What are the better programming languages for getting hired for a computer job?

What are the better langauages to get hired with JavaScript, Java Programming, C++, FrontPage, Linux, Fortan, Cobal, HTML, Visual C++, Oracle SQL ?

What are the better programming languages for getting hired for a computer job?
You are probably going to get lots of opinions!





Frontpage and Linux aren't languages.





Javascript is required for any web devlopment





Java is the cobol of the '90s. Popular now, but it will be eclipsed by newer languages.





C++ is a great intro to object oriented programming, and currently the best language for writing desktop apps.





Fortran, Cobol and others belong in history books, nice to know but very few practical uses these days.





HTML is not a programming language. It's a markup language, and coupled with XML it is a requirement for any job!





Visual C++ is a microsoft version of C++ , great for building games or program that croak on each new release of MS software!





SQL again is not a programming language, but the most prevalent database query language.





all the languages you mentioned are products of the last millennium! the world changes quickly!





Python, Ruby, PHP, Perl, XSL, and others are the current choices for large projects.





Any language will have a niche market, but to get the good jobs, you need to know at least 4 programming languages, and the major packages that are used with them!
Reply:When comparing programming languages, quite a few share similar syntax or keywords. The difference lies in the order or format that they must be written in. For example Java, Visual C++ and C++ use very similar syntax to make reference to methods and declaring variables and are considered Object-Orientated languages. Simlar can be said about Oracle SQL. Because SQL is a standardized query language for databases, a heavy portion of the langauge is interchangable with variances of keywords when comparing TSQL to MySQL to Microsoft-SQL and Oracle SQL.


Fortran and Colbal is still used, but you'd see it in more in scientific research fields. Linux is an operating system just like Windows is. It has many variants that share similar interfaces and console commands, the major difference lies in it's intended purpose from scientific research to more media and overal-user support.





Ok now regarding what is best for a job:





-%26gt;Knowing HTML and SQL is benificial. Because most businesses are web-based and looking for dynamic websites, The background of these two languages will make it easier to understand how server-side scripting acts as a translator between the two. Server-side scripting languages include PHP, ASP, Python and Pearl.


Theses languagues submit information to the data base using SQL and then retrieve and translate results into HTML for the webserver to present to the user. Though PHP and Mysql are highly used and open-source, there are many employees looking for skilled individuals who know VB.net and SQL or Oracle devlopment. VB.Net is a revised version of Visual Basic that supports a more object oriented aspect and holds some minor similarities to C++. VB.Net is also a component of ASP making it ideal when using it to interface between a webserver and a database. And for this reason I've seen quite a few classifieds for Oracle and VB.net skills.





-%26gt;Regarding Linux operating systems with it's many flavors: popular ones to consider becoming familiar with: Ubuntu, Fedora, Red-hat, Gentoo, Open Suse





-%26gt;Java and Javascript in general is a good language to learn because it can function regardless of the host's operating system and is responsible for performing a lot actions within a dynamic website such as forms and fields. It is also a component of ASP.net just as VB.net is as well





-%26gt;Frontpage? Well, given the situation that it is to your benfit to know HTML. Frontpage and other (WYSIWYG) editors such as Dreamweaver should be more of cake walk, once you grasp the HTML concepts behind them.
Reply:Java (a simplified version of this is used for Smart Cards)


HTML for web sites


Visual Basic for gaming