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Originally Posted by Chris27
If both person A and B are both first venturing into programming, they will not be able to learn a language in a year.
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Do you really think it takes that long to learn a programming language, Chris? That would explain a lot of why you think it's a bad idea to learn what you consider a "nonstandard" language.
Learning the fundamentals of any programming language (not counting things like BEFUNGE or Kipple) can be done in a few days, and it shouldn't take more than a month of appropriate exercise for someone to become productive. In my experience as a team mentor, learning enough LabVIEW to program an FRC robot takes less than two weeks for someone who wants to learn but has no previous programming experience. I've never watched anyone use C++ in the same situation, but I can't imagine it taking much longer.
The biggest thing I think you're missing is that learning two markedly different languages is a
good thing. I agree with whoever it was who said that the most important programming language someone can learn is their second one.