[ale] programming languages

Irv Mullins irvm at ellijay.com
Thu Jul 8 09:54:55 EDT 2004


On Thursday 08 July 2004 08:29, Ryan Williams wrote:
> Sorry to bug the list about this as it isn't *specifically* Linux, but
> I have a quick question about choosing a programming language to study.
> I'm relatively new to scripting, but I am picking up web-based PHP and
> Perl pretty quickly. However, I would like to eventually work toward
> heavier programming in other languages. We are likely moving to Athens
> in the next couple of years, and I would like to possibly find work on
> the university level at UGA. What programming languages are likely to
> be most appealing to a university? Which language do most of you see as
> being the most dominant in the next several years?
>
> Any suggestions are greatly appreciated.

http://www.tiobe.com/tpci.htm

Interesting analysis, especially the relative growth of Python vs decline of 
perl. I don't know how 'accurate' their survey is, but it's worth a look.

Irv



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