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Ask HN: What is your favorite programming language and why?

• mrkeen 7y ago
  Haskell, because it has your next favourite features in it. Any criticism you have of it today will be true of your favourite language in the future (once it catches up.)
• skilled 7y ago
  English. It's the most common language in the world, and you can program your entire life with it.
• lordkrandel 7y ago
  Python, because it's interpreted, and focused on idioms and readability
  • CyberFonic 7y ago
    Ditto for Python, but not because it is interpreted. But because it comes with a vast array of libraries as standard plus there are lots of third party ones as well. Which means that I can focus on writing the essentials of my app and not have to try to get various protocols and other incidental details to work correctly.
• simonblack 7y ago
  C. Simple, fast, compiled, widespread.