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Across different paradigms, sure. But many languages are very similar to one another while only differing a bit in syntax. If you use a language with a similar
by ulucs 8y ago
Across different paradigms, sure. But many languages are very similar to one another while only differing a bit in syntax.
If you use a language with a similar paradigm, learning yet another language in that paradigm will not teach you much, it'll mostly just annoy you with its subtle differences (I'm talking to you, stored and mutable default variables of python functions).
- pushpop 8y agoPython and JavaScript are at very different ends of the OOP spectrum. JS encourages a functional approach while Py is more procedural. That small difference can - and does - have a profound effect of who you structure your code. These different designs will teach you different techniques for problem solving that can be borrowed in different languages when you’re trying to solve a problem that isn’t easily solved using its classic idiom.
- nothrabannosir 8y agoI’ve never seen two languages so similar there was no didactic value to learning both. Hell I’ve never seen any language that offered nothing unique. Except perhaps Java and early C#. before Linq.