Re: Future of RPG: What language would you learn? -- RPG400-L

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Java or C# would be my preference but, with the short window, I would probably go with PHP or VB.NET.

Glenn

On 8/10/2010 7:18 AM, Tom Deskevich wrote:

I read with interest the thread about the future of RPG.

I would like to throw out a hypothetical question.

You have just been told you have 6 months left with your company as an RPG programmer.
As part of your severance, you can learn any language you want in that time, your employer will pay for any software or training costs.
BTW, this is not happening to me.

What language would you learn and why?

I can only make my decision on my past experience, but my first choice would be VB.NET and/or ASP.NET.
I think I can retain my sanity coding in it and I think there is a future in it.

I know I only said one, but second would be HTML and Java Script I guess. Seems to be the most universal language out there right now.
But I wonder what kind of pay you could get. Seems there are a zillion web programmers out there, from high school kids to off shore for 10 dollars an hour.

Have a good day.

Tom Deskevich

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