John Salerno wrote:
Just something that crosses my mind every time I delve into "Learning
Python" each night. Does anyone see any value in learning Python when you
don't need to for school, work, or any other reason? I mean, sure, there's
value in learning anything at any time, but for something like a programming
language, I can't help but feel that I will be mostly unable to use what I
learn simply because I have no reason to use it.
The *process* of learning is enough fun for me, and every now and then I do
find a small use for Python that really pays off, but for the most part I'm
wondering what people's thoughts are as far as simply learning it for the
sake of learning. Does it seem like a silly endeavor to most people? Did
anyone here learn a programming language when you didn't need to? If so, how
much and in what capacity did you use it after you learned it?
Hopefully this question even makes sense!
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I think almost anyone especially if frequently uses computer could
benefit from learning a scripting language. I'm mainly a C and C++
person and most of my programs use it. But when I want to do a simple
one-time task or something that will change frequently I'll use a
scripting language to quickly get it done, such as extracting
information from a web page or whatever. With C, C++, and Python I do
just about whatever I want/need, and they can be combined/embedded as
well. In general I think that learning some basics of programming can
help develop pretty good logic/analytic skills as well, but that's just
my opinion. Maybe it's the other way around and logic/analytic skills
lead to easily learning programing languages. As for learning for the
sake of it, if it's fun I don't see how it could hurt any.
Brian Vanderburg II
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