programming languages

[zscoundrel]

Learn Cobol, Java, and C/C++.  Perl, PHP and SQL would also be good to 
know.   You really can't concentrate on one language because they change 
too damn fast.

These will give you enough background to know most of what is going on 
behind the scenes and make you a serious guru.

I guess it all depends on what you want to do.  If you want a secure job 
at a big company that pays average wages, learn Cobol.  You will almost 
always be able to find some kind of coding work.

You want an exciting job doing and learning new things, learn one of the 
newer languages.

Hanasaki JiJi wrote:

> Learn the ideas and theory first.  Then use C and/or C++.  The pointers 
> will make you nuts.  Learning the hard way will build good habbits. Then 
> goto Java.  BUT LEARN THE THEORY FIRST.
> 
> Marvin GodfatherofSoul Bellamy wrote:
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>> My vote is for Java.  It's easy to start using and there's a huge 
>> amount of code out there to let you start building real projects.  I 
>> cut my teeth writing cheesy applets, but it was a great learning 
>> experience.
>>
>> J. Eric Gilliland wrote:
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>>> So, here is a question.  Keep in mind that I am a
>>> non-programmer who does not work in the field at all.  If I
>>> was going to learn one language, simply to play around with
>>> and for my own edification, which language should I learn?
>>>
>>> Just curious.
>>>
>>> Eric Gilliland
>>>
>>> =====
>>> J. Eric Gilliland
>>> patzeric at yahoo.com
>>> And gentlemen in England now a-bed
>>> Shall think themselves accursed they were not here,
>>> And hold their manhoods cheap whiles any speaks
>>> That fought with us upon Saint Crispin's day.
>>>                                  Henry V Act 4 Scene 3
>>>
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