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15-20 years is an incredibly long time in programming land. The only language I'm fairly certain will be around then is C. It's kind of a b*tch to learn, but on
by MalcolmDiggs 12y ago
15-20 years is an incredibly long time in programming land. The only language I'm fairly certain will be around then is C. It's kind of a b*tch to learn, but once you do, it will certainly help you pick up other languages more quickly (seeing as many are written in C). I think your best investment, long term, would be to learn something very low-level like that; so it can help you interpret and understand the ever-changing world of high-level languages as time goes on.
- rjammala 12y agoIf there is one thing I have learned over the years it is this. If you can really master C (not just the language but actual low level programming using it, like the Linux kernel), no other language is necessary. And as already pointed out, you never need to worry about job security.