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Re: What is the best language to learn at this moment?

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Post by username111 » Wed, Mar 27, 2013, 10:25 PM UTC

runjake wrote: post #8

Python and Javascript will probably still be around with a healthy ecosystem long after the current (and next) trends die, so they'd be safe bets, in my opinion. The other languages and frameworks are neat, but I can't help thinking the above will be around long after the current and next trends die.

Ruby has a big enough foothold that it should stay around for quite some time.

Though I do prefer python.

Re: What is the best language to learn at this moment?

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Post by sydneyitguy » Thu, Mar 28, 2013, 2:58 AM UTC

I guess PHP is easiest to start, Ruby and Python are more fun. Javascript is obvious if you consider web programming. I'm interested in Scala, GoLang nowadays, but I feel it's in too early stage still.

Anyway I would recommend just trying every language, so you can select the most suitable one depending on the project.

Re: What is the best language to learn at this moment?

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Post by mcartyem » Thu, Mar 28, 2013, 4:00 AM UTC

Perhaps unbeknownst to you, you suggested that languages can be ranked, and that one of them stands out on top as best.

You are almost right. There is one language that is the best, though it's so young it doesn't stand out yet. This might be the only time in history people still have the chance to contribute to the best language.

That is, Arc: http://arclanguage.org