On Mon, Dec 13, 2010 at 11:14 AM, Sven Aluoor <aluoor at gmail.com> wrote: > Hi folks > > 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? Learn Perl. Learn it well: it's far more flexible and more scalable than shell, but doesn't ignore your hardwon lessons completely. A competent Perl programmer who has learned to *check their error conditions* is worth their weight oyster-crafted gemstones.