Comment by patrickthebold

I used to work at a US EMR company, not as a programmer though. They use a terrible language called M or MUMPS. New hires would spend their first month or so literally in a classroom with an instructor and homework to learn the language (and other company specific things).

Now I'm not recommending you use an unusual language, but I think most companies don't spend enough time on boarding new hires and expecting professional development happen on the employees time.

If I am going to use a tool every day for a couple years I want the best tool, not the easiest tool to learn how to use.