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Ask HN: PRogramming Language for 2013?
I've been reading articles to see which programming language is going to be most promising this year. It seems like every blog I read is different. Some say python is first or others say C, or Java, or Ruby and Go. PHP seems to be in 3rd place for all the blogs I've read. Im wondering what HN thinks?
- LarryMade2 13y agoa) Whatever gets the job done. b) The one everybody will talk about is whatever one was used to build the coolest site. i.e. Wordpress, Flickr, and Tumblr were written with PHP Though I think Javascript is probably universal to what makes a lot of the cool sites cooler. Maybe CSS3.
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- malandrew 13y agoPersonally, if I were to start learning a new language today from the up and coming language with the intent of using it in production for the next couple of years, I'd choose Go, Clojure or Rust. Of the proven languages with large markets, I'd choose Python. Definitely wouldn't choose PHP.
- noldornoldor 13y agoWhat about javascript ? Development of various JS frameworks and languages build on the top of JS is fast nowadays.
- stephenr 13y agoI'm sure hipster-cool 5.0 will be amazing this year, there has been no frost so far so the crop is amazing. Programming languages are not fruit, "promising this year" means nothing.
- Randgalt 13y agoI'm currently infatuated with Clojure.
- musiic703 13y agoWhat I would like to know is, how do you determine which is better? Is it speed or something else?
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- bjourne 13y agoTry to wrap your head around Factor: http://factorcode.org/ http://factorcode.org/ Possibly it will not break out this year, but I'm sure it will become fairly popular in the future.
- musiic703 13y agoThat's interesting I never heard of Factor. What do you think about python or ruby?
- copiga 13y agoi still love C. the idea of a yearly programming language is confusing though, are "last years languages" suddenly useless? or is it a personal learning thing?
- musiic703 13y agowho knows I'm with you
- claudiug 13y agooop = c++/java/ruby/python funtional = c/scala/ruby/python don't use: php web: java/ruby/python desk: net/c++/java try: clojure, scala, f# nice to know: groovy(for grails) javascript = no categories