Good Language

[Bad Boy JH]

I am hoping to impress a few potential employers, so I can circumvent the whole Tertiary education thing (TAFE and Unis and such) with some programming. Whilst I can't really submit something using SCAR, I was looking for a good language which shows skill, but doesn't require a magnitude of extra lines.
Any suggestions?

[Dervish]

I am hoping to impress a few potential employers, so I can circumvent the whole Tertiary education thing (TAFE and Unis and such) with some programming. Whilst I can't really submit something using SCAR, I was looking for a good language which shows skill, but doesn't require a magnitude of extra lines.
Any suggestions?

Why can you not use SCAR / Simba ? :p

[Nava2]

Python. Its created for fast *development*.

Also, for employers they would also love C/++ and Java, I'm sure.

[HyperSecret]

From what my professor says. C++/Java/Python are what employers are looking for now days. Depending on the companying/what they need, depends on which language they prefer.

Having a solid base in all 3 is the way to go.

[Wizzup?]

Python, if you can master it in a short time. :)

[Nava2]

Also, not a formal language, but understanding SQL woud definitely be a plus. Most languages come with libraries to support SQL in a nicer way than typical SQL statements so it might be slightly useless to learn straight SQL.

See: http://www.sqlalchemy.org/

[Wizzup?]

Also, not a formal language, but understanding SQL woud definitely be a plus. Most languages come with libraries to support SQL in a nicer way than typical SQL statements so it might be slightly useless to learn straight SQL.

See: http://www.sqlalchemy.org/

SQLAlchemy does not teach SQL at all. :p It's ORM.

[HyperSecret]

What's ORM?

[Nava2]

What's ORM?

Object Relation Mapping. (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Object-relational_mapping)

[NCDS]

During my recent searches for jobs, employers have most commonly asked for: Java, SQL, C++ and python.

[Bad Boy JH]

Thanks guys, I have had some Python experience, so I may persue that...

[i luffs yeww]

To be honest, Silverlight, C#/C++/C/xaml/etc. knowledge isn't bad to know, either.

[Wizzup?]

To be honest, Silverlight, C#/C++/C/xaml/etc. knowledge isn't bad to know, either.

I wouldn't put C/C++ in the same class as C#/Silverlight. ;)

[Harry]

Scheme, maybe?

Screw C# though.

[i luffs yeww]

I wouldn't put C/C++ in the same class as C#/Silverlight. ;)

:p Me neither. I wasn't trying to say those were all similar, just didn't differentiate on accident.

[Smartzkid]

Depends what you're looking to do.

The areas I know best:

Windows GUI applications: C# + xaml (C++ if you're hardcore)
Embedded devices: C (asm is a plus)
Android: Java