NYCPHP Meetup

[Christopher R. Merlo]

(Warning: I teach CS.)

Yes, it's worth it to learn Python.  As much as it is to learn C,
Java, Ruby, Smalltalk, Prolog, etc...  The more languages you know,
the closer you come to understanding how programs (and therefore
computers) really work.

Also, from a practical standpoint, the more skills you have, the more
hireable you are.  When an employer is looking for two people with PHP
and Python skills, and he's already found the PHP coder, you still
have a shot at getting the gig.

Then again, I'm a Computer Scientist, and I think programming and
learning new languages is as fun as, say, going to a ball game.  You
may choose to spend your free time other ways.
-c

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  cmerlo at ncc.edu             http://turing.matcmp.ncc.edu/~cmerlo

It's not easy to juggle a pregnant wife and a troubled child, but somehow I
managed to fit in eight hours of TV a day.
 - Homer Simpson
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