Since this is a .NET group, the people here are probably partial to C#
and VB.NET.  One thing I think most people can agree on is which
languages on your list to probably not focus on:
1) J# (no one seems to use this unless they're converting from Java
to .NET, or just want to have some fun)
2) Classic ASP (dead technology - if your company still uses this,
it's waaaaay behind the times)
3) VB6 (see #2)

It seems that the majority of jobs out there are for C++, C# (there is
no such thing as C#.NET - when you say C#, then .NET is assumed),
VB.NET, PHP, or Java.  Other languages and techniques, such as HTML
(along with its related technologies - CSS, AJAX, JavaScript, etc.)
and SQL(PL/SQL, T-SQL) are helpful, if not required.

There are plenty of other very useful languages out there, especially
for more specialized paths.

Out of all this, my personal opinion is that C# is getting the most
attention as a mainstream programming language, so that's where I'd
start.  It's getting more and more features with each release (may or
may not be a good thing) - getting more dynamic and functional in
addition to object-oriented.  I'd say it's here to stay - at least
until the next big thing.

On Jan 23, 1:30 am, Mark246 <[email protected]> wrote:
> Like most of the USA, my finances are in the toilet.
>
> Many forecasts indicate that the future could be bright for a computer
> programmer / analyst / developer / engineer.
>
> I need to learn one (or more?) of the modern languages and get a job.
> My big question...
> WHICH LANGUAGE should I take the time to learn?
>
> I was programming Assembler language on IBM mainframes 40 years ago,
> and I've been playing with computers ever since,
> but I haven't kept up with any of the modern technology.
>
> There are so many "languages" mentioned in the ads...
>
> .NET
> AJAX
> ASP.NET
> C
> C#
> C#.NET
> C++
> Classic ASP
> CSS
> DB2
> DHTML
> HTML
> HTML/CSS
>  J#
> Java
> JavaScript
> Oracle
> SQL
> SQL Server
> SQL Server 2000/2005
> Unix
> VB 6
> VB.NET
> Visual C++
> WSE 2.0
> XML
> XSD
> XSLT
>
> Any suggestions?
>
> Thanks, people.
>
> Mark246

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