Programming? Options

[Maccabee]

I want to get into learning other programming languages.
Or atleast the basics.
First I have some questions...
Is there like a language to make like exe files or programs on a computer?
2nd what are some programming languages that arent harder to learn than html css?
3rd...What are some different programming languages and what do they do?
Here are some ive heard of but dont know how to start learning them or what they are or do!
perl, ruby on rails, actonscript and thats about it.
Appreciate the help!

[Maccabee]

I know linux, I dont know apache or mysql and I know php.
Im wondering when we talk about "knowing" these things do you mean just like understanding or being fluent?
Becuase I can just sit and type html or css and I can type the basics of php like using includes, and strings and variebles but im not fluent becauses its a much larger language. So when you talk about knowing apache do you mean...understanding and getting the idea? Or that and knowing the basics or being fluent.
Cause it seems with much larger languages there are often things that you dont neccesarily have to do manually.

[illriginal]

I know linux, I dont know apache or mysql and I know php.
Im wondering when we talk about "knowing" these things do you mean just like understanding or being fluent?
Becuase I can just sit and type html or css and I can type the basics of php like using includes, and strings and variebles but im not fluent becauses its a much larger language. So when you talk about knowing apache do you mean...understanding and getting the idea? Or that and knowing the basics or being fluent.
Cause it seems with much larger languages there are often things that you dont neccesarily have to do manually.

Literally being fully knowledgeable in all aspects of it. If you only know the basics and you get into a company, they might require that you know things off hand that you might not know, which wouldn't be good on your part, and they might just let you go.

But there's also other companies who will hire you as long as you know the basics and they would help you progress. If you're fully knowledgeable, they'd be willing to pay top dollar after your "trial period" which could be anywhere from 15 days to 6 months.

I'm pretty well rounded in computers and I only deal with contract work. I always like knowing what exactly it is that I'm getting myself involved with and what exact requirements they need from me during the interview before stepping into their building(s). There's been a couple times where their position was titled one thing and their requirements were completely for a whole other thing.

Nothing is worse than traveling across the country only to go to an interview to find out that the open position was unrelated to the title of the position and wasting flyer miles. So I always request an over-the-phone interview first then decide to go there and meet them personally.

Anyways, IMO, when it comes to computers... never half ass your education the more you know the more valuable you are to any company.