[stuckk]

my first academically forced language was Java and now I hate java the most. I wonder if more people hate the first language they got taught.

[Arcanum-XIII]

My first academic (and non academic in fact) language are C... and I still find it nice ! And for the short exposure of Java, I find it distastefull with lot of cruft. Especially since I've met Common Lisp and Haskell...

[Akram]

When I was in college everyone hated C but I loved it.. but when Java came across, all those hated C loved Java but I never liked it.

[kstenerud]

My first language (after basic) was 68000 assembler (unless you count digital logic), followed by C and C++. When I went to college, they were imposing Object Pascal, which seemed a clunky and pointless language overall. It's possible that the language wasn't as bad as I made it out to be, but first impressions tend to be lasting impressions.

[maxerickson]

I imagine it varies considerably based on the teacher and other circumstances.

[aswanson]

You may be on to something there. I despise BASIC and would never use it as an introductory language to someone learning how to program.