Amanda,

To me this is a highly personal thing.

I have been through 6 languages, never more than 2 at the "same" time (working in old while learning the new), became highly proficient in 5 of them (still not there with VFP), and can no longer claim proficiency in the first 4. I know this because the third of these, and the one I felt most "expert" with, has been a small struggle in a my current project.

I think that being "expert" at a language is far more useful/satisfying than being OK at two or three. I also infer from your question that you too feel that there are not really that many people who can truly become "expert" in more than one language simultaneously.

While there is clearly one person here on UT who can not only do that, but be expert in Lawyering and BusinessManagement and just about anything else you can name, he is truly a very unique individual.

An "expert" can make his/her 'instrument' sing while an average programmer really only get noise by comparison. An expert accomplishes work quickly but thoroughly accurately/professionally.

Cheers,

Jim N

>Hi! I have a question for everyone who has been programming for a while (or at least more than me).
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>I've been working with VFP for almost 8 months now and am taking some classes at Purdue in VB. I first started out (in school) taking C and Cobol but they dumped that and went to VB.
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>My question is: long-term wise, is it better to be really great at one language (VFP) and kinda good at another (VB) or to know both good (but not great)?
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>I guess I'm looking for advice on whether to throw myself into both or to just try and get to be wonderful at one.
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>Any advice would be greatly appreciated!