Learn Python.
posted by: MikeAbout a year or so ago when I started using python, I just read everything I could find and dug through piles of sweet code that some guys on my team wrote.
I just discovered another fun way to learn it… watch it. I get a major flashback to my days at Iowa State University, but I am relieved when I remember I won’t have an exam at the end and my Herman Miller Mirra chair is a hell of a lot more comfy than the 30 year old desks they had.
Alex Martelli (Google) covers some basics of the language. He makes some comparisons with C/C++/Java which is very helpful (at least for me, I’ve used them).