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Re: Looking for opinions on education

On 2/16/17 4:42 PM, Glenn Gundermann wrote:
Some will tell you which language they think you should learn,
including among others Python, PHP, etc. I would suggest you might
want to learn some new tooling to develop modern applications on the
IBM i. For example, check out LANSA, BCD, or Profound Logic just to
name a few in no particular order.

I would actually suggest you focus on a new language ... specifically an
object oriented one. OO concepts are tough for those who are used to
procedural languages, and the concepts (not necessarily the
implementation) are fairly portable.

I don't recommend focusing on a specific IBM i tool, as that knowledge
isn't necessarily portable to other environments (jobs, personal
projects, etc).

These days I've been focusing on PHP & Javascript ... which I can use on
IBM i and PC's. I'm also going to start dabbling in Node.

david



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