I'm looking to start my career in IT

[Cryptomann4562]

I'm looking to start my career in IT. Can anyone recommend where to start and what language to choose? 

[SusanVac]

It depends on what you want to do:

• C++ – This is pretty much raw code, you write everything yourself. The good part is you control everything, the downside is the same. It’s used for game engines, games themselves, and large software.
• C – Even more raw code. Basically a lot of programming languages are built on C.
• C# – Used to make games with the Unity engine and also for Windows apps.
• Python – A great choice for beginners. Used almost everywhere: automation, scripts, AI stuff, data analysis, and even web programming. Easy to learn and helps you understand the basics of programming. Many people start with it and then move to harder languages.
• JavaScript – The main language for web development. It adds interactivity to websites: buttons, pop-up windows, animations, menus, and so on.
• TypeScript – Very close to JavaScript. It does pretty much the same things, just a bit differently.
• PHP – Also web development, in this case the backend (the code) of a website.
• HTML – Also used in web development, for the skeleton and structure of a website.
• CSS – The visual side of a website, the frontend. All the looks: fonts, colors, spacing, animations.
• Java – A language used to build software and Android apps.
• Swift – Used to build apps for iOS, basically everything for Apple.
• Go – Good for different online services, works with servers and backend systems.
• Kotlin – Often used as a replacement for Java, also for building Android apps.

[Strixc2]

I'm looking to start my career in IT. Can anyone recommend where to start and what language to choose? 

What area in IT are you interested in? It has alot of field to go in namely:

- Cloud Devs
- Network Engineer
- Software Devs
- Data Science
- IT Support & Administration
- AI / ML Engineer

First find a field that you want to go in, understand your motive why you want to.
Then understand what the requirements in that field needs for you to go in.

If you want to go to CyberSecurity for example, it has alot of sub paths you can go to aswell:

- Pentester
- InfoSec
- Cyber Analyst
- Security Engineer
- Cloud Security Engineer
- Incident Response Manager
- Malware Analyst
- Security Operations Center Analyst

and so much more. After understanding that, know your motive, then find what each path requires you to learn.
If you chose Malware analyst, you will need to learn Reverse Engineering, low level programming languages like C/C++, Assembly, Rust, stuff like that. Just do your research since the IT Field is VERY BROAD. So you need to specifiy what field youre going in. If you manage to go that far, then you already have 60% of progress compared to people going from one field to another because they were not sure of their path.