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I've historically always tried to stick to one or two big languages, because as soon as I start deviating even for a week, I go back to my primaries and find that I, humiliatingly, have forgotten things that anyone else would be completely incapable of forgetting. Now, I'm going to be learning assembly, since that kind of thing falls in line with my interests, and I'm concerned about forgetting big chunks of C while I learn. I already often have the standard open in a tab constantly despite using C since 2012, so my question is, how do you guys who are fluent in multiple languages manage to remember them? Have you been using both for almost forever? Are you all just mediocre in multiple languages rather than pro in one or two?
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Remembering Multiple Programming Languages?
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(Score: 3, Interesting) by sjames on Tuesday April 08 2014, @05:22AM
You WILL feel like you've forgotten a lot when you first switch back, but in fact, it will all come flooding back once you start using it again. It's only natural. I happens in human languages as well, I knew someone who traveled to Germany for a few months and after returning had a few problems finding English words for a week or two.
It gets easier after you switch a few times.
The interesting (and VERY useful part) is that the brief re-learning time will deepen your understanding of the language because you are re-learning in the context of knowledge you didn't have the first time around.