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>    As part of our computer science curriculum at Ohio State, we learn
> Modula-2 as one of our 'first' languages (we also learn Pascal).  I've
> checked with a few potential employers, and none of them need anyone with
> Modula-2 experience.  Most don't even know what Modula-2 is. [...]

I am a teacher at the Spanish "Open  University"  (U.N.E.D.  as we call it)
at Galicia  (the  rainy  north of Spain).  We use  Modula-2  as a  training
language at the first course of the equivalent to your "Computer  Science".

My pupils are  expected to learn the basics of computer  programming,  this
is, what an ARRAY is, what the  advantages of a RECORD are and how to use a
POINTER to make a list.

As they go ahead using  Modula-2, and after having used it for some time, I
tell them they *MUST* learn some other languages (C is a must, I think, but
there are some others).  Then they realize about some  *ADVANTAGES*  of the
Modula-2  language  over  the  new  ones  they  are  learning,  such as the
possibility of hidding the internals of a MODULE, not allowing a POINTER to
point to a  variable,  and lots of  others.  At the same  time,  they  also
notice which the *DISADVANTAGES* are.

After that step, this is, after having learnt "all" about some  programming
languages,  they will notice that each  language has its pros and cons, and
they  will use one or the  other  for  different  purposes,  selecting  the
language that best suits the problem.  For instance,  one can build part of
a program  using  Modula-2 and another part using C.  Then the parts can be
merged to get an only final program.

Furthermore,  although I've been using C for a longer time than Modula-2, I
can build  programs  faster and more safely using Modula-2 than using C, so
Modula-2 will be of great help for you at your work and studies.

So learn as much languages as you can and don't worry about how many people
use them.


			Happy learning,
			
					Antonio


P.S.: If you become a  professional  programmer,  then you will be learning

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			     Antonio Vieiro Varela
	    ( antonio@faraday.usc.es   http://faraday.usc.es:1024 )
		      Grupo de Electromagnetismo Aplicado
	   Facultad de Fisica. Universidad de Santiago de Compostela