I am proficient with PHP and Node.js. Which static language would be most useful to learn?
Ask HN: If I only learn one static typed language, which one should I learn?
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Re: Ask HN: If I only learn one static typed language, which one should I learn?
#2I'd suggest you check out both Golang and Rust. Being comfortable with both won't hurt - but if you had to choose just one, I'd say play with them both and then make an informed choice.
Re: Ask HN: If I only learn one static typed language, which one should I learn?
#3Assuming you are in web development, I would say Java. People have strong opinions regarding languages. Java may sound relatively old school, but it is in use in many places, and once you are familiar with one language, it is comparatively easier to pick others.
Re: Ask HN: If I only learn one static typed language, which one should I learn?
#4What are your goals?
If your goal is getting a job, looking around in your technical and geographical area and see which languages are used most, which pay the most, which will result in the most interesting jobs.
If your goal is purely educational, try Haskell: you'll learn about functional programming and use a much more powerful typing system than most languages provide.
Re: Ask HN: If I only learn one static typed language, which one should I learn?
#5What are you trying to achieve?
Change the way you think about programming problems: Haskell
Enterprise Development: Java. Maybe Scala?
Apple Ecosystem: Swift (and actually, it seems like a kind-of pleasant language for general server-side use).
Low-level: C++. Or maybe Rust (although not yet given that a serious whirl)
Edit: oh, if you're broadly happy with JS, Typescript is worth a look and might (depending on your circumstances) be something you can start using day-to-day fairly easily.
Re: Ask HN: If I only learn one static typed language, which one should I learn?
#6What are you trying to achieve? Change the way you think about programming problems: Haskell Enterprise Development: Java. Maybe Scala? Apple Ecosystem: Swift (and actually, it seems like a kind-of pleasant language for general server-side use). Low-level: C++. Or maybe Rust (although not yet given that a serious whirl) Edit: oh, if you're broadly happy with JS, Typescript is worth a look and might (depending on your…
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Re: Ask HN: If I only learn one static typed language, which one should I learn?
#7I found Golang a pleasure to learn and use. Its minimalism allowed me to pick it up fairly quickly, and features like its baked in documentation allow you to build your libraries as a seeming extension of the language.
Re: Ask HN: If I only learn one static typed language, which one should I learn?
#8I think it really depends on what you want to build with it.
Are you planning on making an IOS app?
Do you want to make a back end server?
I picked up Go for my side project for the server side, and it has been a great learning experience.
I think if I were to do a mobile app, I might try Swift.
Re: Ask HN: If I only learn one static typed language, which one should I learn?
#9Practically speaking, Java or C#, purely for the job prospects.
C / C++ if you're looking for something with wide applicability to learning other languages more quickly.
Re: Ask HN: If I only learn one static typed language, which one should I learn?
#10I found Golang a pleasure to learn and use. Its minimalism allowed me to pick it up fairly quickly, and features like its baked in documentation allow you to build your libraries as a seeming extension of the language.
If I only learn one right now will I regret choosing Golang over Java?