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Hi Lemmy! Confused about what programming language to learn next. (self.learn_programming)

submitted 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) by dhruv to c/[email protected]

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Just a kid with a computer here. I am familiar and have reached a reasonable level of fluency with javascript and python, with typescript being a somewhat satisfying switch I made.

It's been 4 years, I haven't touched another language. I wanna study something future proof and genuinely helpful. The reason I never went beyond js and py was because I already had everything I needed, I could make anything I wanted. I really want to dip my toes in the strong programming waters.

Can you suggest a language?

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[–] [email protected] 4 points 1 year ago (3 children)

I agree with the other comments in this thread pointing you to Rust as a strongly-tyoed, compiled language to learn. It's already popular, and only growing! I'm only average at it but hope to contribute to Lemmy's source here soon.

[–] dhruv 1 points 1 year ago (2 children)

Yeah I've been meaning to get my hands on it as well. Do you recommend any docs/videos/something else in particular? I learnt py and js by cloning a repo and dismantling things until something stopped working haha. I'd appreciate advice!

[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Well, a good way to start is just to go to https://www.rust-lang.org/ There they have a link to the rust book and a rustlings course which are a good way to dip your toes in.

I learn best by making and breaking stuff, so I did a bunch of Advent Of Code challenges in Rust to get used to the paradigms & syntax. If you don't mind paying a bit, I got a lot out of these two books:

Rust in Action by Tim McNamara
- focuses on lower-level concepts & has you build some small projects
Hands-On-Rust by Herbert Wolverson
- focuses on developing a rogue-like terminal-based game using a Rust game engine. Great introduction, and at the end you have a working, modifiable game!

Once you are more familiar with the language, I love watching John Gjengset's Crust of Rust YouTube channel to watch how a senior developer approaches problem solving in the language, as well as how he maintains his (numerous) open-source Rust libraries.

I hope any/all of these resources are useful to you!

[–] dhruv 1 points 1 year ago

Thanks for taking your time! I'll check them out.