I read the hacker-howto around the same time, and the list of languages was the best thing I got out of it, too. I already knew C and C++, so started working wi

I read the hacker-howto around the same time, and the list of languages was the best thing I got out of it, too. I already knew C and C++, so started working with Python. Python was a joy, but while using it for a couple small projects I researched the other languages I would be learning later. I couldn't resist skipping straight to Lisp, and it is still my favorite programming language. Thank you, esr.