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Why learn a single programming language? Why not several? and by doing so get an understanding about what programming and computation is all about. From 100,0
by drallison 12y ago
Why learn a single programming language? Why not several? and by doing so get an understanding about what programming and computation is all about. From 100,000 feet, most programming languages are similar. When you know several you begin to see the unifying structures they support, and that may give you some insight into how computation is related to problems.
- gamechangr 12y agoI think learning one sounds hard for someone new, so learning two sounds impossible. Inch by inch...
- drallison 11y agoI strongly disagree. Learning multiple languages imparts understanding and provides an important perspective on what programming is about and how programs work, and how they go together. Languages are, for the most part, easy. What's hard is the other stuff.