From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 X-Spam-Checker-Version: SpamAssassin 3.4.4 (2020-01-24) on polar.synack.me X-Spam-Level: ** X-Spam-Status: No, score=2.9 required=5.0 tests=BAYES_50,INVALID_MSGID, REPLYTO_WITHOUT_TO_CC autolearn=no autolearn_force=no version=3.4.4 X-Google-Language: ENGLISH,ASCII-7-bit X-Google-Thread: 109fba,baaf5f793d03d420 X-Google-Attributes: gid109fba,public X-Google-Thread: 103376,97188312486d4578 X-Google-Attributes: gid103376,public X-Google-Thread: fc89c,97188312486d4578 X-Google-Attributes: gidfc89c,public X-Google-Thread: 1014db,6154de2e240de72a X-Google-Attributes: gid1014db,public From: "David Verschoore" Subject: Re: Should I learn C or Pascal? Date: 1996/07/17 Message-ID: <01bb73e3.1c6a0060$6bf467ce@dave.iceslimited.com>#1/1 X-Deja-AN: 168596204 references: <4rs76l$aqd@ccshst05.uoguelph.ca> <4sdlco$rtl@nntp.seflin.lib.fl.us> <4sf9e7$kl7@news.jump.net> organization: RCF Information Systems, Inc. reply-to: "David Verschoore" newsgroups: comp.lang.c,comp.lang.c++,comp.unix.programmer,comp.lang.ada Date: 1996-07-17T00:00:00+00:00 List-Id: [snip] > So please, don't trap yourself in the one-or-the-other mindset. Learn both. You > will be a better programmer -- and a more valuable employee -- for it. > > Lee Crites > Computer Mavericks > Bravo! I would like to point out that a language is a tool. Any tool used improperly will give less than expected results. What makes a good programmer is not necessarily the language but the technique in which it is used. Lean a language well. but more importantly, learn the technique of good programming practices. Once you develop your personal 'technique', try another language and see how well your techniques port to the new language. An artist is more likely able to paint a masterpiece than the man selling the paints. ;-) You may want to check out Steve McConnell's book Code Complete as you learn your target language. -Dave