galvinp@lafcol.UUCP (Galvin Paul ) (10/21/88)
This is just a short note to thank the 25+ replies that I received in
the mail concerning my question about the "life" of Pascal.
In short: Pascal is used almost exclusively for teaching structured
programing skills. In the "real" world, other languages
(mainly C(?)) are used.
I would like to here from anyone who would care to reply about just
which languages are still in use in Day To Day programing. In other
words, what should I endeavor to learn before I try to convince someone
to hire me.
Again, thanks.
Paul J. Galvin
(lafcol!galvinp)Robert_F_Breedlove@cup.portal.com (10/24/88)
I work for a MAJOR computing company and I can assure you that Pascal is alive and well. I'm not sure what languages you should learn, but speaking as a professional in the field with over 16 years experience, I can tell you that COBOL is also still alive -- at least on mainframes. We also program in C, but it is very limited. If you want to get a job with us, the best bet is to learn to THINK and COMMUNICATE effectively. We'll teach you the language. If you take languages, I'd suggest at least one COBOL class and assembler. C is nice, but we just don't do enough work on minis and micros for there to be enough demand.