Is it worth being computer languages polyglot?

Posted by Anton Barkowski on Programmers See other posts from Programmers or by Anton Barkowski
Published on 2011-07-01T12:57:51Z Indexed on 2011/07/01 16:30 UTC
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You can often hear that programmers should learn many different languages to improve themselves. I still go to school and don't have big programming experience (a little more than year). But what was noble intention to improve programming skills turned into some kind of OCD: I feel that I won't calm down until I learn all relatively known programming languages.

And here is question itself: Will being programming languages polyglot actually help you (And I don't mean usual "Programmer should know at least all paradigms", I mean really all languages you usually hear about)? Does anybody have similar experience? Does it help with job/skills/career? How often are you able to apply those skills?

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