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Ask HN: Young sprout looking for advice from Wizened Sage

1 pointsby jrokiskyalmost 12 years ago
Hi! About 4 months ago I got my first tech related job as a software developer at a company that makes BI software. I don&#x27;t think this situation is the best fit for me. In my spare time I&#x27;ve been studying Haskell, but (with much regret) I&#x27;m considering switching to a more widely used language to increase my job prospects.<p>Some more details: -I live about 50 minutes from NYC. -I&#x27;m strongest with Java and don&#x27;t have much proficiency with anything else<p>I&#x27;m looking for advice. What should I study if I want to increase my marketability JS&#x2F;RoR&#x2F;PHP&#x2F;??<p>Thanks!!

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wcjr11almost 12 years ago
Javascript frameworks are really making a lot of headway right now. Javascript, HTML 5 and CSS3 are really important right now. Keep up with Google&#x27;s Web Components work, shadow DOM, etc because it will be revolutionary. Angular is a great Javascript framework to start getting comfortable with since so people are loving it right now. Good Luck!