programming on linux

[Carl Parrish]

Josh Coffman wrote:

>Ok... I'll try to avoid the whole Res....
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>Visual Basic 3,4,5, and 6. .Net v1.0 & v1.1, with Beta
>of v2.0.
>A little C++. I mostly stick to C# on .Net cause I
>hate the VB syntax. I've toyed with Java and am pretty
>good with javascript.
>I've used a little mySQL, but really know MS SQL
>Server in&out (version 6.5 to 2000)
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>I've done windows apps, web apps, and web services,
>and everything in between. I speak xml xsl, html,
>http, https, ftp, ssl, ftp/tls, ipc (some), rpc(some),
>com, dcom, remoting, serialization (binary & xml), and
>... I don't really feel like typing everything and
>don't want to sound bragadocious.
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>I've been doing this for 11+ years and, I think, am
>pretty good at it. I've got street cred in the ms-dev
>world. 
>
>I used to be an MCSE because I promised myself I
>would, but I got bored of it and didn't keep it up.
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My suggestions would be PHP for Web stuff (the language just gets better 
and better). Ruby for scripting (its my favorite lang) and Java for 
everything else. (though both PHP and Ruby are getting to the point 
where I rarely need to use Java). Since you already know some C++ and C# 
I wouldn't worry too much about C/C++ (though I a firm believer that 
*every* programmer should be able to read C code). Python is insanely 
popular but I don't really like it. I try to stay away from Perl like a 
disease (I've had several bad experiences with perl though I know quite 
a few people who do amazing things with it). Since you already know 
javascript you may want to look into XUL. The best thing to do is 
volunteer to work on an open source project. It'll  force you to get 
real about it and you'll have a large support group.