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Re: Ask HN: Best Second Language after Python

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Post by clyfe » Tue, Dec 28, 2010, 4:39 PM UTC

I am a Ruby convert coming from Python, perhaps if you learn Ruby you'll come the same path. You also might enjoy CoffeeScript since it borrows some aspects from python (indenting).

Beyond that c (for when you must go to the bottom of things) and JavaScript (the web language).

Re: Ask HN: Best Second Language after Python

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Post by 2mur » Tue, Dec 28, 2010, 5:28 PM UTC

I'm picking up Java after self-learning Python for the past couple of years as a hobbyist. Why? Because of Android. I want to do cool things to my phone now.

Re: Ask HN: Best Second Language after Python

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Post by andrewtbham » Tue, Dec 28, 2010, 10:58 PM UTC

i think the language you learn should depends on what you want to build.

Re: Ask HN: Best Second Language after Python

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Post by metachris » Tue, Dec 28, 2010, 11:04 PM UTC

Java. Lower level language, performant cpu-bound multithreading, deep object orientation, platform independent runnables, lots of libraries, Android. Java has numerous downsides too, of course, but I'd definitely suggest to consider it as a very useful secondary language.

Re: Ask HN: Best Second Language after Python

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Post by xi » Tue, Dec 28, 2010, 11:07 PM UTC

Try C.

Hacking the Python interpreter or making a Python wrapper for a library written in C is a good way to learn C for a Python programmer.