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Top 12 Highest Paying Computer

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BY ARPIT VERMA NOVEMBER 23, 2014

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Most of us are familiar with C, C++, JAVA and Python etc., but as you go into this field,
you will realize the value and amount of money that can be earned with some other
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The favorite coding language debate is one of the hottest topics of discussion among
the coders and programmer has his/her own reasons to defend a particular language.
Last year the average salary of a computer programmer inched towards an all-time
high of $100,000.

There are some languages which make your skill set more valuable and Quartz has
compiled all this data and based on a study from the Brookings Institution, it has
created a list of the highest paying computer programming languages.
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These are the highest paying computer programming languages ranked by salary:

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If you love to play with codes and you are having full command over some of these
computer programming languages, you can earn around $100,000. You should learn
more diverse languages and focus on your strengths if you want one of the highest
paying jobs in tech.
Source: Quartz

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Kheo Avejar Marketing Coordinator at Sofitec Enterprises

Wait Ruby on Rails (RoR) is NOT a language. It is a FRAMEWORK! this is additional info for
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5 February 26 at 5:44pm

Florin Mndru

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where is php ?
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4 January 29 at 4:55am

Mohamed Hisham Bassiouny

Php isn't even a skill to consider
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5 January 29 at 7:06am

Arbon Computer Science

You are totally wrong! FB and YouTube are made by php and the chat that ur
using too. LEARN MORE
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11 January 29 at 7:19am

Karim Atef Miami college

Mohamed Hisham Bassiouny lol php is making most of our daily used websites
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2 January 29 at 7:32am

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Eric MyGamr Snopel School of Hard Knocks, The University of Life
there isn't a huge php demand. that's why it's not in this list.
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3 January 30 at 7:02am

Florin Mndru

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you are kidding , right ?

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wrong!
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Sourav Bhadani New Delhi, India
Ruby On Rails (RoR)
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3 January 30 at 12:37am

Nice, please if u can share some insights here, Sir...

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Paul Pardee

Top Commenter Works at GoDaddy

For some reason when I saw this headline, I got Rudolph the Red Nosed Reindeer stuck in
my head...
You know C# and Fortran and Python and Ruby, you know Basic and Java and SQL and
some C, but do you recall, the most lucrative language of all?
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2 January 29 at 8:27am

Mike Cloudlighter
English? Mandarin?
Reply Like February 26 at 2:51pm
Skander Ben Mohamed Anouar
First of all the salaries are depending on the years of experience. Second Amazon and
Bloomberg will pay you $100K+ as a PHP developer. http://www.glassdoor.ca/ this website
is about salaries.
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Abdul Haris
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1 February 27 at 3:39am

Jose Pelleya University of Florida

looking for a dynamic teacher for a ruby on rails cohort in costa rica this summer / fall
contact [email protected]
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Utkarsh Singh The Mann School
Guess what....mysql has no competition with java nd c ,nd java is the easiest to learn
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Jo Galano 1,504 followers
C# is my favorite but c++ is the best because I can do what all i want! ;)
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Florin M ndru

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January 29, 2015 at 12:55 pm

where is php ?
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Visual Basic
http://www.twitter.com/wasay0029
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Steeve Vara Alexis

January 29, 2015 at 12:58 pm

I know Visual Basic.Net and C#, but my favourite language is C#.

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Jeremy Freeman

January 29, 2015 at 2:42 pm

C#
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Dien Tran

January 29, 2015 at 8:29 pm

and golang too

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Jacare Gcc

January 29, 2015 at 3:02 pm

java, c# and cpp

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M ohamed Hisham Bassiouny

January 29, 2015 at 3:06 pm

Php isn't even a skill to consider

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ananda

January 29, 2015 at 8:42 pm

@Mohamed Hisham Bassiouny: true that. But there was a time when php was everything. Even
facebook, wordpress and more than 50% website still runs using php. Though they felt the pain and
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Arbon

January 29, 2015 at 3:19 pm

You are totally wrong! FB and YouTube are made by php and the chat that ur using too. LEARN
MORE
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jimmy

February 27, 2015 at 5:41 am

sorry youtube runs on python

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Karim Atef

January 29, 2015 at 3:32 pm

Mohamed Hisham Bassiouny lol php is making most of our daily used websites
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Affan Kagzi

