Sep
i see vast amount of programmers having every programming known to man on their resume
my question is how long does it take you guys to pick up a language and learn it to be deadly ?
Answer:
It depends on the language. After a couple languages, picking up more isn't that hard. What kills it these days are libraries. Some of the library packages are absolutely huge. But the language itself likely has fewer than a hundred keywords, and concepts that are found elsewhere.
So, after Pascal, learning C was no huge deal. After C , Java was no big deal, except that you'd also want to know Struts (for example). So, i'm saying that many new languages take only a couple weeks.
I do not list COBOL on my resume. I have the ability to debug it, but i've made no attempt to learn it. I'm pretty sure lisp and Scheme aren't on my resume either - though i've written stuff in both.
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You need to learn how to program first. Once you learn how to program, picking up the syntax of a language isn't too hard.
There are only so many ways you can write an IF statement or Loop. But to be able to break a problem down into tasks is the skill you want to have.
I spent four years writing in one language and became very good in it. Picking up other languages after that was fairly easy.
Answer:
They’re probably BSing. if you actually test them they might just go blank.
Probably years, at least months, of daily use.
For programming humor, I suggest
http://thedailywtf.com/Default.aspx
One of their classics… Two Indian parents showed up to interview for their son. No, I’m NOT kidding. Yes, American company.
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