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After years of using Python, it's been difficult to wrap my head around GO and Rust. I really wish there was a course on Rust / Go for python programmers.

Jemaclus 9y ago
You're in luck! https://golang-for-python-programmers.readthedocs.io/en/latest/ https://golang-for-python-programmers.readthedocs.io/en/late...
raz32dust 9y ago
There are several Go for Python programmers tutorials. A google search would throw up many. And it makes sense, because Go is, in my opinion, a good alternative to python as a scripting language. It is faster and safer although slightly more verbose. There are some Rust for python guides as well, but I think it is the wrong approach in case of Rust. Rust is really a more systems programming language. It makes sense to either learn it from scratch, or learn from a C++ background. Even coming from a Java background, I found it easier to just forget about my knowledge of Java and start looking at Rust as something completely fresh. In case of Go, I was easily able to map it to the python and Java concepts I already knew. I think Go has a nice niche where it can replace both Java and python, but not C++. Rust can replace C++, but not Java or python.
bitL 9y ago
Go is IMO much simpler than Rust.
- majewsky 9y ago
  Definitely. I got my first Go program from zero to prod in about a week, where "zero" is the point where I started the tutorial (the "tour" on golang.org).
  - bitL 9y ago
    Yeah, that tutorial was time well spent!
narimiran 9y ago
> After years of using Python, it's been difficult to wrap my head around GO and Rust. I had the similar post-Python problem, until I settled on Nim [0] - it has Python-like syntax, significant whitespace, and ease of writing (but don't expect Python level of it), while compiling to C and providing significant speed benefits. Also there is a brief "Nim for Python Programmers" [1], which might interest you. [0] https://nim-lang.org/ https://nim-lang.org/ [1] https://github.com/nim-lang/Nim/wiki/Nim-for-Python-Programmers https://github.com/nim-lang/Nim/wiki/Nim-for-Python-Programm...
- joshbaptiste 9y ago
  Ditto.. Nim was just easier for me to absorb as a Python person myself and I'm really enjoying it.

Jemaclus 9y ago

You're in luck! https://golang-for-python-programmers.readthedocs.io/en/latest/ https://golang-for-python-programmers.readthedocs.io/en/late...

raz32dust 9y ago

There are several Go for Python programmers tutorials. A google search would throw up many. And it makes sense, because Go is, in my opinion, a good alternative to python as a scripting language. It is faster and safer although slightly more verbose. There are some Rust for python guides as well, but I think it is the wrong approach in case of Rust. Rust is really a more systems programming language. It makes sense to either learn it from scratch, or learn from a C++ background. Even coming from a Java background, I found it easier to just forget about my knowledge of Java and start looking at Rust as something completely fresh. In case of Go, I was easily able to map it to the python and Java concepts I already knew. I think Go has a nice niche where it can replace both Java and python, but not C++. Rust can replace C++, but not Java or python.

bitL 9y ago

Go is IMO much simpler than Rust.

majewsky 9y ago
Definitely. I got my first Go program from zero to prod in about a week, where "zero" is the point where I started the tutorial (the "tour" on golang.org).
- bitL 9y ago
  Yeah, that tutorial was time well spent!

narimiran 9y ago

> After years of using Python, it's been difficult to wrap my head around GO and Rust. I had the similar post-Python problem, until I settled on Nim [0] - it has Python-like syntax, significant whitespace, and ease of writing (but don't expect Python level of it), while compiling to C and providing significant speed benefits. Also there is a brief "Nim for Python Programmers" [1], which might interest you. [0] https://nim-lang.org/ https://nim-lang.org/ [1] https://github.com/nim-lang/Nim/wiki/Nim-for-Python-Programmers https://github.com/nim-lang/Nim/wiki/Nim-for-Python-Programm...

joshbaptiste 9y ago
Ditto.. Nim was just easier for me to absorb as a Python person myself and I'm really enjoying it.