Perl

I've started learning Perl as my first programming language. I'm planning to get that (mainly) mastered and then move onto C. Is this a good idea y/n? Unfortunately I'm also having to learn python at some point too, for blender-related things (I didn't really like it very much when I tried it).

Also, I'm taking a computing course next year. The guy said we'd be learning a programming language which ended in the sound "ell". What is it likely to be? I have a terrible memory. Would it be a good idea to learn the basics of it by myself first?

>>30
I'm no Pythonista. But clearly Python is pretty popular, and clearly no normal person would want "Guido's way or the highway" FIOC. Put it together yourself.

>>29
Languages don't "go away" without some kind of backlash. But is anyone but the most die-hard fanatic even waiting for Perl 6? They've got this cool new VM and this [presumably] cool new language, and with it less buzz than a one-winged mosquito. Without actually bringing something to the table, I don't see how Perl can recover its standing. My opinion: it's dying with nothing more than a whimper, soon to keep company with Delphi. This time next year, I predict TIOBE will rank it below FIOC and it will be threatened by JavaScript.