Okay, I'll do this one. #FirstSevenLanguages
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2. AppleScript
3. C
4. HTML (+CSS+JavaScript)
5. Java
6. PHP
7. Objective-C
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Oops, SQL before ObjC. (I'm one of those jerks who grew up with it, so I forget.)
ObjC, Scheme, Python, C++, Ruby, (La+)TeX, Haskell
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If this feels like a lot, I'd say picking up a new language is a lot like picking up a new framework. It's "just" new ways to say things.
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I almost went with "do things" but I like this -esque angle a lot better. It's all about what you can & do express.
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It’s interesting to compare cost of picking up another ALGOL-ish lang vs e.g. ML, Prolog, Erlang, etc…
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"It's interesting to compare cost of picking up another Romance lang vs. e.g. Japanese, Mandarin, Swahili, etc." Eh?
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also 7 languages is very limiting, only takes me up till soph. year of college. ML / Erlang / Prolog came after :)
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