[Chennaipy] [Discussion] About scope of programming languages in Chennai's IT industry

[Abhishek Yadav]

On Fri, Aug 18, 2017 at 4:17 PM, Subil A <subil1407 at gmail.com> wrote:

> A friend of mine in college from the ECE department told me he was
> considering joining a Java course and asked me if there was scope for the
> language. I didn't know how to answer that as I'm a clueless college
> student myself. Java was once the best thing since sliced bread but is it
> still the same?
>
> So, fellow pythonistas in the industry, my question is:
> Which languages/technologies, in your opinion, has scope in Chennai's IT
> industry today? And in what niches (like embedded, medical and so on)?
>
> I'm most interested in hearing the reasons for your choice. Eloquent
> answers, angry rants, simple statements; all are welcome! Don't hold back!
>
> I know this is the Python mailing list but you don't have give Python
> related answers (You can if you want to though. Nobody's forcing you :) )
>
> (Also, if someone can give me an answer for Java, that'd be great. I need
> something to tell my friend).
>
Hi Subil,

As others have noted, Java is as commercially lucrative now as it was
before. But I would still recommend against doing a Java course. Here's why
-

- Hiring process at most companies doesn't value such courses. They might
give credit to the acquired skill (Java programming, Android dev etc),
which they test separately. But the certification itself holds little value.

- Java is not a good first programming language. Your friend is from ECE -
he should start with something simple and fun - like Python (or Ruby or Go
or Javascript). I've seen several several good programmers who are good
because they love their programming language. I've never seen anyone who
*loves* Java (google Paul Graham's essays on this)

As an additional benefit, Python/Ruby/Javascript have active and welcoming
communities in Chennai. Show up at the meet-ups, see what people are doing,
collaborate with them - ask for internships/jobs. Learn from others and
share what you learn. People like Vijay and others here spend their
personal time and energy to run such groups - just so everyone can benefit.
Take the benefit.

All the best,
Abhishek



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