Ask HN: What language has the best developer experience?

#1

Post by xupybd » Thu, Jun 23, 2016, 3:46 AM UTC

There are many new languages to learn and many reasons to choose one over the other. But do any stand out as having a great developer experience?

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#2

Post by ivansavz » Thu, Jun 23, 2016, 4:12 AM UTC

Python is very good for beginners. It has lists and dictionaries as native objects, which are very versatile.

JavaScript is very good too because you have the "developer tools" in your browser and you don't need to install anything.

Don't have much experience with other languages to talk about them...

Re: Ask HN: What language has the best developer experience?

#3

Post by nowarninglabel » Thu, Jun 23, 2016, 4:12 AM UTC

I think this is kind of like asking what car has the best experience or what hotel has the best experience. It depends so much on what you want from it that there's no clear recommendation.

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#4

Post by arcanus » Thu, Jun 23, 2016, 4:20 AM UTC

C.

Nothing else has the right mix between a high level, portable programming language, and the low, system level call capabilities of C.

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#5

Post by hoodoof » Thu, Jun 23, 2016, 4:31 AM UTC

It's a matter of personal preference.

Explore a few languages, give them a try, see which one you like, then your question is answered.

Re: Ask HN: What language has the best developer experience?

#6

Post by xupybd » Thu, Jun 23, 2016, 4:37 AM UTC

hoodoof wrote: post #5

It's a matter of personal preference. Explore a few languages, give them a try, see which one you like, then your question is answered.

Yeah, that's what I've been doing. So far Scala is winning. Go didn't seem to fit. Nim next.

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#7

Post by xupybd » Thu, Jun 23, 2016, 4:39 AM UTC

nowarninglabel wrote: post #3

I think this is kind of like asking what car has the best experience or what hotel has the best experience. It depends so much on what you want from it that there's no clear recommendation.

I was hoping for raw opinion. It might not be my preference, but I'd love to hear what makes a language great for one person or another.

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#8

Post by FuturePromise » Thu, Jun 23, 2016, 4:41 AM UTC

IMHO:

   1. C# (Using Microsoft tools)

   2. Erlang (Very robust, solid language)

   3. Python (Lots of users, good tools.)

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#9

Post by deathtrader666 » Thu, Jun 23, 2016, 4:46 AM UTC

Elixir and Elm are your best bets right now.

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#10

Post by gamedna » Thu, Jun 23, 2016, 5:04 AM UTC

The one that solves the problem in the least amount of time with the least amount of frustration and bugs.