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> Francois PIETTE wrote:
>
> > You said you are a student. So probably your goal is to get a job after your
> > studies. If this is the case, you forgot the most important thing regarding
> > language selection: The possibility to get a job !
>

Ludovic Brenta wrote:
> I think the OP understands all this very well; that's why he did not
> mention job opportunities or market demand in his criteria for
> language selection.
>

Let me expand on this: I don't care for the language to get a job.
I've studied less widespread languages and that's been a rewarding
experience so far. I learnt a lot and my skills at coding and problem-
solving improved considerably. Moreover, some job interviewers were
pleasantly surprised by the that  I "knew"  "unpopular" languages.
Apart from this, I'll be writing scientific algorithms for at least
the next two years and the only thing I care about is avoiding the
unnecessary headaches that I can get for using unsafe languages.