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The author suggested you should change not only the toolset you use, but also the languages. That makes it more than a light switch, and will probably interfer
by trezor 18y ago
The author suggested you should change not only the toolset you use, but also the languages.
That makes it more than a light switch, and will probably interfere with getting work done. Since, you know, many companies have standards about which languages and platforms they stick to.
- cstejerean 18y agoFine, don't change the language. Keep using the same thing for 10 years until it becomes obsolete and then wonder why you're unemployed (hint: nothing to do with outsourcing).
- axod 18y agoIs lisp obsolete yet?
- cstejerean 18y agoFrom the point of view of the average programmer: yes. There are some Lisp jobs available but those are usually taken by the best programmers (as opposed to the ones that look for excuses not to learn new things). From a quick search on dice here are the number of job listings for lisp, cobol and java. Lisp: 26 Cobol: 1007 Java: 15494
- qwph 18y agoFirstly, learning more than one programming language will make you a better programmer. Secondly, you are at liberty to write code in your free time, where you can experiment with whatever language/IDE/OS combinations you deem fit. I'd argue this will also make you a better programmer.