Date: Sat, 8 Feb 2003 12:52:49 -0600 From: Mike Meyer <mwm-dated-1045162370.9785ae@mired.org> To: Bill Moran <wmoran@potentialtech.com> Cc: northern snowfall <dbailey27@ameritech.net>, chat@freebsd.org, matrix@altima.net Subject: Re: languages Message-ID: <15941.20993.593940.933429@guru.mired.org> In-Reply-To: <3E4521B8.5000504@potentialtech.com> References: <200302072309.AA423166622@altima.net> <15940.38588.692767.171995@guru.mired.org> <3E44980B.20607@ameritech.net> <15940.39707.55965.640089@guru.mired.org> <3E4521B8.5000504@potentialtech.com>
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I'm going to say one more thing on this subject, that's probably going to upset a lot of people. If the object is employability, my answers are SQL, VB and C#. Based on figures I've seen elsewhere, and my watching various technical help wanted locations, there are far more people wanted to write SQL than anything else. The problem is that it's balkanized, so that knowing the Postgres flavor may not work in getting you a job if they want someone who knows the Oracle flavor. VB just edges out perl, java and C++, which seem to be about even with each other. VB is also balkanized a bit, as each application apparently has it's own variant. You may wind up in the same situation as with SQL. C# actually trails perl, java and C++, but not by a lot. Since it's the fastest growing of the four, that may change in the near future. Obviously, Perl, Java and C++ are the choices if you don't like the balkanization of SQL and VB, and the newness of C#. <mike -- Mike Meyer <mwm@mired.org> http://www.mired.org/consulting.html Independent WWW/Perforce/FreeBSD/Unix consultant, email for more information. To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-chat" in the body of the message
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