Re: Euphoria Accreditation?
On Friday 08 February 2002 09:54 am, mick15_hello at yahoo.com wrote:
> G'day, Im an Australian teenager who picked up Euphoria about a year ago.
> I've found it very good. I feel confident making basic programs and have
> read through as many tutorials as possible. However, I cannot see how this
> can be made to count on a resume. Knowing how to program in Euphoria is
> great, but seems a bit futile unless I can get employed at it. What can I
> do to get some recognition, like some sort of accreditation?
Euphoria is useless on a resume'.
It's a good way to get into programming, however, because you can actually
write fairly useful programs with it, and go on to learn three or four other
languages, which WILL go on your resume'.
Also, if you happen to write something useful in Euphoria, and people are
really impressed with it, why should you tell them what language you used?
My answer would be: "I always choose the most appropriate tool for the job",
which is kinder than saying "you wouldn't have a clue if I told you" - which
is most often the case.
You should be aware of two things:
1 Whatever language you learn now will most likely be out of style in three
or four years.
2. Having the ability to (quickly) learn something new is more valuable than
knowing the old (out of style) stuff backwards and forwards - assuming you
can't do both.
Accreditation for programmers is like accreditation for musicians. I can read
music, and know where all the keys are on a piano - so I could pass the test,
right?
For some reason, however, nobody wants to hear me play.
Regards,
Irv
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