For the I.T. geeks of Warpath: Which programming languages are dead?

[jdlea]

Originally Posted by cpayne5

Don't worry about specific languages or technologies. Become a good programmer (clean, fast, accurate) by learning concepts and good practices (and the ability to execute).

A good programmer is not one who can recite syntax rules or reference some obscure API, but one who thinks logically and in little time can become proficient in any language.

This! This is the most important things. If you know how to program, you can become proficient in a language in a very short period of time.

That said, if you're looking for something right now, you'll most likely end up using Java. That's not a 100% guarantee, but that seems to be where a lot of jobs are atm.