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Offline Argentino

Seeking Program Language Recommendations
« on: June 11, 2020, 03:59:56 PM »
I have been in the I.T. field for a long time now, but I have never worked as a programmer.

I want to move into becoming a professional programmer.

I am thinking of studying Python and/or C++

Any recommendations?
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Offline AlligatorDicax

Re: Seeking Program Language Recommendations
« Reply #1 on: June 16, 2020, 07:00:18 PM »
Quote from: Argentino on June 11, 2020, 03:59:56 PM
I have been in the I.T. field for a long time now, but I have never worked as a programmer.  I want to move into becoming a professional programmer.  Any recommendations?

Uh, huh.

• More generically:
<https://insights.dice.com/2020/04/02/5-best-programming-languages-to-learn-during-covid-19-lockdown/>:
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5 Best Programming Languages to Learn During COVID-19 Lockdown
Nick Kolakowski
April 2, 2020
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For many developers and technologists, learning a new programming language is often a self-directed effort, based largely on playing around with code until you’ve absorbed the fundamentals. But if you’re the kind of developer who needs lessons and a more structured environment in which to learn, check out websites such as Codeacademy, Code.org, and Codewars, all of which offer coding courses for free.

N.B.:  I have no experience at all with any of the sites recommended above; therefore their mention does not constitute any endorsement by me.

• More "professional[ly]":
<https://www.computer.org/publications/tech-news/trends/programming-languages-you-should-learn-in-2020>:
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Home / Publications / Tech News / Trends
Programming Languages You Should Learn in 2020
by Gaurav Belani

What could possibly go wrong?
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Offline Ladislaus

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Re: Seeking Program Language Recommendations
« Reply #2 on: June 16, 2020, 08:07:15 PM »
C# (.NET) is by far the most popular ... if you're looking for employment as a programmer at companies that pay real money.
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Offline Argentino

Re: Seeking Program Language Recommendations
« Reply #3 on: June 19, 2020, 07:31:05 PM »
Thanks for the inputs.

I should have mentioned.....I hate working with Windows. So, that is out for me.

Any suggestions, now?
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Offline Alan

Re: Seeking Program Language Recommendations
« Reply #4 on: July 01, 2020, 11:31:57 PM »
I'd recommend Java or C#.

Python is highly popular, useful and easy to learn. But it is a poorly designed language -- no variable declaration, variables can get any values, control structure depends on indentation only.

I use it only as a small tool.
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