The real world isn’t that far off from the digital world, really. Think “Tron”. You know, that really cool digital science fiction film from Disney? Just as it tends to be beneficial to know multiple languages if you work for the government, so is it beneficial to know multiple computer languages if you’re an IT expert.
You expand your range of serviceability and flexibility in dealing with different systems when knowing multiple languages. The more, the better. In any office environment or even working freelance at home, start educating yourself and don’t wait for the college degree regarding that. Lord knows learning a computer language is hard enough. So take the first few steps yourself and be proactive. Here is the list of computer languages you absolutely have to learn:
PHP (Hypertext Preprocessor)
C#
AJAX (Asynchronous JavaScript and XML)
JavaScript
Perl
C
Ruby
Ruby on Rails
Java
Python
VB.Net (Visual Basic.Net)
Now isn’t that a pretty-looking ‘tree’? Each part of it represents an extremely essential computer programming language that will not only benefit you in your IT career, it will benefit all your coworkers as you develop a better understanding of computers as a whole.
PHP, JavaScript and Java are largely defined as languages used typically for browsing and internet translation of web pages; on the flip side, Perl, C and C# focus more on the inner workings of the mainframe and developing actual real computer programs for the core processor to use. So each language is unique in its own way. But don’t be intimidated. If you have the mindset to realize the patterns and nuances of each language, it should be a snap to learn all of them.
Take your time with it, study, and before you know it, the IT professional in you will surface like the Loch Ness Monster!