> > The job offered is not in VB programming, but rather in a proprietary
> > language which I would have to learn and then fly half-way across the
> > country to certify in.
>
> A proprietary language? I haven't heard of any languages being
> proprietary since TRAC back in the 70's. And certification in it?
There are many industry specific languages, and proprietary variations
of such. I have done deals like this before. Look at the market for the
language, how much you are likely to make on the contract or two years of
employment (three to five on the East coast,) and then decide if acquiring
the skill is worth it vs doing something else.
> Sounds like a scam to me. If you know and trust the guy making you
> the offer, it probably isn't him running the scam, but maybe someone
> who is scamming him.
Like I say, there are plenty of proprietary languages out there that
are well respected in their vertical market areas.
> > Do any of you in-the-know have any recommendations to make with regard to
> > whether it's ever smart to learn a new language that isn't widely used?
>
> Learning a new language is never bad; anyone who programs professionally
> should know a half-dozen or more and be strong in at least three. I don't
> think it's a good idea to have your first language be Basic; something
> like Pascal would be better.
I tend to agree. I am beginning to fiddle with ICON now. (Just
sniffing around it, writing simple stuff.) It is Griswold's SNOBOL grown
up and become a bit more civilized. Not always convenient, but kind of
neat in that it breaks out arrays into lists, tables, PERL's associative
arrays,) and records, (more like C's structures,) each with different
properties.
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