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From: Alexey Goldin  <a-l-e-x-e-y@o-d-d-j-o-b.u-c-h-i-c-a-g-o.e-d-u>
Subject: Re: Looking for honest advice
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Date: Wed, 19 Mar 1997 15:04:48 GMT

"Patrick Kemp" <Cynewulf@qadas.com> writes:

> 
> 
> I realize that career wise, C/C++ is probably the language to master.  I
> base this on the number of jobs offered to c/c++ programmers in my local
> paper.  Unfortunately I don't like C.  (Which is why I started to work with
> Delphi.)  I suppose as an independent programmer, it really doesn't matter
> what language I use, but I don't plan on being an independent, at least not
> right away


Even if you will be writing C/C++ the rest of your life learning Lisp
is worthwile. You will be thinking in different terms and this may be
very useful.

