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=-1.3 required=5.0 tests=BAYES_00,INVALID_MSGID autolearn=no autolearn_force=no version=3.4.4 X-Google-Language: ENGLISH,ASCII-7-bit X-Google-Thread: fc89c,97188312486d4578 X-Google-Attributes: gidfc89c,public X-Google-Thread: 109fba,baaf5f793d03d420 X-Google-Attributes: gid109fba,public X-Google-Thread: 1014db,6154de2e240de72a X-Google-Attributes: gid1014db,public X-Google-Thread: 103376,97188312486d4578 X-Google-Attributes: gid103376,public X-Google-Thread: 123b8d,79cbfdf4caf8a870 X-Google-Attributes: gid123b8d,public From: tequila@interlog.com (Mark Eissler) Subject: Re: Should I learn C or Pascal? Date: 1996/07/26 Message-ID: #1/1 X-Deja-AN: 170629212 references: <4rs76l$aqd@ccshst05.uoguelph.ca> <4sdlco$rtl@nntp.seflin.lib.fl.us> <4sf9e7$kl7@news.jump.net> <01bb74ac$b7aa7860$7b91f780@deangulo> <01bb7591$83087d60$87ee6fce@timpent.airshields.com> <4t0lcp$p9f@nntp.seflin.lib.fl.us> <4t8fob$2ft@news-e2c.gnn.com> organization: Tequila Films Inc. newsgroups: comp.lang.c,comp.lang.c++,comp.unix.programmer,comp.os.dos.programmer,comp.lang.ada Date: 1996-07-26T00:00:00+00:00 List-Id: gwinn@res.ray.com (Joe Gwinn) writes: >> 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? The jobs? What jobs? I don't about your town, but around here most places require a degree these days. That being the case, a teaching institution and its curriculum will figure this out. Going it alone would (I suppose) require some type of portfolio (someone correct me on this?) that could be shown to prospective employers as proof you have a clue. That said, C and C++ programmers are probably more in demand than anything else, although there's also JAVA, COBOL, and Ada... See, there's still demand for programmers that can maintain older systems (institutions don't tend to sack their mainframes and legacy apps every couple of years). All in all, I think a lot of people will agree that it is better to evolve as a programmer rather than just learn ONE language and say "Here I am, give me $80k/yr plus moving expenses!" Or something like that. For instance: get a book on Pascal, get a compiler, breeze through the book, write a few utilities (apps, whatever) and then move on to the next language. As you learn a new language, with its own convoluted concepts, it will be somewhat comforting to have another language to relate to. -- Mark Eissler | If something doesn't start tequila@interlog.com | happening soon, I'm gonna http://www.interlog.com/~tequila/ | take up Yak farming!