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Is there any use in learning an "easy" programming language? (sh.itjust.works)
submitted 6 days ago by pixeldaemon@sh.itjust.works to c/programming@programming.dev
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I have been thinking of learning some programming recently, but I don't feel confident enough. Is there any point in beginning with something like Zig or Go, and switching to something more serious later?

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[–] dogs0n@sh.itjust.works 2 points 6 days ago

Um, I have to disagree with your points on Go/Rust. You make Rust sound like the easier language, when in reality it just isn't.

And what concurrency thing are you talking abou with Go? Goroutines/channels are pretty decent in Go.

I probably wouldn't tell anyone to learn Rust unless they truly desired it specifically for a certain task.

Rust is also harder to get into because everything you want to do requires a package, but on the other hand Go is much easier because of its expansive standard library.