I agree wholly that picking the right tool is critical. I also think you have to be skilled at a broad subset of all the tools to be able to even make any sort

I agree wholly that picking the right tool is critical. I also think you have to be skilled at a broad subset of all the tools to be able to even make any sort of comparison. Many times I've heard this argument from someone who only knows the one or two tools they learned in college or in their first job, and they try to dress up their ignorance as wisdom for "not wasting time on the wrong tools". I recommend http://norvig.com/21-days.html http://norvig.com/21-days.html as a great place to start (I have only learned, at best, 3/6 of his suggested language categories, and I am on the 4th).