Date: Thu, 07 Sep 2000 20:13:35 -0700 From: Joel Mc Graw <jpmcgraw@home.com> To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: what language should i learn next ? Message-ID: <39B8595F.F02E1104@home.com> References: <20000907150644.A4202@dogma.freebsd-uk.eu.org>
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j mckitrick wrote: > > I want to set the goal of learning a new language in the next couple of > months. These are the ones I am considering: > > perl > python > shell scripting (I am weak in this) > java (no freebsd support yet, right?) > > open to suggestions.... > > jcm Hmmm, what about all of them ;) Seriously, a word of caution. In my experience, programmers that are really good at language "x" tend to suffer from an I-have-a-hammer-every-problem-is-a-nail mentality. That being said: -I think the job market is still pretty hot for java -Shell scripting and (I assume) perl would be great tools if you wish to do sys-admin type stuff -python is a _REALLY_ cool language. I learned Python specifically for a monolithic project I'm working on right now and this is what I've discovered ->Clean, clear syntax ->Object-oriented ->Want GUI? You got it. Windows, Unix, Mac, Be... On the down side, when it comes to commercial software (e.g, databases), companies will typically come out with a jdbc and/or perl interface looooong before they produce a python interface (although, if the database has an ODBC driver Python can access it that way). To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message
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