If you had to choose one programming language that you had to use for the rest of your life, what would it be?

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• cout970@programming.dev ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

  Kotlin without a doubt.

  Gives you more flexibility and freedom that most scripting languages. The syntax is clean and concise, the tooling is amazing and can compile to JVM, JS, Native and WASM.

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  • CodeMonkey@programming.dev ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

    I have used Kotlin a bit for a hobby project and it felt like they were 95% done with a 1.0 version. I love the promise of a single code base that can run on the JVM and browser, but it is not all there. Until recently, the API was not guaranteed to be stable. Every one in a while, I hit a feature that is JVM only or does work right in JavaScript. The JS compiler will “helpfully” remove uncalled public functions unless you explicitly mark them with JsExport.

    Also, from what I can tell, only InteliJ is the only supported IDE (which makes sense, since they are the language developers). There is an official Eclipse Plugin, but the last time I tried it, it did not work and tried to take the entire IDE down with it.

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• kaffiene@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

  Java

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• kool_newt@lemm.ee ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

  Zig

  Choosing a high-level language would limit your world so all of those are out. I could make my own high-level language if absolutely necessary from Zig but the reverse is not possible.

  Zig > C as it’s easier to write safer more secure code while being as fast or even faster than C, and usable in embedded and other places only C is normally used. In fact, I can create C binaries with my Zig compiler.

  Zig > Rust because actually writing safe Rust code would use all my time and sanity so would end up writing unsafe Rust, but then what’s the point.

  Zig > Go because Go is slower and backed by one of the most evil entities to ever exist.

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  • deur@feddit.nl ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

    If you cannot write safe Rust code, it places your ability to ever write safe code in doubt.

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  • porgamrer@programming.dev ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

    You could write a compiler for a low-level language in anything. Honestly makes little sense that most people do it in C++ when they’re only going to replace it anyway.

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  • philm@programming.dev ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

    Zig > Rust because actually writing safe Rust code

    Start thinking more functional, I rarely have issues with the borrow-checker, or even have to write unsafe. But it obviously depends on the context, when the issue at hand really requires a lot of interior mutability or unsafe can be pain.

    I’m also super fast nowadays with Rust, probably faster than with any other language (thanks to great tooling?).

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    • kool_newt@lemm.ee ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

      Start thinking more functional

      Sounds like good advice, thx.

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• Haatveit@beehaw.org ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

  Lua.

  Don’t call the ambulance, it’s too late for me

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  • Paradox42@programming.dev ⁨11⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

    I agree, I really enjoy programming in Lua.

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• Dioxide3667@kbin.social ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

  Elisp Don't hurt me!

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• blackstampede@sh.itjust.works ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

  Rust, hands down.

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• AlpineSteakHouse@hexbear.net ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

  For personal preference, assuming I didn’t have to worry about getting a job, Lisp no question.

  Otherwise, I’d have to go with C++.

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• simonced@lemmy.one ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

  Clojure, can’t stop using it, so fun to use!

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• Falst@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

  I’d pick JavaScript, mostly because of the ecosystem (even though we could argue about this point 😅)

  I’d love to give Rust a try however I don’t have much time nor want to dedicate to coding in my spare time!

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• muhanga@programming.dev ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

  Clojure. Simple language for complex things. It also has java interop and Javascript interop and c# interop. So I will be fine.

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• Ray@programming.dev ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

  Go or Rust

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• Cryan24@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

  Definitely lolcode… HAI Can Has stdio KTHXBYE :)

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• MagnoliaMayhem@programming.dev ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

  Go. Nothing strikes a balance of ease and performance like go

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  • ursakhiin@beehaw.org ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

    Overall, I think I prefer elixir, but is probably choose go as well.

    Not just ease and performance but popularity. I could be happy in only go for the rest of my life. Currently a Rust dev and I don’t know if I can spend the rest of my life with lifetimes. They are an emotional challenge…

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    • MagnoliaMayhem@programming.dev ⁨11⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

      I’ve wanted to have an excuse to learn Elixir for a couple years now. It seems fascinating to me, but I just can’t get started.

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• Spider89@lemm.ee ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

  JavaScript

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  • Agent641@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

    Is everything alright at home mate?

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    • Spider89@lemm.ee ⁨11⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

      👌

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• elias_griffin@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

  So many great viewpoints here. Crystal for faster and concurrent Ruby. Crystal has a pretty advanced Web Framwork called Lucky not many know about. Haskell so good, but hard to convince people to use it for projects. Haskell also has a very advanced Web Framework called Integrated Haskell Platform. Scala’s very impressive feature set. Zig is in such a super position and Julia is capable in so many ways including Fortran integration.

  I’m surprised no one has mentioned Chapel or Nim though! My favorite programming speed benchmark is spectral norm and even though Chapel is the fourth fastest language (not benchmark) it’s not using the forte of grid parallelism!

  Nim is getting to be quite the monster and not beholden to Mega-Corps financing like Python and Go are.

  Also I want to add that Zig blows Rust away in many performances!

  NOTE: Just as an ethical, solo, non-commercial Engineer, I sponsor Nim on Patreon and Zig on Github

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• profoundlynerdy@programming.dev ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

  I’m surprised no one has picked either macro assembly on their favorite ISA or, perhaps just to screw with people, Forth.

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• sanols@beehaw.org ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

  Big Kotlin fan.

  Similar reasons to the commenter that talked about using a world class runtime, but the JVM is tested and works.

  And now I can use Kotlin to make cross platform applications, while still utilizing the Java knowledge that I unfortunately possess? Perfect!

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• I_Miss_Daniel@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

  Teraterm scripting language.

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• livingcoder@programming.dev ⁨11⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

  Rust, easily.

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• asciimage@sh.itjust.works ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

  C

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• CADmonkey@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

  GW Basic

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• olafurp@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

  I don’t like writing Rust but I choose Rust. I like Microsoft Java also

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• 0xC4aE1e5@lemmy.zip ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

  Bun JS.

  For me it’s just plain simple to write and has a massive ecosystem.

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