I’ve been working with a Javascript (+ TypeScript) + Java + SQL stack for the last 10 years.

For 2024 I’d like to learn a new programming language, just for fun. I don’t have any particular goals in mind, I just want to learn something new. If I can use it later professionally that’d be cool, but if not that’s okay too.

Requirements:

  • Runs on linux
  • Not interested in languages created by Google or Apple
  • No “joke languages”, please

Thank you very much!

EDIT: I ended up ordering the paperback version of the Rust book. Maybe one day I’ll contribute to the Lemmy code base or something :P Thank you all for the replies!!!

  • modev@programming.dev
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    10 months ago

    I advise you to learn something different and hard for you. Only this case will help you to grow and realize a lot of new.

    • Rust for hard
    • Nim for something different
    • C for understanding how things work

    All these languages are efficient and forget about hype and popularity. Language does not matter if you have what to write with it.