Re: what language should I learn?
Since most servers these days are Linux, I'd stick with the languages and scriptiing languages that work best there. PHP and Perl, which are syntactically similar, are both of value, and powerful in different ways, and can be learned at the same time. Coupling this with learning RegEx (not a language, per se, but shortcuts that make many languages more powerful) and Mysql would make you marketable. I would also suggest learning how xml works if you wish to work on the web side of things. And if you want to work toward true gut programmer proficiency I'd head toward Java, instead of the scripting languages.
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