables, etc you can move onto Java or C++ and learn about Object Orientation.

>>62402250
>I was wondering, how many programming languages does a typical professional programmer (or typical "dude who can program, but it's not their profession") know?
Somewhere like 5-15.
Once you learn a handful of languages, it becomes a lot easier to learn new ones though. Most programming languages are designed to be predictable and easy to learn, so picking up new languages on the fly is no problem for an experienced programmer.

>Can a typical programmer interpret the HTML code of a webpage?
Most of them are at least familiar with HTML, yes.

>Is knowledge of Java/Javascript normal/common?
Yes.

>Is knowledge of C common?
Yes.

>Would seeking out to learn C since it's what's used to program Linux be intelligent, or would that be suicidal for someone starting to learn programming?

I think Java would be a better language for a beginner. Learning C is always good since it doesn't really allow you to be lazy or take shortcuts. In other words, if you can do something in C, you can probably figure out how to do it in any other language.

>>62402397
>Object Orientation
Terms /g/ comes with are so amusing.