> Hello, I was hoping to get some opinions on a subject. I've been > programming Python for almost two years now. Recently I learned Perl, > but frankly I'm not very comfortable with it. Now I want to move on > two either Java or C++, but I'm not sure which. Which one do you think > is a softer transition for a Python programmer? Which one do you think > will educate me the best? > I can't say from personal experience (it was C, C++, then Python for me) but I think you'll find Java very annoying, especially if you value Python for elegance. Both C++ and Java have different philosophy than Python, but C++ is better designed and more flexible.
As for the 'number of jobs' argument, sure there are more Java jobs but this is offset by the number of Java programmers. Cheers, Greg -- http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-list
