>>>Jim,
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>>>>"Able" and "master" are very different things and the comment was about mastery.
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>>>I don't think anyone would consider a "Hello WOrld" app as mastery of a language.
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>>Looked at many resumes lately? Seems like they all have 10-15 languages listed, even though they're fresh out of school and couldn't even pass simple tests given them in their stated "preferred" language.
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>I agree. I use a system where I group languages/software/tools into categories based on the level of my knowledge. I'm often tempted to "bump" some up a level, but I don't or I'll find myself unable to field the technical portion. Challenging myself is one thing, lying is another.
I follow pretty much the same mechanism, as I have quite a few under my belt, but I don't categorize them. I just list mine in order of my "comfort zone" for working with them.