January 29, 2015 at 3:41 pm

where is php ?
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M ohamed Shaaban

January 29, 2015 at 3:42 pm

c++ && javascript :3

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Tommy DeVoss

January 29, 2015 at 4:00 pm

VB, C#, C/C++, Java, Python

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Tommy DeVoss

January 29, 2015 at 4:00 pm

VB, C#, C/C++, Java, Python

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Rohit Dubey

January 29, 2015 at 9:48 pm

They have not even cosidered php.This website too is developed using wordpress!
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Ayaz Hussaini

January 29, 2015 at 4:18 pm

Hello sir , I am actually doing Vocational course of CSE computer science engineering that's what
they call it .. I have subjects computer fundamentals and c programming in C programming I am
learning C++ and in next year when I'll be in 12th std I have some time to decide in which course I
should go in completely .. After reading this post of your I got a Hope if I can do any of these courses
.. And I like doing all this .. Please it would be a great help of yours if you can suggest me ..
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love

April 5, 2015 at 9:35 am

better to go with c , java , .net and in another hand take sql, php , python coz if u r multi
tech dude thn u r above then avrg.cs engg.
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M aicol

January 29, 2015 at 9:53 pm

um. .NET? I know C# is in there but there are thousands of more jobs as a .net developer
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For some reason when I saw this headline, I got Rudolph the Red Nosed Reindeer stuck in my head
You know C# and Fortran and Python and Ruby, you know Basic and Java and SQL and some C, but
do you recall, the most lucrative language of all?
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habtom

January 29, 2015 at 10:22 pm

Where is sql plus for oracle developers?

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Kamran Hassan Qureshi

January 29, 2015 at 5:13 pm

C++, Java, Visual Basic, Database

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Pankaj

January 29, 2015 at 10:50 pm

C,C++, java
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Inami Khan

January 29, 2015 at 5:25 pm

Hello sir, I'm have complete command on c#

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inamullah

January 29, 2015 at 10:56 pm

C#
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Roy

January 30, 2015 at 12:35 am

This list is a joke, right? No PHP ??? LOL

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M att Krawczyk

January 29, 2015 at 9:28 pm

Youtube is written in Python. Facebook uses a home-grown language called Hack which is derived
from PHP, but that isn't pure PHP. It's actually not as common among major sites as people seem
to think.
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Truong van Loc

January 30, 2015 at 4:04 am

Java, C/C++, C#
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Carlos Chvez Laguna

January 30, 2015 at 4:06 am

I know and I like Javascript, C++ and Visual basic (from the list). Can you specify in what areas are
those languages more paid? (for example c++ in videogames, etc)
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Widy

January 30, 2015 at 5:04 am

so guys you should learn Ruby lang

its easy and fun to code :3
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Fajinmi Olanrewaju

January 30, 2015 at 11:40 am

Visual Basic, C#, SQL and Java Script

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M uriuki Kenda
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Am on java, c++ and SQL, I keep saying lets get it nigga!!!

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prajwal

January 30, 2015 at 11:55 am

I am doing MECH engineering now!! I have a little knowledge about c from 12th std
Pls tell which language would be easy for me to learn on my own??
Reply to my gmail id [email protected]
Pls pls tell and help me
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prajwal

January 30, 2015 at 11:57 am

I am doing MECH engineering now!! I have a little knowledge about c from 12th std
Pls tell which language would be easy for me to learn on my own??
Reply to my gmail id [email protected]
Pls pls tell and help me
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thesuperuser

January 30, 2015 at 1:50 pm

If you know C, you can catchup with C++ fastly. But for almost beginner, Python is best
option.
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love

April 5, 2015 at 9:42 am

omg prajwal, you have a torch in your hand and you wish to light it by any other person !! look
at the topic of this page .
yes go with c java , .net, php python and sql the rest will be automatically in your hand.. be
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a multi tech dude.

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thesuperuser

January 30, 2015 at 1:48 pm

Its better to learn all.

