Best programming language to learn next?
Hello all.
I have been learning all of the programming languages i can recently.
somewhat because i want to be a software engineer after i graduate high school and the other reason is because my friend wont stop bragging about the programs that he has made.
dont get me wrong. i already know c, c++, HTML, Javascript, and a little Java
but i know that there is bound to be one that pops up that has capabilities that the others dont.
thst's what im looking for.
a programming language that hasn't been wildly used yet. i want to be a master of it by the time it gets popular. if you guys know on one, please tell me of it
thank you in advance :)
ps. i dont want to have to compile them...i dont like waiting :)
Re: Best programming language to learn next?
Perl. Python.
If you know C I would say work with it the most.
Re: Best programming language to learn next?
A programming language which is coming very fast is Dart (http://www.dartlang.org/). There's a single download with a development environment.
Dart is a language for building web applications. It compiles down to (a subset of) javascript, though the ide comes with a version of chrome with the Dart virtual machine for faster debugging.
It's also a very simple language to learn, and has (a very few) neat ideas. If you start by thinking of it as Java done right, you'll get a long way. It's a fully open-source project with the backing of Google, so it's not going away anytime soon.
Re: Best programming language to learn next?
The language "X10" that's currently being developed by IBM and has been in development since about 2004 I think.
http://x10-lang.org/
Re: Best programming language to learn next?
I would say Python or Perl.
Re: Best programming language to learn next?
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Originally Posted by
joco1500
a programming language that hasn't been wildly used yet. i want to be a master of it by the time it gets popular. if you guys know on one, please tell me of it
Plenty to choose from: Google for "popularity of computer languages" and pick the ones at the bottom of the list. Now, which one will be the next Java or Python, nobody really knows. Something that makes a language popular is that it's easy to learn and master, so your head start on a good language won't last very long. You should better put yousefl in a position to learn quickly (faster than others) a new language when it becomes popular (or useful). So widen your horizons and find languages that aren't like those you already know.
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joco1500
ps. i dont want to have to compile them...i dont like waiting :)
Find another job :)
Re: Best programming language to learn next?
Assembler.
Sooner or later, you will have to learn how the machine actually works. ;)
Re: Best programming language to learn next?
I honestly believe you should learn X10, since you can mix it with Java and C++ libraries. It's also a brand new language (9 years old), whereas the previous suggestions of Python and Perl are fairly older languages (about 20+ years). Besides, Python and Perl programmers are common as hell, so a programmer who knows X10 may pan out to be more valuable later down the road.
In the world where processor cores are multiplying and parallel processing is becoming so extensive to the point where neither C++ nor Java can efficiently and easily handle by the average programmer, I can tell you now that languages like X10 will come out King in 20 years.
However, I strongly encourage that you browse yourself and read up on the pros and cons of a language.
Here's an article about X10 you should check out. http://www.byzantinereality.com/2010...mming-Language
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shawnhcorey
Assembler.
Sooner or later, you will have to learn how the machine actually works. ;)
I could not agree more, but he might not be interested in Operating System development.
Re: Best programming language to learn next?
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Originally Posted by
joco1500
Hello all.
I have been learning all of the programming languages i can recently.
somewhat because i want to be a software engineer after i graduate high school and the other reason is because my friend wont stop bragging about the programs that he has made.
dont get me wrong. i already know c, c++, HTML, Javascript, and a little Java
but i know that there is bound to be one that pops up that has capabilities that the others dont.
thst's what im looking for.
a programming language that hasn't been wildly used yet. i want to be a master of it by the time it gets popular. if you guys know on one, please tell me of it
thank you in advance :)
ps. i dont want to have to compile them...i dont like waiting :)
Ruby, Python or Perl.
Re: Best programming language to learn next?
Scala. Has functional porgramming capabilities, is compatible with java, and you can stick with mostly imperative programming till you're more comfortable with immutable state and stuff.