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Oh yeah, absolutely! Sorry, should have been more clear on that point: for practical purposes, if you learn Java to a super deep level, you should be well equipped to pick up Ruby, Python, JavaScript, C#, or any number of similar languages.
My main point was really that learning these other paradigms is good for expanding your problem-solving perspective. Especially functional programming: since dipping my toe into Lisp, the way I think about problems in JavaScript and the other mostly-imperative languages I actually use has changed a lot.
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Oh yeah, absolutely! Sorry, should have been more clear on that point: for practical purposes, if you learn Java to a super deep level, you should be well equipped to pick up Ruby, Python, JavaScript, C#, or any number of similar languages.
My main point was really that learning these other paradigms is good for expanding your problem-solving perspective. Especially functional programming: since dipping my toe into Lisp, the way I think about problems in JavaScript and the other mostly-imperative languages I actually use has changed a lot.