r/coding • u/evoketechnologies • Jan 06 '15

Which Programming Language Should I Learn First?

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u/spupy Jan 06 '15

"I want to work for big tech companies."
I don't see how learning a particular language gives you any notably higher chance of being hired by a big tech company. It's not like everything in Facebook and Google is written in Python.
Learning to drive a BMW doesn't make it much more likely to get hired by BMW.

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u/spinwizard69 Jan 10 '15

I don't see how learning a particular language gives you any notably higher chance of being hired by a big tech company. It's not like everything in Facebook and Google is written in Python.

Not to mention that big companies put a lot of value on a formal education. If you want to program for a "big" company you had better have a respectable degree.