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best computer language to get a good job?

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hi guys, mods can transfer my question to where it will fit.. :D ...anyway...i would like to know what computer language will you advise so that i can get a really nice job(and a nice pay as well...hehehe :lol: )...right now, i am starting to think of java, but i have some knowledge of C#...and of course, some knowledge too of PHP...what about you guys? :wink:
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pleigh wrote:mods can transfer my question to where it will fit..
No need to transfer... it should go to Junk :lol:

You ask - best computer language to get a good job?
on Web Development side :arrow: PHP, ASP.NET ;)
on Software Development Front :arrow: Java or VB.NET
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If I went back again before I decided to start learning PHP I would choose to go with ASP. Its a little harder to work with but its really the way to go if your specifically looking to make money.

To me ASP programmers are a little more distinguished.


Isn't it true that ASP coding is very similar to VB? I'm not familiar with Microsofts methods thats why I'm asking.
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ASP is a technology and it can be coded either in VBScript or JavaScript....
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I think the first language one should learn is English.

Once you know that language well, you can learn any language fairly well :)
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timvw wrote:I think the first language one should learn is English.

Once you know that language well, you can learn any language fairly well :)
well said, well said :)
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Post by alex.barylski »

Without question...the highest paid/highest skilled programmers are C/C++ developers...

But...good luck getting a job in the next 5 years if your just starting now... :)

IMHO

PHP lends it self nicely to outsourcing...so you can easily land a freelance type job...work from home, etc...

ASP is more for a corporate environment which fell victim to M$ marketing gurus...but because it's corporate...you can more than likely find a steady job...

Of course...my opinion is bias and you can find either kind of job (freelance/full time) in either market, I personally just say that it's like the way I described... :)

Cheers :)
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Overhere most is paid to people that want to develop with Cobol for AS/400 and other dinosaurs. Untill now a job at jurassic park didn't seem very appealing, so they can have their higher wages :P
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Yeah, for average pay level, Cobol is the highest I know of here ($80K US / year starting rate from what I've heard)
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*fainted*
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yeah.in my area alot of c++/java developers start out at 50-60k and i live in the most non-tech area of the world :O. so..essentially programming is the way to go..but there is that one state job for mathematicians that starts in the 100k range..hmm...
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Charles256 wrote:but there is that one state job for mathematicians that starts in the 100k range..
where... where...
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n00b Saibot wrote:where... where...
Alabama..
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OK. I wasn't really ready but I think I should start packing. that money needs someone who can spend heavily... and I feel I will fit the bill :lol:

BTW, how do you know o_O
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because i've looked into it?:-D Granted you have to have a master's in math....
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