On 03/03/2011 12:22 PM, Fabrizio Giudici wrote:
This is a very important point, both for focusing pros and cons of
learning a new language. Summing up:
1. to live, earn and communicate, it's enough for you to learn English.
2. a completely different language would not primarily let you live,
earn and communicate better, but would you understand things under a
broader perspective. In turn, this could improve things in your live,
earnings and communication in future.
Personally, I'm glad to have learned Latin at the high school, even
though now I only can read simple documents. Too bad I didn't keep
myself in practice. Even more, in a second life I'd choose the other
high school where they teach ancient greek.
Sorry, hit "send" too early.
Now, the problem is that at the present time I can't learn ancient
greek. Back in the original context, I think that learning a new
language is mind-widening, but it is not necessarily cost effective. As
others said, even learning new technologies can be useful. Or try to use
the plain old Java in different ways.
There is a trade off in this. Instead of "mastering" a new language,
which is costly and time-consuming, I think it could be enough to learn
it to a partial degree. I think that everybody has got to find his own
optimal mix between new languages and new technologies.
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