What computer language repaid your investment in learning and can you thank your school, or any traditional educational establishment for the experience?

This week's xkcd cartoon makes plain a universal truth. We waste so much time learning things that make very little difference compared to the time spent mastering them.  What was your best ROI - Fortran, Basic, Java..

Let us know by taking the poll below.

We just want to know your life changing language and where you learned it.

It doesn't have to be the language that you use now or even the one you most love - just the one that got you going. 

If you use "other" to enter new languages or locations we will add them to the options if appropriate. 

The results of this survey will be available next week:

11th Grade

This week's xkcd cartoon makes plain a universal truth. What was your best ROI - Fortran, Basic, Java..  

More cartoon fun at xkcd a webcomic of romance,sarcasm, math, and language

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