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!!!

  • Rikudou_SageA
    1•10 months ago
    • modern PHP (version 8.x with some modern framework like Symfony)
    • Typescript
    • C#
    • C++ (this one’s always fun, I recommend the Qt framework since you have a Java background - it would be easier than raw C++)
    • @xmunk@sh.itjust.works
      1•10 months ago

      Qt is an amazingly good C++ framework that encourages a much safer approach to using the language that emphasizes const refs over pointer insanity.

      Also, the library function are quite powerful.