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Will_Newsome

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What's the best programming language to learn in order to get a job? Or a good job, if the two answers would differ.

(Open question; it's too bad there isn't an "ask everyone who works in tech" thread or somesuch. For background, I used to know Java, as well as BASIC and bits of assembly, but a series of unfortunate chance events distracted me from programming about five years ago and I haven't done any since.)

it's too bad there isn't an "ask everyone who works in tech" thread or somesuch

You could start one.

7fubarobfusco12y

Eh, depends on what sort of job. In my line of work, Python or maybe Ruby — they're both widely used by major employers, and particularly for automation tools. But Java if you want to write for business computing; C# if you want to write for Windows; Objective-C if you want to write for the Mac or iGizmos; PHP if you want Great Cthulhu to rise from his tomb at R'lyeh. And Perl, Python, or Ruby and a smattering of shellscript if you want to do systems stuff.

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