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    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.
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    Quote Originally Posted by Bad Boy JH View Post
    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.
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    Python. Its created for fast *development*.

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

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



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    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/
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    Quote Originally Posted by Nava2 View Post
    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. It's ORM.



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    What's ORM?

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    Quote Originally Posted by HyperSecret View Post
    What's ORM?
    Object Relation Mapping.
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    During my recent searches for jobs, employers have most commonly asked for: Java, SQL, C++ and python.

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

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

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    Quote Originally Posted by i luffs yeww View Post
    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.



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    Scheme, maybe?

    Screw C# though.


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    Quote Originally Posted by Wizzup? View Post
    I wouldn't put C/C++ in the same class as C#/Silverlight.
    Me neither. I wasn't trying to say those were all similar, just didn't differentiate on accident.

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    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
    Interested in C# and Electrical Engineering? This might interest you.

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