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Ask Slashdot: Best Approach To Reenergize an Old Programmer?

Posted by samzenpus on from the get-back-in-the-game dept.

StonyCreekBare writes "I started out programming in Z80 assembler in the 1970s. Then I programmed in Pascal. Then x86 Assembler in the early '90s. Over time I did a smattering of C, Basic, Visual C++, Visual Basic, and even played at Smalltalk. Most recently I settled on Perl, and Perl/Tk as the favorite 'Swiss army Chainsaw' tool set, and modestly consider myself reasonably competent with that. But suddenly, in this tight financial environment I need to find a way to get paid for programming, and perl seems so 'yesterday.' The two hot areas I see are iOS programming and Python, perhaps to a lesser extent, Java. I need to modernize my skill-set and make myself attractive to employers. I recently started the CS193P Stanford course on iTunesU to learn iPad programming, but am finding it tough going. I think I can crack it, but it will take some time, and I need a paycheck sooner rather than later. What does the Slashdot crowd see as the best path to fame, wealth and full employment for gray-haired old coots who love to program?"

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  1. Re:Truth. by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 5, Funny

    Why, you lonely?

  2. Re:Flesh for Fantasy... by ozmanjusri · · Score: 5, Funny

    )

    Sigh...

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  3. Re:Re-energize and stimulate? It's easy! by Jesus_666 · · Score: 5, Funny

    Oh, come on. Comparing PHP to PCP is a bit harsh. I mean, one is dangerous and can lead to violent behavior and suicide and the other doesn't have a function called mysqli_real_escape_string().

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  4. Re:Coldfusion by roman_mir · · Score: 5, Funny

    Cold fusion?

    Well, if I am reading the story headline correctly, you may be onto something:

    Best Approach To Reenergize an Old Programmer?

    I was thinking about suggesting a USB port, it carries 5 volts up to 100mA (standard), but I think your idea is better.

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