Patrick Lists wrote: > On 12/13/2010 05:14 PM, Sven Aluoor wrote: > >> I have more than 12 years experience with UNIX system administration, >> but I am too stupid for programming. My only programming experience is >> shell scripting. I tried to learn Java, but don't understand it >> because it is too complicated for my limited brainpower. >> >> What programming language should I learn? >> >> A friend said that C-Sharp (Mono) is very simple. Is this true? > > Have a look at Lua (www.lua.org). Imo it's quite readable and less <snip> Don't. I have literally never heard of it before, and I at least have heard of everything else folks have mentioned. Learn something that there's a *large* base of folks who know enough to help you. mark "gee, no one's suggested lisp..."