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I like this one a lot: "A language that doesn't affect the way you think about programming, is not worth knowing." I frequently see newer programmers trying to

I like this one a lot: "A language that doesn't affect the way you think about programming, is not worth knowing." I frequently see newer programmers trying to learn as many languages as possible to list them on their resume...what they don't realize is that learning syntax is pretty much irrelevant to programming skill. Choose one language, master the building blocks, then choose another that works completely differently. Do this two or three times, and all of the sudden you can write in any language you want because you understand the fundamentals.

eternityforest 3y ago
There's some value, in that language choice is often about ecosystem and legacy issues, so there's often reasons to use a language even if it by itself isn't interesting. But, if you know one OOP language you can pretty much start working on any of them with a few Google(Or ChatGPT I guess) requests. Beginner programmers can easily get in a "Using what they know" trap though, and sometimes it's some obscure thing like VB.Net they happened to learn first, stuff that might teach you programming fundamentals, which is good, but it won't teach you about making use of modern tooling and all the random stuff mainstream projects use.
lincpa 3y ago
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