Have you seen the programmer hierarchy?

[mendhak]

http://www.mendhak.com/extras/hierarchy.jpg

[Spice Weasel]

Dang.

Well, at least I'm higher than the people who call HTML a programming language.

[Calash]

I remember learning machine code programming, then assembly in Tech school.

Never used it in the real world ;)

[Bachstelze]

I don't know what ADA is. I know Ada, though, it's a nice language.

[RiceMonster]

I've seen it before. It's funny. I just always chuckle at "people who insist on calling HTML a programming language".

[bunburya]

Lol, why are Java programmers at the bottom?

[Npl]

Lol, why are Java programmers at the bottom?
A question only a Java Programmer could ask :p
Learn something else (except HTML) and you move up.

[bunburya]

A question only a Java Programmer could ask :p
Learn something else (except HTML) and you move up.
I don't know Java. I'm learning Python (and FWIW I'm also surprised that Python is so high up in the list).

[msandoy]

Don't worry, you are moving up, I'm moving down on this chart. I started with Perl, and I'm now learning Python. :-)

[spupy]

I don't know Java. I'm learning Python (and FWIW I'm also surprised that Python is so high up in the list).

I was thinking of learning some Perl after Python, and this chart settles it!

[Bachstelze]

I was thinking of learning some Perl after Python, and this chart settles it!

Why not jump directly to C or Lisp?

[bunburya]

Why not jump directly to C or Lisp?
I was actually toying with the idea of trying some Lisp once I become competent at Python. Straight to the top!

[Austin25]

Good. C++ is high up there, although I need to get better.

[cprofitt]

What spot does Erlang get?

[Bachstelze]

What spot does Erlang get?

It's, like, over 9000 miles down. ;) Real functional programmers use Haskell.

[ssam]

i doubt that fortran programmers and VB programmers are aware of each others existence.

[LowSky]

I know COBOL thanks in part to my College's requirement to learn it as a prerequesite... and it's completly useless. Don't tell me otherwise!

[RiceMonster]

I know COBOL thanks in part to my College's requirement to learn it as a prerequesite... and it's completly useless. Don't tell me otherwise!

I know it too, and I hate it just as much as you do. However, there are actually a lot of large companies with old legacy systems that want to hire COBOL developers.

[mendhak]

I know it too, and I hate it just as much as you do. However, there are actually a lot of large companies with old legacy systems that want to hire COBOL developers.
And will pay very handsomely for it, since there are so few of you out there!

[NMFTM]

Why is VB so high up on the list? I was under the impression that most programmers made fun of people who use VB. I would think that Java would be a lot higher than that.

[rajcan]

Well I can definitely attest to the part with Ruby. That was my second language, and yes, at the time I was thinking myself higher than everyone else.......Perl fixed that :twisted:

[nrs]

Lol, why are Java programmers at the bottom?
No one feels superior because they use Java. No one.

[Legendary_Bibo]

I'm all around on this, I started with Visual Basic, then moved to C++, and now I'm onto Python.

[sxmaxchine]

although html not a programing language it is a good langauge to start with as it is used in quite a lot of things and teaches you a few basics of programing

[TwoEars]

although html not a programing language it is a good langauge to start with as it is used in quite a lot of things and teaches you a few basics of programing

If by basic you mean typing, then yes, it certainly does require you to know how to type! :P

[V for Vincent]

Surprised everyone *wants* to be at the top. Note that it doesn't say "are superior to".