<p>So I went to a CS workshop today and was interested in how the speakers have to be constantly updated in the field of computer science. For example, if they learned one type of coding in college, it could be obsolete by the time they start working, thus taking time to study new material to be current. </p>
<p>For those in the field, what’s it like to completely learn a whole new language?</p>
<p>Once you understand coding concepts, learning a new language is trivial. For most languages, it is just syntax differences. Unless you know only C and are needing to learn Lisp or something, new languages are just kind of learn-as-you-go type things. Even with such different languages as C and Lisp, it wouldn’t take more than a week to settle into the new one. It’s not like learning a new spoken language.</p>
<p>i see. how often would you say it changes? like every 5 years? 10? or is it less than 5?</p>