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Recommend me a programming language (lemmy.world)

submitted 9 months ago* (last edited 9 months ago) by pathief@lemmy.world to c/programming@programming.dev

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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!!!

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[–] xmunk@sh.itjust.works -4 points 9 months ago (2 children)

PHP is a really fun language syntactically and has a surprisingly good built-in library.

[–] scorpionix@feddit.de 13 points 9 months ago (3 children)

As a PHP Dev: Please avoid PHP unless you have to use it.

[–] emuspawn@orbiting.observer 3 points 9 months ago (1 children)

What would you recommend learning instead?

[–] scorpionix@feddit.de 4 points 9 months ago

My team is currently exploring rust as an alternative because we have to do a lot of api calls and data crunching real fast. So rust?

[–] rikudou@lemmings.world -1 points 9 months ago (1 children)

As a php dev who actually writes clean code and doesn't blame people writing shitty code on a language: don't listen to this fella.

[–] scorpionix@feddit.de 1 points 9 months ago

As a php dev who actually writes clean code while cleaning up after other people because Getting things done is more important: Don't give people the tools to write shitty code.

[–] xmunk@sh.itjust.works -2 points 9 months ago (2 children)

I know it's fashionable to shit on PHP but it's significantly better than it once was... it's honestly like a cleaner python that lets you use brackets.

[–] scorpionix@feddit.de 5 points 9 months ago (1 children)

Sure, could be/was a lot worse than today. Still, PHP gives one way too much rope to hang themselves with.

[–] xmunk@sh.itjust.works 0 points 9 months ago

Hey, I grew up on C++... you'd be amazed how comparatively safe PHP is by comparison. I don't disagree though, but I do appreciate having features like var-vars around for when I need them.

[–] Fal@yiffit.net 1 points 9 months ago

Cleaner python? Hahaha that's hilarious

[–] pathief@lemmy.world 2 points 9 months ago (2 children)

PHP was my favorite language like 20 years ago but I don't think I ever want to touch it again xP

[–] rikudou@lemmings.world 1 points 9 months ago

Absolutely different language nowadays, really worth a try!

[–] xmunk@sh.itjust.works 0 points 9 months ago

If it was your favorite language twenty years ago then you'll hate it now - it supports functional programming and cleaned up (nearly) all the awful cruft.