After programming in various programming languages over the course of my career e.g. C,C++,Perl,Cobol,Pascal,Java etc. what I find is that every language is actually suitable for a particlar business use case. For example: C/C++ are good for application which rely heavily on performance, such as trading application where the application needs to deal with real time data and calculations is done in milliseconds. Though Java on the other hand is a good language for the Web or Business application where though we do need performance it is a lot less compared to what a trading application would require.
Also, over the past 10 years we have seen that languages have been constantly evolving with the evolution of Personal Computing. Therefore rather than focusing on becoming a master in one programming language it would be better to have a general know how about the language constructs which would make it easier to come onboard when the senior management decided to use another language.
Unfortunately the schools today have started teaching their courses in languages such as Java, which though "might" help students find a job will mostly leave them with a weak foundation. In our times the schools use to teach most of the courses in C, and courses such as compiler design and programming langauges were compulsary. Also all the core courses were in C/C++ and we had some auxillary courses which offered Java/ VB etc. This made our foundation strong and have help "me" in the long run...
Looks like Religion is becoming more like a Religion in itself... people devote to it with Passion and Love..... and truly believe that it has changed the world for the good.....
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After programming in various programming languages over the course of my career e.g. C,C++,Perl,Cobol,Pascal,Java etc. what I find is that every language is actually suitable for a particlar business use case. For example: C/C++ are good for application which rely heavily on performance, such as trading application where the application needs to deal with real time data and calculations is done in milliseconds. Though Java on the other hand is a good language for the Web or Business application where though we do need performance it is a lot less compared to what a trading application would require. Also, over the past 10 years we have seen that languages have been constantly evolving with the evolution of Personal Computing. Therefore rather than focusing on becoming a master in one programming language it would be better to have a general know how about the language constructs which would make it easier to come onboard when the senior management decided to use another language. Unfortunately the schools today have started teaching their courses in languages such as Java, which though "might" help students find a job will mostly leave them with a weak foundation. In our times the schools use to teach most of the courses in C, and courses such as compiler design and programming langauges were compulsary. Also all the core courses were in C/C++ and we had some auxillary courses which offered Java/ VB etc. This made our foundation strong and have help "me" in the long run...
Looks like Religion is becoming more like a Religion in itself... people devote to it with Passion and Love..... and truly believe that it has changed the world for the good.....