I think the emphasis should not be to "learn a new language" but "don't stop learning".
It doesn't have to be a language specifically, the thing is to not sit inside your comfort zone all the time - not least because the world moves on even if you don't. Keeping an eye on up-and-coming languages is part of that process. I started playing with Java about a year before I started using it commercially. Recently it's been Android and unstructured databases keeping me busy outside work (when I'm not familiarising myself with yet another new framework) but with half an eye on picking up Scala or something else functional as soon as I think it is mainstream enough (read: cropping up regularly enough in job postings). On Mar 3, 11:22 am, Fabrizio Giudici <fabrizio.giud...@tidalwave.it> wrote: > On 03/03/2011 04:44 AM, Miroslav Pokorny wrote: > > > I could learn French, I could learn German I could learn some language > > that 5 people in Papua know but whats the point - we live in a world > > dominated by English. Computer languages are no different. > > This is a very important point, both for focusing pros and cons of > learning a new language. Summing up: > > 1. to live, earn and communicate, it's enough for you to learn English. > 2. a completely different language would not primarily let you live, > earn and communicate better, but would you understand things under a > broader perspective. In turn, this could improve things in your live, > earnings and communication in future. > > Personally, I'm glad to have learned Latin at the high school, even > though now I only can read simple documents. Too bad I didn't keep > myself in practice. Even more, in a second life I'd choose the other > high school where they teach ancient greek. > > -- > Fabrizio Giudici - Java Architect, Project Manager > Tidalwave s.a.s. - "We make Java work. Everywhere." > java.net/blog/fabriziogiudici -www.tidalwave.it/people > fabrizio.giud...@tidalwave.it -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "The Java Posse" group. To post to this group, send email to javaposse@googlegroups.com. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to javaposse+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/javaposse?hl=en.
