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Re: which language should I learn?

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On Friday, February 19, 2021 at 2:54:05 PM UTC+7, David Brown wrote:
> On 19/02/2021 07:01, chovy wrote: 
> > I am wanting a flexible language that compiles down to a binary. I 
> > played around with V but its alpha phase and everything breaks on every 
> > update. 
> > 
> > I took a look at Go which is very similar to V but I don't like Google 
> > or BigTech so I would rather avoid it. 
> > 
> > There's something called Haxe which looks cool but there's only two 
> > books on amazon so its not well adopted. and its been around for 10 
> > years so I doubt it will suddenly get popular. 
> > 
> > Rust, Erlang, Elixir... 
> > 
> > 
> > If it compiles and runs everywhere, linux/mac/win/ios/android I'd be 
> > interested in hearing about it. 
> >
> Take a step back, and think about these questions: 
> 
> 1. What do I know now? What are my skills? 
> 
> Some programming languages are difficult to understand and use well, and 
> are a poor choice for a beginner - others are easier. All programming 
> requires logical thinking and a rational, ordered approach, but some are 
> really only appropriate for the more mathematically inclined. 
> 
> 2. What are your interests? 
> 
> Are you looking for something that gives results quickly, or something 
> that you can spend a lot of time learning and will be useful for many 
> projects? Is this for fun, or for getting work? 
> 
> 3. What kind of programs do you want to write? 
> 
> Are you writing big programs or little ones? Graphics programs, 
> embedded programs, database programs, server programs, games, scripts, 
> low-level code, web services, libraries, or what? Do you need high 
> performance, fast development, extensive libraries, portability? Do you 
> need to stick to just one language, or do you want a mixture? 
> 
> 4. How realistic are you being? 
> 
> "I want a language for my super app that will run on everything so that 
> I will be a gazillionere like that Facebook guy" is not realistic. 
> There is almost no purpose in software that compiles for 
> linux/mac/win/ios/android. There can be use in /similar/ software on 
> the these platforms, or software that provides a similar purpose - but 
> they can be different programs. And being "compiled" is almost always 
> unnecessary - it is a requirement added in ignorance. 
> 
> 5. What tools do you need? 
> 
> Do you want to write small programs in a simple text editor, or will you 
> want a good IDE and development aids that you can use day in and day 
> out? Do you need gui design tools, or debugging tools, or static 
> analysis tools, or continuous integration tools? Do you need libraries, 
> or integration with external libraries? 
> 
> 6. Who are you? What is your motivation? 
> 
> Are you a student looking for skills that can lead to a job? Are you a 
> pensioner wanting a new hobby? Are you full of energy, leaping from 
> idea to idea and learning quickly, or are you methodical and focused? 
> Do you learn from videos, books, tutorial pages, or trial and error? Do 
> you want to work with other people or alone? 
> 
> 
> From your post, it looks like you have googled for "what languages are 
> new and cool today?". That might be fine if you are just messing around 
> for fun and learning (and those are both excellent reasons for doing 
> anything), but not if you want to end up with useful results. 
> 
> At the moment, I don't know whether to recommend APL or Logo for you. 
> But think through the these questions and give some answers, and perhaps 
> you can get some useful suggestions (you will certainly be in a better 
> position to make choices yourself).

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