what programming language can I learn now ???
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@roopankumar said in what programming language can I learn now ???:
Hi,
I'm kind of system admin, so now thinking myself learning a programming language.
I don't know of any system admins that do programming. They do a lot of scripting, however.
If you work with Windows, PowerShell is extremely beneficial to know. If you work with Linux, BASH cli.
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If you are on Windows then most people will suggest Powershell but its really just scripting. You can do do things with C++, Python, Java, and Ruby but you have to be a lot more creative. Powershell can start giving results fast.
If you are on Linux most will just use bash scripting or possibly a little bit of C.
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@roopankumar said in what programming language can I learn now ???:
I'm kind of system admin, so now thinking myself learning a programming language.
These things don't go together.
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@jmoore said in what programming language can I learn now ???:
If you are on Windows then most people will suggest Powershell but its really just scripting.
Scripting is full programming. It's one of the two forms of programming - interpreted (scripting) and compiled. Most serious development is done in scripting languages today. Python, PHP, PowerShell, Ruby, JavaScript and NodeJS, are all script languages.
Perl, C#, Java, VisualBasic, Fortran, COBOL, C are compiled.
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Look at Bash, Python, Ruby, and JavaScript.
And Powershell if you're one of those people...
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@ramblingbiped said in what programming language can I learn now ???:
And Powershell if you're one of those people...
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@scottalanmiller need to experiment myself and thinking of what limit can I able to push myself into this. change of course too alternate techie thing
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@roopankumar said in what programming language can I learn now ???:
@scottalanmiller need to experiment myself and thinking of what limit can I able to push myself into this. change of course too alternate techie thing
Start by automating your job with scripting in the appropriate language for your systems (powershell or bash).
Then one you understand the logic flow of scripting, you can choose to get into development and actual programming.
This provides you with the benefit of improving your knowledge and your work environment at the same time.
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@tim_g said in what programming language can I learn now ???:
@roopankumar said in what programming language can I learn now ???:
Hi,
I'm kind of system admin, so now thinking myself learning a programming language.
I don't know of any system admins that do programming. They do a lot of scripting, however.
If you work with Windows, PowerShell is extremely beneficial to know. If you work with Linux, BASH cli.
Got to agree with this, I have been working more and more with Powershell in Windows since Microsoft is moving away from Command Prompt so far. Even on the Creator's update you do SHIFT+Right Click and sends Open Powershell Window here
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PowerShell is the shizzit if you are working on Windows.
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@dbeato said in what programming language can I learn now ???:
@tim_g said in what programming language can I learn now ???:
@roopankumar said in what programming language can I learn now ???:
Hi,
I'm kind of system admin, so now thinking myself learning a programming language.
I don't know of any system admins that do programming. They do a lot of scripting, however.
If you work with Windows, PowerShell is extremely beneficial to know. If you work with Linux, BASH cli.
Got to agree with this, I have been working more and more with Powershell in Windows since Microsoft is moving away from Command Prompt so far. Even on the Creator's update you do SHIFT+Right Click and sends Open Powershell Window here
Hey what do ya know, it does! I haven't noticed that before.
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@jaredbusch said in what programming language can I learn now ???:
@roopankumar said in what programming language can I learn now ???:
@scottalanmiller need to experiment myself and thinking of what limit can I able to push myself into this. change of course too alternate techie thing
Start by automating your job with scripting in the appropriate language for your systems (powershell or bash).
Then one you understand the logic flow of scripting, you can choose to get into development and actual programming.
This provides you with the benefit of improving your knowledge and your work environment at the same time.
this. After, two of the general purpouses languages most commonly used for glue/automation are Perl and Python.
Anyway nowdays if you want to automate your job you just write really small scripts (helpers) then most of the stuff - where available - is done with Ansible/Salt/put-yours-here.
IF you really need custom scripts which grow wild (Powershell and Bash grow quite fast) just think about switching to Python or Perl
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@tim_g Yeah, I actually noticed that a couple of days ago
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@jaredbusch said in what programming language can I learn now ???:
@roopankumar said in what programming language can I learn now ???:
@scottalanmiller need to experiment myself and thinking of what limit can I able to push myself into this. change of course too alternate techie thing
Start by automating your job with scripting in the appropriate language for your systems (powershell or bash).
Then one you understand the logic flow of scripting, you can choose to get into development and actual programming.
This provides you with the benefit of improving your knowledge and your work environment at the same time.
I definitely agree with this. It actually makes the knowledge that you are gaining applicable to your everyday life to begin with. That's huge. I also agree with Scott that scripting langs are very popular right now. Compiled does have it's place in my opinion but there are arguments to be had there. That being said compiled languages would be the last thing that I would suggest for a sysadmin as it's applicability would be very little for you (if any).
