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What programming language ruby, python og javascript? (sh.itjust.works)
submitted 6 months ago* (last edited 6 months ago) by [email protected] to c/programming
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I'm looking for a programming language that can help me build a desktop application for Windows, macOS, and Linux that's not big but not small either. Additionally, I'd like to be able to build a website with the same language. I've been considering Ruby, Python, Golang and JavaScript. Python seems to be mainly used for scripting and ai, so I'm not sure if it's the best fit. JavaScript has a lot of negative opinions surrounding it, while Ruby sounds interesting. Can anyone recommend a language that meets my requirements?

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[–] [email protected] 5 points 6 months ago (1 children)

Take a look at Dart+Flutter.

Python would be OK. Ruby is nearly dead nowadays. JS itself is used rarely, better consider using TS (however I don't recommend using them for anything other than web frontend). Go is a great language but it's unpopular in GUI development.

[–] Slimy_hog 3 points 6 months ago* (last edited 6 months ago)

Interesting bunch of takes...

Take a look at Dart+Flutter.

Google just laid off those teams so I doubt this is a good thing to learn if you want something useful in the long-term

Ruby is nearly dead nowadays

Demonstrably false. My career has been in the Ruby/Rails world and I just went through a job hunt where I found tons of Ruby positions

JS itself is used rarely, better consider using TS (however I don’t recommend using them for anything other than web frontend)

Full-stack JS/TS is very popular in the web-dev world.

Go is a great language

I disagree, but this is 100% a personal opinion of mine 😄