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by phantom_oracle 4508 days ago
Master C and C++. Both are still relevant today and most other languages are simply derivatives of it (which means you will pick them up easily).

Defining mastery is the tough part though... If you think of it the way I do, you will find a good career for the rest of your life, although I don't think coding for 40 years is a life well-lived (especially on 70-hour workweeks).
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chimmychonga 4508 days ago
i have dabbled with C and a C++, at our school most of our classes are in java, aside from some of the other classes like compilers and etc. if possible i do what i need to be done on Python but im learning perl this semester also. I haven't messed with c++ a whole lot do to its similarity with java. I feel like if i sat down and needed to do something i'd be familiar enough to be able to do it.
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phantom_oracle 4507 days ago
Python is a great language. Python and Java are actually both great work-ready languages that can get you hired.

I'm not too sure about Perl though.

Just add some web background to your 2 languages and you'll definitely get a job over the next 5 years, just remember to improve your skills all the time though.

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