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So, how long does it take to learn enough French to be dangerous :-) if you don't speak any Romance language?

from english to french i would say a year. but that means you're completely immersed ( 0 english speaking).

now the great advantage with IT is that most people speak english, and most technical words are english.

If you can handle English, French will be a breeze.

German would be harder, and Cantonese would be virtually impossible by comparison.