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Article #3144Re: Do any employers use Modula-2?
From: Bill Seurer
Date: Fri, 19 Jan 1996 17:03
Date: Fri, 19 Jan 1996 17:03
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If you are a CompSci student you should learn AS MANY languages as you can whether or not you ever use them in your "real" job someday or not. Why? Because every language has its own way of looking at problems and if you learn several of them whatever language you eventually use you will be able to come up with better solutions. Also, the more languages you learn now the easier it will be to learn any new languages in the fuuture. Way too many people go to college looking to be trained for a job. That shouldn't be your goal. You should learn as much about your chosen profession as you can. In our fast changing world whatever language is tops today could be on the outs by the time you graduate anyway. I learned Modula-2, Pascal, and C when I was in college and was exposed to Simula-67, Ada, COBOL, and several others. I now wish I'd spent more time with those others. Most of my programming is in C++ and Modula-2 now but the mix of experience (I think) gives me an advantage over those who have had only C/C++ in college. As for employers that use Modula-2 there are several groups here at IBM in Rochester that use it. And some groups at other sites doing work for us use it as well. -- - Bill Seurer ID Tools and Compiler Development IBM Rochester, MN Business: BillSeurer@vnet.ibm.com Home: BillSeurer@aol.com
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Path: arc1-ca.pugleaf.net!nordruth.rchland.ibm.com!seurer From: seurer@nordruth.rchland.ibm.com (Bill Seurer) Newsgroups: comp.lang.modula2 Subject: Re: Do any employers use Modula-2? Date: 19 Jan 1996 17:03:02 GMT Organization: IBM Rochester MN Distribution: world Message-ID: <4dois6$qmo@locutus.rchland.ibm.com> References: <carvaines.1-1801961238310001@slip7-4.acs.ohio-state.edu> Reply-To: BillSeurer@vnet.ibm.com NNTP-Posting-Host: nordruth.rchland.ibm.com