Martin v. Löwis wrote: > As for *learning* the languages: never learn a language without a > specific inducement. If you know you are going to write a Python > extension, an Apache module, or a Linux kernel module in the > near future, start learning C today. If you don't know what you > want to use it for, learning it might be a waste of time, as > you won't know what to look for if you don't have a specific project > in mind.
Your message makes me sad, as if I heard someone say "never read a book without a specific inducement; if you know someone is going to ask you about the book, start reading it today, but if you don't know what you are going to use the book for, reading it will be a waste of time." Programming languages are intellectual achievements and you can learn a lot every time you study a new one (provided it is different enough from the ones you already know.) Even if you don't have an immediate project in mind, learning a new programming language can mean learning a new style of programming, or at least a new way of looking at computer science. That is worthwhile even if you get no immediate use from the new language. -- http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-list
