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What's a good programming language to Pickup?
I've been a C++ programmer for several years and am up to date with modern C++ (C++14). Thinking of expanding my expertise. Already know Python. Objective: (1) fun and (2) can be used in production. Some options: Go, Rust? Thoughts/opinions?
- ashleyreddy 6y agoPython
- posharma 6y agoUpdated post. Already know Python.
- kstenerud 6y agoGo is easy to pick up, but it can be a pain to work around its warts, and memory allocation is HORRIBLY SLOW. Rust is a bitch to learn, and it's become a kitchen sink (starting to feel like C++ in the 90s). Python is pretty nice now that the whole 2.x fiasco is mostly over. LUA is super simple and can be embedded in almost anything.
- transfire 6y agoJulia, Elixir or Crystal.
- updatedprocess 6y agoAre you wanting to build for desktop, mobile, web or other?
- posharma 6y agoBackend infra
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- codingclaws 6y agoSolidity is fun.
- macando 6y agoComing from C++ I doubt Go and Rust would be fun to you so I recommend Clojure.
- harperlee 6y agoComing from C++, prolog might be mind-bending and that might be fun for you. It is also a good tool for some of your C++ projects, if you need it, so it checks the Production part.
- aynyc 6y agoFor backend infr, it's Java and its ecosystems. Not a fun language, but fairly straight forward to learn and widely use in production. Here in NYC (enterprise world), I don't see many Go/Rust related jobs.
- bediger4000 6y agoGo. Great tooling, with the possible exception of a debugger. Easy to get correct compared to C. I gave up on C++ a long time ago, so I have no idea how it compares. Much less ceremony and dogma than Java. Go has fluid-feeling syntax. It does have a few gotchas, be careful of fiddling with the underlying data structure when doing a loop over "range". At first the staticly-compiled executables seem large, but that leads to no (or very few) external dependencies. Cross-compilation is simple. Great for backend work.
- randomopining 6y agoWhy is it better than Java?
- harperlee 6y ago> Much less ceremony and dogma
- kjjjjjjjjjjjjjj 6y agoNo need for JVM Syntax is way simpler java and JVM languages have this... shitiness about them
- randomopining 6y agoIt's excessive but it's not terrible... is Go that much better?
- sloaken 6y agoWhen I learned Ruby I found it to be a lot of fun. I was using C++ and C# before that. I did not enjoy Rails so much as the tech was changing too quickly and IMHO the documentation was not keeping up.
- happyrock 6y agoClojure!!!
- BrandonBradley 6y agoNode.js! It can help you collaborate with more teams. Lots of reusable code in the ecosystem.
- siddharth-hacks 6y agoI would suggest you to explore your interest and then go ahead with picking a language! see what you are comfortable with and enjoy coding in.