What programming language to chose first with these *must be* things?

[newn]

Hi all,
I like to learn something programming language but i like to learn something usefull, which know not mutch so workers needed, object oriented programming, and well you can get nice payment from it too nice to learn it not in very long time i mean not in few years or something like that.

[TcM]

You want the 'perfect' programming language right? haha everyone wants something like that... but all programming languages need time to be learnt and every one has it's own complications etc...

[newn]

ok then lets drop the time then leave usefull, which know not mutch so workers needed, object oriented programming, and well you can get nice payment from it.

[TcM]

with 'get nice payment' you mean make applications easily and work as a freelancer or something?

[G_Morgan]

Java and C# are going to be around a long time and are OO languages.

Personally I'd take a look more in the dynamic language direction at something like Python or Ruby since they are here to stay now.

Depends what you want. The web is going to be increasingly dominated by said dynamic languages.

[newn]

i dont wannt to learn web programming i wannt to learn applications programming but i too wannt to learn programming language which aren't mutch people learned that programming language because if theres mutch programmers of example of c++ so allways you can find a better knowing that language than you guy so you hardly get a job so i wannt to learn something less people knowing and mutch needed at work with nice payment i too dont wannt to learn web programming thats what i think i wannt to learn.

[WingedPanther]

Every language has strengths and weaknesses to it. OO is a feature, but shouldn't be considered a requirement for why to learn a language. My sister worked for a bank recently as a COBOL programmer maintaining code. It's not a popular language these days, but it made her a nice living until she moved.

[G_Morgan]

I was going to suggest COBOL as something that is niche today and still has a lot of work available but didn't because it isn't OO and frankly the work available is all boring maintenance stuff. You are going to be employed with it though.

In terms of application development. I don't think there is anything that fits the requirements. Most of the interesting niche stuff is in the web these days. Also people generally only employ for well established languages in order to turn the staff into a commodity, to do niche stuff you pretty much have to be very lucky or self employed.

[WingedPanther]

Generally, I would advise you to learn how to program, and try to get your resume to somebody other than an HR person. If a senior programmer sees that you actually have programming skills, but not in "their" language, that person should be able to assess how quickly you will be able to get up to speed. An HR person is likely to say "wrong language" and shred your resume.