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From: gwinn@res.ray.com (Joe Gwinn)
Subject: Re: Should I learn C or Pascal?
Date: 1996/07/23
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Shouldn't we answer the man's question, without drifting into theological
discussions about the relative merits of various languages?  He wants to
find a better job, not find religion, or become a better person.  So,
where are the jobs?  

Joe Gwinn


> : I am one of these newbies.
> : I haven't programmed anything, ever, with any language.
> : I am currently learning C with the help of Dave Mark (Learn C on Mac) as
> : my baptism into programming. 
> : So, I am I only learning C, and not "how to program"? I don't understand
> : how the two can be exclusive.
> : How does one learn how to be a "Good Programmer" without picking a
> : language to learn first, learning it well, then learning others as they
> : interest you? 
> : I am not trying to be a wise guy, just a guy who can learn to program well
> : enough to get out of his crappy job and into this (for me) exciting field
> : as a career.
> : I don't expect to start as the Sr. Developer on some project, I will
> : happily slog it out in the trenches and pay my dues, just explain to me
> : how to get there...