Java as a Master-Base?

Question

Is Java like the base of every programming languages? Is that true that if you know Java, then you can understand almost every other?

Answer 1

In my experience. I started coding on highschool with Java, then I learned VisualBasic, SQL, HTML, C++, etc... I think that Java is a solid base for begginers and a powerful tool for advance programmers... Only in my opinion

Answer 2

Not really. General programming languages have similarities, because they try to do similar things. So it doesn't quite matter where you start. Going from Java to C++ is the same "distance" as the other way round.

That being said, personal preferences vary wildly.

Also what you will not learn in Java is functional programming.

Answer 3

So, should I learn something else before? Or which should I learn after Java? (I'd just like to have as much knowledge as possible in quite everything(that is useful) so I can work on any(almost) programming project)