I am just starting out

Sat, 24 May 2003 14:57:05 +1200

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>>From a practical perspective, unless you want to pursue a career in 
>>academia,  you should focus on a language like Java or C++, since these 
>>are far more marketable than Haskell.
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>I disagree.
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I'm not sure what you're disagreeing with? That Java and C++ are more 
marketable than Haskell?
That focusing on Java or C++ is a bad idea? I'm not saying ignore 
Haskell. I'm saying if
you spend x amount of time on Haskell then you should spend 2x or 3x on 
C++ or Java working with
the language and surrounding modules/APIs.

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>A very important skill these days is the ability to pick up a new
>language quickly.  Being familiar with how very different kinds of
>programming language work is going to get you a long way there.
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True.

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I'm not sure what you're disagreeing with? That Java and C++ are more
marketable than Haskell?<br>
That focusing on Java or C++ is a bad idea? I'm not saying ignore
Haskell. I'm saying if <br>
you spend x amount of time on Haskell then you should spend 2x or 3x on
C++ or Java working with<br>
the language and surrounding modules/APIs.<br>
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A very important skill these days is the ability to pick up a new
language quickly.  Being familiar with how very different kinds of
programming language work is going to get you a long way there.
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