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Mar 12, 2014 at 19:20 comment added JensG Yes.  ㅤ  ㅤ  ㅤ  ㅤ  ㅤ  ㅤ  ㅤ  ㅤ  ㅤ  ㅤ
Jul 3, 2012 at 18:52 history edited Freesnöw CC BY-SA 3.0
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Jul 3, 2012 at 15:07 comment added Kevin Flynn So, you only know the modern languages because the others are "old" and irrelevant. I guess you never want a job updating old code, or a large corporation that says "We have a large codebase still in C, how's your C skills?" (God forbid they still use COBOL, you're just horked there)
Jul 3, 2012 at 7:16 answer added tylerl timeline score: 1
Jul 3, 2012 at 6:33 comment added fredoverflow @DanDan Haskell is over 20 years old by now, and standard Haskell is just as old as standard C++ (they're both from 1998).
Jul 3, 2012 at 0:16 comment added rlperez Programmers, real programmers, don't learn languages. They learn paradigms.
Jul 3, 2012 at 0:09 answer added anon timeline score: -1
Jul 2, 2012 at 15:37 comment added DanDan Haskell is fairly new...
Jul 2, 2012 at 15:05 comment added Matthieu M. For a young programmer, you have too many assumptions. Get rid of them, they are clouding your mind.
Jul 2, 2012 at 9:35 comment added Paul Cager I would recommend having look at "Seven Languages in Seven Weeks - "pragprog.com/book/btlang/seven-languages-in-seven-weeks". It will give you a good idea about the different families of programming languages.
Jul 2, 2012 at 9:03 comment added Ubermensch IMO, Haskell is just great when you happen to be a mathematician and could think everything as a function.
Jul 2, 2012 at 8:48 answer added SK-logic timeline score: 3
Jul 2, 2012 at 8:42 comment added SK-logic You will have to learn C if you'll ever have to deal with anything low level enough (microcontrollers, for example). This language is not going to age and there is no viable substitution (besides Forth, which you've branded as "outdated" as well).
Jul 2, 2012 at 8:20 answer added just_a_dude timeline score: -2
Jul 2, 2012 at 7:57 comment added leftaroundabout Where did you get "Haskell and ... have lost their popularity" from?
Jul 2, 2012 at 7:06 comment added Nils There is no such thing as C/C++. I suggest you learn C first, maybe Zed Shaws learn C the hard way is a good start.
Jul 2, 2012 at 6:47 answer added DeadMG timeline score: 7
Jul 2, 2012 at 6:43 comment added DeadMG Pretty sure that "What language should I learn next" questions are off-topic?
Jul 2, 2012 at 5:13 answer added Shripad Krishna timeline score: 2
Jul 2, 2012 at 4:04 comment added Tom Kerr As long as its fun, what can you possibly lose? Time? Leaning Scheme/LISP was great fun and broadened my perspective, even if I haven't coded it in years.
Jul 2, 2012 at 3:32 answer added Carson63000 timeline score: 1
Jul 2, 2012 at 3:17 answer added MathAttack timeline score: 6
Jul 2, 2012 at 2:04 comment added Martin FWIW almost every language has uses - if someone laughs at you for using almost any language (Java is slow, .Net is for M$ bitches, Haskell is impractical, C++ is too old etc) laugh right back at them and tell them about using the right tool for the job ;)
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Jul 1, 2012 at 23:07 comment added user1249 Note that simply being "old" does not automatically mean "bad" by default. Some of the most fantastic programming so far was done on the C64 30 years ago.
Jul 1, 2012 at 23:07 answer added haylem timeline score: 23
Jul 1, 2012 at 23:06 answer added alfa64 timeline score: 1
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Jul 1, 2012 at 20:40 answer added Astyanax timeline score: 8
Jul 1, 2012 at 20:31 answer added BillyNair timeline score: 3
Jul 1, 2012 at 20:29 comment added gnat "learn all five of Python, C/C++, Java, Perl, and LISP" (Eric Raymond, How To Become A Hacker -> Basic Hacking Skills -> 1. Learn how to program.)
Jul 1, 2012 at 20:25 history edited Freesnöw CC BY-SA 3.0
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Jul 1, 2012 at 20:17 answer added Telastyn timeline score: 29
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