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Sourav Bhadani

January 30, 2015 at 8:37 am

Ruby On Rails (RoR)

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Sourav Bhadani

January 30, 2015 at 8:37 am

Ruby On Rails (RoR)

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Asif

January 30, 2015 at 8:38 am

php is in general is scripting language 4 server side (as all of u already know) but sometime is use in
some programming.if u are in web hosting php is necessary. for programming it's definitely an
advantage to know php.
correct me if im wrong..(juz a beginner).
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January 30, 2015 at 8:44 am

No worries. C++ is still the MOST of the MOST. It's ALL those languages are BASED, well almost likely
to say. It doesn't mean that when a new language is born, programmers must quit the habit.
Mastering a language is the MOST IMPORTANT trait a programmer must posses.
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January 30, 2015 at 8:44 am

No worries. C++ is still the MOST of the MOST. It's ALL those languages are BASED, well almost likely
to say. It doesn't mean that when a new language is born, programmers must quit the habit.
Mastering a language is the MOST IMPORTANT trait a programmer must posses.
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Ayaz

January 30, 2015 at 6:05 pm

Thanq for your time . now m in 11th std next year Ill be in 12.. Next year I have a new subject Java ..
Mean this is the question. .. After this what shall I do .. Either c++ or Java .? And I wanna earn good
inuf .. As its menti there on the 5th rank c++ $93,503/and Java in 4 rank .. With a real good amount ..
Is this real Where can I get these jobs with payment mentioned there .. I am ready to master the
course after that what is the next step for it? My plan is after 12th is to do bcom from a good
collage then MBA hopefully from abroad then if I can Ill do PhD this is what I have thinked till now ..
You say what can I do after my 12 .. And I from india suggest me like what i can do to earn the
mentioned salary .. Thanq
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Ayaz

January 30, 2015 at 6:06 pm

You can reply me on [email protected] suggest the further steps !! Please

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Gaurav Singh

January 30, 2015 at 12:42 pm

C,c++,python
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Eric M yGamr Snopel

January 30, 2015 at 3:02 pm

there isn't a huge php demand. that's why it's not in this list.
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January 30, 2015 at 4:32 pm

Nice, please if u can share some insights here, Sir

Facebook.com/epspost
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M uhammad Zaid

January 30, 2015 at 10:36 pm

C
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Jimmy Sterner

January 30, 2015 at 6:19 pm

Ohh yesthey are paying for your language skillsnot your ability to choose and use tools to best
Solve whatever at hand

and as someone said its prob tied to business context

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M ohamed Hisham Bassiouny

January 30, 2015 at 7:28 pm

Asif & the others, Did I say that php isn't important?
"lol php is making most of our daily used websites" that's what I meant, since it's used a lot it's no
longer considered as a "rare" skill I know that php is important of course but I mean that it's the
most popular thus it's not something that employer will be seeking
Php is the basic to get started and it
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M ohamed Hisham Bassiouny

January 30, 2015 at 7:30 pm

Arbon Did I say that php isn't important?

"lol php is making most of our daily used websites" that's what I meant, since it's used a lot it's no
longer considered as a "rare" skill I know that php is important of course but I mean that it's the
most popular thus it's not something that employer will be seeking
Php is the basic to get started
+ of course I will do my best to learn more, but at first do some effort to understand what I'm trying
to say!
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M uhammad Kamran

January 31, 2015 at 10:36 am

hi. do u know how to deal with python?

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sam

January 31, 2015 at 6:01 pm

Mohamed Hisham Bassiouny LOLZZ you dont know about PHP its opensource so everything you
can get as an Extensions so theres no need to spend lots of money on PHP based development.
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Dpb Dpb

February 3, 2015 at 9:47 pm

I know all 12 plus HTML (all versions incl. 5.0), CSS, PhP, Fortran, Pascal, UNIX.
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Naranjan Lalwani

February 19, 2015 at 11:54 am

Java and c++

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Loyd Ken Obenshain

February 26, 2015 at 10:48 pm

These are common salary jobs. If you specialize in ancient languages like MUMPS, one can charge 10
grand for a report lol
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M ike Cloudlighter

February 26, 2015 at 10:51 pm

English? Mandarin?
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Yiannis Daikopoulos

February 26, 2015 at 11:25 pm

What country are these salaries given away on, and should I guess that the currency is USD?
Reply
Aditya Singh

February 26, 2015 at 11:58 pm

c,c++,java,basic of ror
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Kheo Avejar

February 27, 2015 at 1:44 am

Wait Ruby on Rails (RoR) is NOT a language. It is a FRAMEWORK! this is additional info for others.
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Kheo Avejar

