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I partly agree with you that learning multiple languages helps. But how long do you keep doing that? Instead, pick some language and just create something. It s
by SingAlong 15y ago
I partly agree with you that learning multiple languages helps. But how long do you keep doing that? Instead, pick some language and just create something. It satisfies the creator's thirst.
Your point makes me agree with Paul Graham, that there is a fine line dividing those who learn stuff for fun (academics) and those who create stuff for fun (creators/hackers). I love how Paul Graham's essay "Hackers and Painters" (http://paulgraham.com/hp.html http://paulgraham.com/hp.html) differentiates Math guys, traditional CS guys and the hackers(creators).
I'll have to mention that at some point, the interests of these 3 kinds of guys overlap and IMO, that overlapping point is programming.
- Argorak 15y agoOh, I wouldn't say that you should not stick with one. In the end, I ended up with just doing Java for university and learning a co-language (Ruby) for personal pleasure and fun. Pick early on. You can also pick based on the support you gain from the community for your special problem. But at least have a look at some of the tools that are handed to you instead of blindly picking one. The problem I see is that a lot of people stick with the first language they ran over, even if it was not fit to solve their initial problem.