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!!!

    • @[email protected]
      1•5 months ago

      Well… If you want to earn A LOT of money before mainframes are entirely sunset, and are perfectly happy maintaining code that’s older than yourself and only working for very rigid banks… Then COBOL isn’t actually that bad of a choice…

      If you like your sanity, you should probably tear clear, though.