Apparently these folks aren't familiar with the concept of "Copy & Paste"... most end users have a far better grasp of C&P than what constitutes fair use in IP law.

Good luck with overcoming that, AP!

Technical solutions to human problems always work out so well.

I'm a firm believer that the theory, science, and logic of programming is far more important than the language itself. Once you understand the important aspects of elegant design, the rules of most languages are the same. I graduated in 1996 - a while back now - but remember that the thing I thought most sorely lacking from my education was a firm understanding of database architecture and design. That is going to be just as important as understanding solid programming in any job. If a database is well designed, the code should almost write itself, once you understand end users requirements.

After that mouthful, Tiobe does a fairly good job at monitoring trends in programming language popularity. Java/C/C++ are 1/2/3 according to them. You can see their full list and trends here:

http://www.tiobe.com/index.php/content/paperinfo/tpci/index.html

Regards,

-Flip