Sometimes, I wonder if it would be useful to be able to code in almost all the programming languages. At the present, I feel proud that I KNOW some languages like C, C++, Java, VB.Net and am ACQUAINTED with the likes of ASP, JSP, PHP etc. If you might, count in HTML, CSS too if they seem convincing enough to be termed as a language. SQL is another one which finds itself embedded deep into almost all database driven languages.
What would it be like if I could code in all of them, It wouldn’t be half bad to say that I have my preferences and even though I might know all of them, I’ll actually use just a few to get my work done.
At times, there have been instances where I have found myself in a position in which I had to learn a new language. The learning curve has been mostly smooth and linear as the programming concepts remain the same. The For loop , While loop function the same way in all languages minus some syntactical differences. If Else statements look identical all the time. So why bother with learning new languages? The answer is as simple as the question. All languages do not work all the time. Once cant use C/C++ for making GUI apps anymore. VB.Net, C# can not be used to develop web applications till the time they are not synced with ASP.Net
Another aspect is the Open Source Software. Individuals, developers, organisations are these days adopting Open Source programming methodologies by switching to LAMP (Linux-Apache-MySQL-PHP) based functions. PHP is capable of all the things that JSP, ASP can do. Sometimes, the choice of languages is not determined by you rather its determined by the need.
For someone in a learning phase, essentially students. Its advisable to get a good grip over the fundamentals of programming rather than being proficient in a particular language. The Skill Set should be of programming fundamentals and not of XYZ language.
In the end, everyone can draw inspiration from Wordpress their quote “Code is Poetry” finally makes sense!
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