I don't think it's just a matter of knowing PHP or Perl or whatever.
Increasingly web programmers are differentiating themselves from the crowd
by showing that they ARE indeed programmers and not just glorified web
designers (although web design is indeed an important skill to know).
I think the people who will be successful in a tight job market are those
who can write GOOD code in a language/platform that supports OO methodology
like Java and .NET. Understanding database design and best database
practices is pretty valuable as well. My last couple of job interviews have
focused less on the languages I know and more on whether or not I knew how
to approach solving a problem.
Alex
> HI
>
> xml and java seem to be good skills to know at the moment
> mark
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Ben Arledge [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]
> Sent: 06 August 2001 17:30
> To: CF-Community
> Subject: RE: What should I learn?
>
>
> I think PHP is gaining a lot of steam, plus it's multi-platform and
> free. The learning curve is also not as steep as some of the other
> languages you mentioned. I personally haven't take the time to become
> fluent in PHP but I'd put my efforts into that if I had the time.
>
> On the other hand, while each language has its hot and cold spells, you
> can never really predict what the 'next' language will be since the web
> language landscape changes every couple years and most of us are pushed
> to learn something new and different. This isn't necessarily good or
> bad but it tends to weed out the web programmers that don't have what it
> takes to be a professional.
>
> Thoughts?
>
> Cheers,
> Ben
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Phillip Broussard [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]
> Sent: Monday, August 06, 2001 9:09 AM
> To: CF-Community
> Subject: What should I learn?
>
> I am looking for a new job because I was part of a layoff. Since I would
> like to get another job I was wondering what other languages I should
> learn? I used to know php3 and I know ColdFusion of course. I see things
> like java, c++, perl, asp, php.......in the want adds. I just don't know
> what the best would be to focus on. ASP seems to be used a lot but would
> that be better to learn over java? I have no idea and my head hurts.
>
> TIA
>
> Phillip
>
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