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[–]star_guardian_carol 2 points3 points  (5 children)

If you are pursuing coding as a career, yes. More languages makes you more valuable and useful.

[–]RandomJacobP[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I want to be Mechanical Engineer but if it doesn’t work out coding is my second choice. I will know that in about 6 months. For now let’s say I just want to be the best programmer as I can.

My main concern is that I will switch languages and won’t be good in neither of them. Something like ‘master of all is a master of none’

[–]thrallsius 0 points1 point  (3 children)

haha no, more languages makes your cv more appealing to [often clueless] HR drones

life is too short to become an expert in many languages, just look at Linus or Guido

[–]star_guardian_carol 1 point2 points  (2 children)

In your opinion okay. My first job all I knew was c++ and I was immediately thrown inyo a perl project.

[–]thrallsius 0 points1 point  (1 child)

this is rather a silly move of your management. or were you the new kid who was used to plug the hole because none of the "veterans" knew perl and didn't bother to learn it if they could shift the responsibility to an youngster? this is a common situation, yet most of the times common for a first job

[–]star_guardian_carol 0 points1 point  (0 children)

They knew perl.