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Hi Lemmy! Confused about what programming language to learn next. (lemmy.world)
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Just a kid with a computer here. I am familiar and have reached a reasonable level of fluency with javascript and python, with typescript being a somewhat satisfying switch I made.

It's been 4 years, I haven't touched another language. I wanna study something future proof and genuinely helpful. The reason I never went beyond js and py was because I already had everything I needed, I could make anything I wanted. I really want to dip my toes in the strong programming waters.

Can you suggest a language?

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[–] graham 6 points 1 year ago (1 children)

After having worked with python and JavaScript quite a bit, I enjoyed diving into the C#/.NET ecosystem.

If your goal is to make a career out of programming I would look at what languages are in demand in your region.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Never wrapped my head around dot net. What can I do with it? I don't see a lot of projects with it.

[–] graham 3 points 1 year ago

Primarily cross platform websites and applications.

A great open source .NET project is Jellyfin.

Also, a fun fact is StackOverflow uses .NET :)