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In the EU (I am there as well) there is definitely more than enough work in Java, C#, PHP, Ruby(Rails) and a lot more. The basic thing is; learn something well and you'll be able to pick up something else quickly. Java or C# are good starting points, but like said; there are other ways.

Edit: As croggle said as well; I wouldn't start with JS at all. I think that's a bad move.

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Hey, I was just wondering why you think learning JS is a bad move? As someone positioning themselves in this industry and not often hearing the bad sides of things, this would be great to hear.

As first language I think it's not a good idea like I don't think PHP as first language is not a good idea. They stimulate bad programming habits more than the more rigid languages, and they don't give you a solid foundation. Obviously there are exceptions, but generally this is the case. Basically: JS -> something else is hard while Java/C# to something else is much easier. We train quite a lot of people, and you see that people who come from Java/C#/C++ jump to JS/LUA/Ruby/Python in a very short time, while people who have been primarily doing JS or PHP have a lot more issues.

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