[WingedPanther]

One of the problems with trying to plan out your career language at this point is that the landscape keeps changing. When I started college, Pascal was one of the great languages. By the time I graduated, it was being replaced with Delphi. When the web started, CGI was the hot technology, now it's highly passe. There are a few languages that have longevity (C, C++, Java). There are others that look promising (PHP, JavaScript). Several languages have been very faddish. Ruby was hot for a while, and then faded again.

What will take you forward are a few things: Solid design skills, understanding algorithms, SQL, understanding usability concepts. Going onto Monster.com or careerbuilder.com will give you an idea of what people are looking for now, but not what they want in a few years when some languages become old-fashioned and people are looking for the next miracle language.