Which Language To Learn? 897
LordStormes writes "I've been a Java/C++/PHP developer for about 6 years now. However, I'm seeing the jobs for these languages dry up, and Java in particular is worrisome with all the Oracle nonsense going on. I think it's time to pick up a new language or risk my skills fading into uselessness. I'm looking to do mostly Web-based back-end stuff. I've contemplated Perl, Python, Ruby, Erlang, Go, and several other languages, but I'll put it to you — what language makes the most sense now to get the jobs? I've deliberately omitted .NET — I have no desire to do the Microsoft languages."
The one to rule them all (Score:1, Funny)
The obvious solution is to make a language that ultimately trounces all others, and then write a white paper declaring this. Game, set, match.
How about (Score:5, Funny)
Re:The one to rule them all (Score:5, Funny)
Re:The one to rule them all (Score:4, Funny)
You mean Haskell right?
Re:Really? (Score:2, Funny)
Re:How about (Score:3, Funny)
FORTRAN vs 4chan (Score:5, Funny)
Mentioned FORTRAN to a student the other day and he thought I was talking about 4chan.
Definitely Not. The. Same.
Re:Really? (Score:3, Funny)
Re:Think carefully. Do you want to be close to MS? (Score:5, Funny)
"Do you really want people easily de-compiling your code?"
Not!!! That's why I program in Perl, so people can't decompile even my *source* code.
Mandarin (Score:3, Funny)
Re:ObjC is not purpose specific (Score:5, Funny)
Re:Really? (Score:2, Funny)
The question seems to be more which language will replace Java and trust of Oracle zeroes out as they kill the language by having clumsy fools trying to monetise it.
I don't know about everybody else, but my money is on Esperanto.
Re:FORTRAN vs 4chan (Score:5, Funny)
Mentioned FORTRAN to a student the other day and he thought I was talking about 4chan.
Definitely Not. The. Same.
Yeah, one of those is full of people writing something that looks really perverted and gross, in all caps, and the other is 4chan.
Re:Really? (Score:5, Funny)
Re:Just C. (Score:5, Funny)
I'll have what he's having. I could use a good high.
Re:Just a thought (Score:3, Funny)
Yes, they should "do the needful."
Re:The one to rule them all (Score:4, Funny)
That's a queer way to spell Erlang.