Ask Slashdot: 2nd Spoken/Written Language For Software Developer?

Posted by Soulskill on Tuesday December 18, 2012 @08:49PM from the can't-go-wrong-learning-klingon dept.

ichimunki writes "I am a mid-career software developer. I am from the Midwestern U.S. and my native language is English. I've studied a few languages over the years, both human and computer. Lately I've begun to wonder what is the best second (human) language for someone in this field to have. Or is there even any practical value in working to become fluent in a non-English language? I am not planning to travel or move/work abroad. But if I knew a second language, would I be able to participate in a larger programming community worldwide? Would I be able to work with those folks in some useful capacity? Perhaps building products for foreign markets?"

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Learn French by Ed+Avis · 2012-12-18 21:03 · Score: 5, Funny

French is the language of love!

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Re:Obvious answer.. by Anonymous Coward · 2012-12-18 22:35 · Score: 5, Funny

Your rite! Its for there own good!
Re:Obvious answer.. by KiloByte · 2012-12-18 22:48 · Score: 5, Funny

You're still thinking in Pascal. C should be 0th.

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