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!!!

  • @xmunk
    -4•5 months ago

    PHP is a really fun language syntactically and has a surprisingly good built-in library.

        • @[email protected]
          4•5 months ago

          My team is currently exploring rust as an alternative because we have to do a lot of api calls and data crunching real fast. So rust?

      • Rikudou_Sage
        -1•5 months ago

        As a php dev who actually writes clean code and doesn’t blame people writing shitty code on a language: don’t listen to this fella.

        • @[email protected]
          1•5 months ago

          As a php dev who actually writes clean code while cleaning up after other people because Getting things done is more important: Don’t give people the tools to write shitty code.

      • @xmunk
        -2•5 months ago

        I know it’s fashionable to shit on PHP but it’s significantly better than it once was… it’s honestly like a cleaner python that lets you use brackets.

        • @[email protected]
          5•5 months ago

          Sure, could be/was a lot worse than today. Still, PHP gives one way too much rope to hang themselves with.

          • @xmunk
            0•5 months ago

            Hey, I grew up on C++… you’d be amazed how comparatively safe PHP is by comparison. I don’t disagree though, but I do appreciate having features like var-vars around for when I need them.

    • @[email protected]OP
      2•5 months ago

      PHP was my favorite language like 20 years ago but I don’t think I ever want to touch it again xP

      • @xmunk
        0•5 months ago

        If it was your favorite language twenty years ago then you’ll hate it now - it supports functional programming and cleaned up (nearly) all the awful cruft.