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I must…

Filed under: random — Tags: Eclipse, google, HTML5, Perl, scala, Ubuntu — May 26, 2010

… learn Scala.

… learn how to use the command shell in Ubuntu.

… refresh my Perl knowledge.

… investigate HTML5.

Because

… I want to learn a multi-paradigm language and Scala can integrate with Java, a language I already use.

… I need to know my programming tools and not just rely on Eclipse.

… I want to write some quick text manipulating scripts to help with producing content for a couple of apps I’m working on.

… I was blown away by the HTML5 demos at Google I/O (No, I didn’t attend, I watched it on YouTube).

(When) Should I learn another programming language?

Filed under: programming languages — Tags: amstrad, basic, c++, css, java, javascript, php, programming, programming languages, python, ruby, scala, smalltalk — March 23, 2010

Every few weeks, I come across a programming article/blog post/project/forum debate etc that gets me excited about another programming language. I maintain a list of languages I’d like to learn, a list of applications I’d like to do, a list of skills I’d like to develop.

Every so often, I ask myself if I should start learning a new programming language, and which one to pick (so many to choose from!).
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