February 27, 2015 at 1:44 am

Wait Ruby on Rails (RoR) is NOT a language. It is a FRAMEWORK! this is additional info for others.
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Kheo Avejar

February 27, 2015 at 1:44 am

Wait Ruby on Rails (RoR) is NOT a language. It is a FRAMEWORK! this is additional info for others.
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Ahmad Nurcholish Latif

February 27, 2015 at 3:41 am

C
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Chalz Baad Ochieng

February 27, 2015 at 12:09 pm

Hey guys, there is no BIG or SMALL language as it puts food on your table, I learnt so many
programming languages in school but am really depending on HTML, CSS, JAVASCRIPT, ASP, PHP
and MySql to make a living.
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Chalz Baad Ochieng

February 27, 2015 at 12:11 pm

Check Us on digiplus-africa.com Or contact us at [email protected]

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Haidar Ali

February 27, 2015 at 9:41 am

Visual C#
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Abdul Haris

February 27, 2015 at 11:39 am

where is PHP?
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freelikeforyourfacebook

February 27, 2015 at 7:32 pm

this result seem depend on release software product

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vishal

February 28, 2015 at 12:41 am

NO need to learn any more language if u have python skill it creates any thingone language
million implementation
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hicham

February 28, 2015 at 1:53 am

python and c++

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Nishu Sharma

March 3, 2015 at 10:25 am

Arbon FB is not totally programmed in php, security partasare all coded in Java LEARN MORE
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jose miguel de la hoz

March 23, 2015 at 7:55 am

PHP tiene grandes caractersticas y, aunque no se demande mucho es una buena base para
novatos; ademas todo depende.
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mannir muhammad

March 25, 2015 at 1:20 pm

i like to larn a java what is the most simple way should i use to start?
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Arlow Farrell

April 5, 2015 at 1:44 am

Explain high pay for Python to me Anyone?

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First of all the salary is depending on the years of experience. Second Amazon and Bloomberg will
pay you $100K+ as a PHP developer. http://www.glassdoor.ca/ this website gives you all about
salaries.
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Skander Ben M ohamed Anouar

April 5, 2015 at 1:45 am

First of all the salary is depending on the years of experience. Second Amazon and Bloomberg will
pay you $100K+ as a PHP developer. http://www.glassdoor.ca/ this website gives you all about
salaries.
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Jo Galano

April 5, 2015 at 2:50 am

C# is my favorite but c++ is the best because I can do what all i want!
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Sana M ukesh

April 5, 2015 at 4:03 am

whats wrong with SQL server? where is it

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Jose Pelleya

April 5, 2015 at 4:48 am

looking for a dynamic teacher for a ruby on rails cohort in costa rica this summer / fall contact
[email protected]
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Utkarsh Singh

April 5, 2015 at 1:19 pm

Guess what.mysql has no competition with java nd c ,nd java is the easiest to learn
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Utkarsh Singh

April 5, 2015 at 1:19 pm

Guess what.mysql has no competition with java nd c ,nd java is the easiest to learn
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Utkarsh Singh

April 5, 2015 at 1:19 pm

Guess what.mysql has no competition with java nd c ,nd java is the easiest to learn
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Utkarsh Singh

April 5, 2015 at 1:19 pm

Guess what.mysql has no competition with java nd c ,nd java is the easiest to learn
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love

April 5, 2015 at 7:15 pm

yes my sql has its own way ..no comparison with java
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M iguel Ribeiro

April 5, 2015 at 2:50 pm

Mohamed Hisham Bassiouny and SQL is ? never seen a program programed in sql
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James Alexander Dickerson

April 5, 2015 at 7:31 pm

Did you seriously just infer that HTML and CSS and "Unix" were programming languages? If you think
that HTML/CSS/ and "Unix" (which I think you mean "shell scripting", not "Unix") are programming
languages, then you probably don't know any of these.
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Cameron Rough

April 5, 2015 at 10:57 pm

PHP isnt in huge deman because it's widely available

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Florin M ndru

April 5, 2015 at 11:40 pm

you are kidding , right ?

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Vu Le

April 6, 2015 at 8:34 am

Arbon He's right. PHP isn't even a programing language.

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James Speight

April 8, 2015 at 2:10 am

April 8, 2015 at 2:10 am

PHP baby!
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James Speight

wrong!
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