I have been thinking of learning some programming recently, but I don’t feel confident enough. Is there any point in beginning with something like Zig or Go, and switching to something more serious later?

  • Captain Aggravated@sh.itjust.worksEnglish
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    4 days ago

    It’s…sort of not a question of easy vs hard. Why would anyone make a hard programming language?

    It’s more about picking a language that is suitable for what you want to do with it.

    • bignose@programming.devEnglish
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      3 days ago

      Why would anyone make a hard programming language?

      INTERCAL has entered the chat:

      INTERCAL’s main advantage over other programming languages is its strict simplicity. It has few capabilities, and thus there are few restrictions to be kept in mind. […]