Ask HN: If you could only code with one language which would it be?

#1

Post by miloelias » Fri, Feb 09, 2018, 9:04 AM UTC

My friends and I are discussing which language we would choose if we only could code in one language for the rest of our lives. Some arguments have been made for c++, SQL, Java, python and JS

Re: Ask HN: If you could only code with one language which would it be?

#2

Post by romanovcode » Fri, Feb 09, 2018, 9:50 AM UTC

C#

It has all you mentioned:

- C++ (Strong OOP + Static typing)

- SQL (LINQ)

- Java (Well, no comment here)

- JS (dynamic, async/await)

Re: Ask HN: If you could only code with one language which would it be?

#3

Post by brettkromkamp » Fri, Feb 09, 2018, 9:54 AM UTC

Clojure. Almost infinitely extensible.

Re: Ask HN: If you could only code with one language which would it be?

#4

Post by dagw » Fri, Feb 09, 2018, 9:56 AM UTC

Realistically, Python. Not because it's the best, but because it's the only language that I feel confident will have libraries/bindings for everything I need. Or as I've heard someone else put it, python is the second best choice in any situation.

Re: Ask HN: If you could only code with one language which would it be?

#5

Post by Grazester » Fri, Feb 09, 2018, 11:58 AM UTC

C# I was a noobie programmer at the time and only programmed in C++ and php. I then experienced what it was like to truly love a programming language after I was employed to do a tiny project in C#

Re: Ask HN: If you could only code with one language which would it be?

#6

Post by naikke » Fri, Feb 09, 2018, 12:22 PM UTC

Ruby

Re: Ask HN: If you could only code with one language which would it be?

#7

Post by bionsystems » Fri, Feb 09, 2018, 12:26 PM UTC

C so I can work on most of the stack (and why not write my own languages if needed).

Re: Ask HN: If you could only code with one language which would it be?

#8

Post by dlahoda » Fri, Feb 09, 2018, 12:44 PM UTC

romanovcode wrote: post #2

C# It has all you mentioned: - C++ (Strong OOP + Static typing) - SQL (LINQ) - Java (Well, no comment here) - JS (dynamic, async/await)

- C (native pointers, ref parameters and returns, structs)

Re: Ask HN: If you could only code with one language which would it be?

#9

Post by fractalwrench » Fri, Feb 09, 2018, 1:02 PM UTC

Kotlin. It has has great tooling with IntelliJ, loads of libraries in the JVM ecosystem, and Native/JS build targets are in the works. It's also far less verbose than Java.

Re: Ask HN: If you could only code with one language which would it be?

#10

Post by hackme1234 » Fri, Feb 09, 2018, 1:13 PM UTC

Python. Its simplicity is unparalleled.