>>7280681Started with BASIC and Pascal, but dropped those after a year and moved on into C, C++, and 32-bit x86 assembly. Later, while I was going to university, I picked up Java, C#, Objective-C, Perl, Python, Common Lisp, Scheme, SML, various SQL dialects, MIPS RISC assembly, Power assembly, ARM assembly, 64-bit x86-64 assembly.
Languages don't really matter when it comes to actually getting shit done in the field or getting a job. What matters is your ability to pick up and learn new technologies and languages quickly. I can learn a new language now in a matter of days and a few weeks to get used to the new libraries and frameworks.
Software development is a field of constant learning and constant adaptation. If you can't do that, you're not going to do very good.
I think programming upstarts should worry less about what language they learn and more on learning the underlying theory of computation. Focusing on languages is a sign of the amateur.