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hi at the moment i m learning C#,but i have lots of questions... i hope to go to UK ,is java beter than C#? and Do i need to learn C++ to get a good job, i have no idea, can any one give me a path i want to learn . i hope to go to UK, so can anyone give me any idea what should i learn, what are the exams i should take,give me a path, plzz

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A practical, career-focused roadmap that builds on the thread: treat a language as a means to show real skills rather than an end in itself. The advice from (learn different paradigms, get experience), (certifications can help), and (learn broadly) is a good starting point — the following turns those ideas into concrete, time‑boxed milestones.

First phase — fundamentals and tools: solidify core CS topics (data structures, algorithms, basic design), learn Git and unit testing, and get comfortable with SQL and HTTP/REST. Deliver three portfolio pieces on GitHub: a command‑line program that exercises algorithms, a full‑stack web app with a database and REST API, and a deployed microservice (Docker + simple CI). Complement C# with one high‑productivity scripting/web language (JavaScript/TypeScript or Python) and one different paradigm (for example F# or a small functional language) to broaden thinking and interview talking points.

Second phase — experience and selection: convert projects into demonstrable experience — internships, a year‑in‑industry placement, paid freelance work, or open‑source contributions are the fastest routes to hireability; UK guidance on work experience and placements summarizes this well. National Careers Service: How to get work experience.

Certifications are useful when they map directly to a role (examples: Microsoft/Azure for .NET/cloud roles, Oracle Java credentials for Java roles) but generally come after a portfolio and at least some practical experience. Microsoft: Azure Developer Associate · Oracle: Java certification overview.

If relocation to the UK is the goal, immigration rules shape job options: the Skilled Worker route normally requires a job offer from a licensed UK sponsor and minimum salary criteria, while the Graduate visa is a time‑limited route for people who studied in the UK — and many visa routes require proof of English via an approved SELT test. Check the official guidance before planning. Skilled Worker: your job · Graduate visa overview · Approved SELT tests.

Priority order: fundamentals → real projects and placements → targeted certifications → visa/administrative requirements.

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The language is almost irrelevant: Some jobs need one, some another (and then only to get your first position in the firm). What matters is professionalism, background, personality, and things that schools mostly don't teach...and the ability to do "the job" in one or more languages, which you do need to learn at school (some school). You will do yourself a favor if you learn more than one. If you have C#, then learn something completely different: Lisp, Fortran, Python, Icon... That gives you a much better understanding of what programming means. Java is too similar to C# to be helpful that way.

Internship is the absolutely best road forward. Move heaven and earth to get an intern position: It makes your resume real, it shows you some of what actual people actually do for a living, and it is an extended interview.

I would avoid the 'certification' schools: First know the language and how to use it, then get the job and then get certified, if your employer wants it, by having your employer help pay for it.

Look here: http://langpop.com/ for language popularity comparisons. Read the whole thing: The top chart is not the most useful one. Bear in mind that it doesn't matter to the employer what is popular: His (or her) needs are the only important ones. I know a woman who got a really great job programming in COBOL after being trained at university in C and Pascal.

I'm from USA, not UK, so my opinions are informed from a slightly different perspective.

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The language is almost irrelevant: Some jobs need one, some another (and then only to get your first position in the firm). What matters is professionalism, background, personality, and things that schools mostly don't teach...and the ability to do "the job" in one or more languages, which you do need to learn at school (some school). You will do yourself a favor if you learn more than one. If you have C#, then learn something completely different: Lisp, Fortran, Python, Icon... That gives you a much better understanding of what programming means. Java is too similar to C# to be helpful that way.

Internship is the absolutely best road forward. Move heaven and earth to get an intern position: It makes your resume real, it shows you some of what actual people actually do for a living, and it is an extended interview.

I would avoid the 'certification' schools: First know the language and how to use it, then get the job and then get certified, if your employer wants it, by having your employer help pay for it.

Look here: http://langpop.com/ for language popularity comparisons. Read the whole thing: The top chart is not the most useful one. Bear in mind that it doesn't matter to the employer what is popular: His (or her) needs are the only important ones. I know a woman who got a really great job programming in COBOL after being trained at university in C and Pascal.

I'm from USA, not UK, so my opinions are informed from a slightly different perspective.

Thanks a lotgriswolf,i will remember it

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If you are learning C# then its good.In this time C# is mostly used language.If you want to switch Java then you need to do Java certification course otherwise it will not helpful for you.

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Learn as many languages as you can, not because you are worried you might have to know one or the other for some job, but because it will make you a better thinker and problem-solver.

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