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Number of languages known [was Re: Python is readable] - somewhat OT

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Subject	Number of languages known [was Re: Python is readable] - somewhat OT
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On Fri, Mar 23, 2012 at 4:44 AM, Steven D'Aprano
<steve+comp.lang.python@pearwood.info> wrote:
> The typical developer knows three, maybe four languages
> moderately well, if you include SQL and regexes as languages, and might
> have a nodding acquaintance with one or two more.

I'm not entirely sure what you mean by "moderately well", nor
"languages", but I'm of the opinion that a good developer should be
able to learn a new language very efficiently. Do you count Python 2
and 3 as the same language? What about all the versions of the C
standard?

In any case, though, I agree that there's a lot of people
professionally writing code who would know about the 3-4 that you say.
I'm just not sure that they're any good at coding, even in those few
languages. All the best people I've ever known have had experience
with quite a lot of languages.

ChrisA

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Number of languages known [was Re: Python is readable] - somewhat OT Chris Angelico <rosuav@gmail.com> - 2012-03-23 06:14 +1100
  Re: Number of languages known [was Re: Python is readable] - somewhat OT Steven D'Aprano <steve+comp.lang.python@pearwood.info> - 2012-03-23 01:11 +0000
    Re: Number of languages known [was Re: Python is readable] - somewhat OT Steve Howell <showell30@yahoo.com> - 2012-03-22 19:48 -0700
      Re: Number of languages known [was Re: Python is readable] - somewhat OT Dennis Lee Bieber <wlfraed@ix.netcom.com> - 2012-03-23 00:51 -0400
      Re: Number of languages known [was Re: Python is readable] - somewhat OT Chris Angelico <rosuav@gmail.com> - 2012-03-23 18:05 +1100
        Re: Number of languages known [was Re: Python is readable] - somewhat OT Steve Howell <showell30@yahoo.com> - 2012-03-23 01:04 -0700
          Re: Number of languages known [was Re: Python is readable] - somewhat OT Chris Angelico <rosuav@gmail.com> - 2012-03-23 19:24 +1100
          Re: Number of languages known [was Re: Python is readable] - somewhat OT Nathan Rice <nathan.alexander.rice@gmail.com> - 2012-03-23 10:27 -0400
          RE: Number of languages known [was Re: Python is readable] - somewhat OT "Prasad, Ramit" <ramit.prasad@jpmorgan.com> - 2012-03-23 15:15 +0000
          RE: Number of languages known [was Re: Python is readable] - somewhat OT "Prasad, Ramit" <ramit.prasad@jpmorgan.com> - 2012-03-23 15:16 +0000
          Re: Number of languages known [was Re: Python is readable] - somewhat OT Ethan Furman <ethan@stoneleaf.us> - 2012-03-23 09:23 -0700
          Re: Number of languages known [was Re: Python is readable] - somewhat OT Peter Otten <__peter__@web.de> - 2012-03-23 19:28 +0100
          Re: Number of languages known [was Re: Python is readable] - somewhat OT Dennis Lee Bieber <wlfraed@ix.netcom.com> - 2012-03-23 17:11 -0400
          Re: Number of languages known [was Re: Python is readable] - somewhat OT Dave Angel <d@davea.name> - 2012-03-24 00:44 -0400
    Re: Number of languages known [was Re: Python is readable] - somewhat OT Steve Howell <showell30@yahoo.com> - 2012-03-23 00:45 -0700
  Re: Number of languages known [was Re: Python is readable] - somewhat OT Steve Howell <showell30@yahoo.com> - 2012-03-22 20:11 -0700

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