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Author Topic: Comp. Science Major: Any must know languages?  (Read 4357 times)

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Comp. Science Major: Any must know languages?
« on: October 21, 2007, 12:53:26 PM »
I'm gonna be starting college next year, majoring in computer science. So I'm going through all the programming languages I know and relearning a lot of them, my question is; what are the most important ones to know?

The ones I'm relearning right now are:
Java
C
C++
Python
PHP

What other ones should I take a look at?
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Re: Comp. Science Major: Any must know languages?
« Reply #1 on: October 21, 2007, 01:08:53 PM »
It's never a bad idea to get a good handle on SQL of some sort -- pretty much any flavor will give you some good grounding in grokking queries and selects and stuff.
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Re: Comp. Science Major: Any must know languages?
« Reply #2 on: October 21, 2007, 05:28:00 PM »
If you're going to major in CS, then the most important language that you could learn is Hindi.
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Re: Comp. Science Major: Any must know languages?
« Reply #3 on: October 21, 2007, 06:39:14 PM »
Quote from: BizB on October 21, 2007, 05:28:00 PM
If you're going to major in CS, then the most important language that you could learn is Hindi.

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Re: Comp. Science Major: Any must know languages?
« Reply #4 on: October 21, 2007, 07:56:17 PM »
Quote from: BizB on October 21, 2007, 05:28:00 PM
If you're going to major in CS, then the most important language that you could learn is Hindi.

 :cry: sad but true
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Re: Comp. Science Major: Any must know languages?
« Reply #5 on: October 22, 2007, 11:58:48 AM »
Quote from: BizB on October 21, 2007, 05:28:00 PM
If you're going to major in CS, then the most important language that you could learn is Hindi.

I was going to say start with English but that works.
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Re: Comp. Science Major: Any must know languages?
« Reply #6 on: October 22, 2007, 02:40:56 PM »
Quote from: Socrates on October 22, 2007, 11:58:48 AM
I was going to say start with English but that works.
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Re: Comp. Science Major: Any must know languages?
« Reply #7 on: October 22, 2007, 03:56:36 PM »
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Re: Comp. Science Major: Any must know languages?
« Reply #8 on: October 23, 2007, 10:59:12 AM »
By the time you finish everything will be like Star Trek so study the old films and you should be perfectly suited.
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Re: Comp. Science Major: Any must know languages?
« Reply #9 on: October 23, 2007, 10:20:29 PM »
Quote from: pbsaurus on October 23, 2007, 10:59:12 AM
By the time you finish everything will be like Star Trek so study the old films and you should be perfectly suited.

:lol: You mean automatic doors will be replaced by men hiding behind walls opening them with ropes and pulleys?
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Re: Comp. Science Major: Any must know languages?
« Reply #10 on: October 23, 2007, 10:26:30 PM »
Quote from: scribcake on October 23, 2007, 10:20:29 PM

:lol: You mean automatic doors will be replaced by men hiding behind walls opening them with ropes and pulleys?

Bwaha!  +1
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Re: Comp. Science Major: Any must know languages?
« Reply #11 on: October 24, 2007, 12:06:27 AM »
The old people need to be put to good use, don't ya know.
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Re: Comp. Science Major: Any must know languages?
« Reply #12 on: October 24, 2007, 01:34:43 AM »
Quote from: pbsaurus on October 24, 2007, 12:06:27 AM
The old people need to be put to good use, don't ya know.

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Re: Comp. Science Major: Any must know languages?
« Reply #13 on: November 01, 2007, 12:41:18 PM »
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Re: Comp. Science Major: Any must know languages?
« Reply #14 on: November 01, 2007, 02:18:57 PM »
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