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!!!

  • @TootSweetEnglish
    4•10 months ago

    Go. It’ll be just different enough from what you have experience with to make you think about things differently (in a good way!) from now on. And it’s also a fantastically well-designed language that’s great for getting real work done. And it’s lightning fast as languages go, and compiles to an actual executable. Really a pleasure to work with. It’s my (no pun intended) go-to language for every new project I start. (Excluding what I write specifically for a paycheck. I don’t have a choice there.)

    • @pathiefOP
      9•10 months ago

      Don’t really want to invest in a language designed by Google.

      • @TootSweetEnglish
        7•10 months ago

        Sorry. I missed that bit in your original post. But I get it.

        I started looking into it largely because I have a lot of respect for the individuals (Rob Pike, Ken Thompson, Russ Cox, etc) who created Go, not because Go has anything to do with Google. And because I love everything they have to say about their approach to designing the language. But at the end of the day, it’s true that they’re employed by Google, and after the whole WEI thing, I can’t say I can trust Google at all.

        That said, right now I have no specific concerns.

      • @[email protected]
        2•10 months ago

        I’m not crazy about Google’s part in Go, but man, I’ve been using Go a lot and I love it. It feels like a “modern C” that lets you focus on logic instead of memory allocation. I know it violates your requirements, but I’d suggest checking it out anyway! 🤷‍♂️