Rico Secada wrote: > Hi. > > First let me start by saying, please don't let this become a > flame-thing. > > Second, I need some advice. > > I am a 35 year old programmer, who program in C/C++, PHP and Bourne > Shell almost daily. > > I am currently going to start focusing on becoming more skilled at a > few key languages, rather than knowing many (which I do on a more > superficial level). > > My key languages are C, PHP and SH (Bourne Shell), and I have stopped > using C++ because I find that its a C-hack rather than a good design > choice. > > I have made the following decision: > > To study Ada and use it instead of C++. I come from a Pascal background > and I love the Ada syntax and wide area of usage. I am also attracted > to Ada because of its usage in the industry. > > Now I have three more languages that I am very attracted to, but I > prefer to focus on just one of them: > > Python, Haskell and Lisp. > > I have been doing some reading and some coding, and I am mainly > attracted towards Lisp because of its ability to "fix a > running program". > > But I find that Haskell is a more powerful language. Yet again Python > has a huge user base and many libraries, and it is implemented > everywhere, where Haskell and Lisp on the other hand hasn't. > > I like the syntax of all three, and I have gotten beyond the > "confusion" stage of Lisp parentheses, so they don't bother me at all. > > I need advice from people who have been coding in all three, and who > can share some views and experiences. > > Please, if you don't know ALL three by deep experience, don't respond to > this thread! > > Thanks and best regards! > > Rico. And the good old standbys Fortran 95/2003 and REXX.
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