four most-wanted prog. languages

[srinivas -at- cs -dot- duke -dot- edu (Srinivasa Babu Mallishetty)]

Here is my list:

1. COBOL
2. C
3. FORTRAN
4. BASIC


- Srinivas.
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Department of Computer Science, Duke University, Durham, NC 27708-0129
email:  srinivas -at- cs -dot- duke -dot- edu;  Ph: (919) 660-6513


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Yes, Im interested in the results of your search. I suspect
many others are too.

There are several usenets that list permanent and contract
jobs, most are for programmers. These might be of use in your
research:

misc.jobs
misc.jobs.contract


Thanks!

Dick Dimock
AT&T GIS
El Segundo, CA

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I would recommend Ada and C++ for starters.  Also Unix.  Even though it's not a
language, it's as complicated as one.

Loren
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Sushil:

Here's one method to determine the most wanted programming language.

Start collecting Sunday editions of the major newspapers from major
U.S. cities. Emphasize those with known high-tech centers. (I'd
suggest the Boston Globe, for one.)

Start reading the help wanted ads, and see what languages and systems
are mentioned most often in the ads.

I used this technique a couple of years ago to figure out the local
DTP of choice. (It was FrameMaker.)

Rick Lippincott
Boston Technology
Wakefield, MA
rjl -at- bostech -dot- com