<div dir="auto">For jobs, Java and C++ appear popular, but Java-like Scala is also rising. Python seems still something of a niche language. </div><div class="gmail_extra"><br><div class="gmail_quote">On Feb 2, 2017 12:40 PM, "leam hall" <<a href="mailto:leamhall@gmail.com">leamhall@gmail.com</a>> wrote:<br type="attribution"><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex"><div dir="ltr">I've coded in a few languages and have a couple I really enjoy. However, they don't tend to fall in the "lots of jobs" or "direct tie to Linux" category. The idea I've had so far is to pick a language I really enjoy and learn things like OOP, TDD, refactoring, etc. <div><br></div><div>Not sure this is a good path though. I'm not young and am still trying to move from Linux admin to coder type of guy. </div><div><br></div><div>Thoughts?</div><div><br></div><div>Leam<br clear="all"><div><br></div>-- <br><div class="m_8837241869400064943gmail_signature" data-smartmail="gmail_signature"><div><a href="http://leamhall.blogspot.com/" target="_blank">Mind on a Mission</a></div></div>
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