I just got A+ certified

I know you'll all scoff and regard me as a scrub, but I'm making /prog/ress towards achieving Satori. It's not much, but it's a start.

I've messed around with Ruby before, but what language would be good to take up seriously and learn in-depth? The most I've done with Ruby is make some shitty text-based games.

I'm not sure if this will impact your suggested language for me to learn, but I'm currently enrolled in CIS introduction classes for next semester, planning on getting into database administration later on. However, I want to learn how to program as a hobby.

I know I'll have to learn SQL some time in the near future, but I'm wondering if there's anything else I should take up.

In before elitist sages, conflicting suggestions, and inane comments.

>>40
I don't have that kind of faith in humanity anymore.

reading SICP to start off is a stupid fucking idea
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>>40
I estimate that 3 of the many, many people here this week are ``regulars''. You are not one of them.

>>43
Sorry dude, it's just been you and the Süßmann the Süßmann, since I haven't posted in this thread 'til now.

>>41
So you are too cynical to not get trolled?

You seem to want to learn programming for programmings sake as a hobby and you are in the field of system administration. The best languages then are the ones used in your field, which is probably shell scripting, SQL, in other words the scripting languages your tools use. If the choices piss you off, go into another field where more interesting languages exist. This way you can learn a lot in a short time and produce good results.

that dont impress me much.

>>43
I estimate that your estimate is too pessimistic.

>>48
ESTIMATE MY ANUS

>>49 But you will blow me first

Try Perl

>>51
Troll harder

>>52
Go back to /b/

Try XML

>>54
Go back to /pr/

>>53,55
Fuck off, ``faggot''.

>>53,55,56
Fuck off, ``faggot''

>>57
Fuck oft, ``gag off''.

Before I went to certification, I found dump of question in the net. Feels good, man.

>>59
Just wondering, is English your second language?

>>1
I was actually certified when I was 13. Now for the joke: Oh, I miss the days of writing compilers...

>>61
Wow, you're so cool.

Xarn?  Is that you my boy?