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"Right tool for the right job," no? Learn multiple languages. The whole "I want to do everything in the language I already know" is why the least interesting-

• bigiain 2y ago
  But surely "making silly things" in Rust counts as learning Rust? I remember writing a 2.5D "Doom style" renderer thing that let you move around in a bunch of rooms/corridors in real time in MacPerl/Quickdraw back in the Mac OS9 and Perl4 days. Probably taught me more about Perl than I'd learn in several years doing it for a job.
  • sodapopcan 2y ago
    For sure, but the article is from the perspective of knowing Rust and wanting to work around, well, Rust. I'm saying if that's what you want, use a language suited for that. Variety is a good thing.
• wiseowise 2y ago
  > Learn multiple languages Not everyone wants to be jack of all trades - master of none or have time, energy or capacity to waste their life in hamster wheel of constant relearning of the same thing. > is why the least interesting--and straight-up pretty terrible albeit very capable--languages are dominating our field. If they’re dominating our field they can’t be terrible by definition.