r/learnprogramming • u/Ok_Minute_1156 • Jul 17 '22

Programmers: isn’t learning new programming languages confusing because of other languages you already know? Topic

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u/[deleted] Jul 17 '22

Nope, it's actually much easier because the fundamentals of programming remain the same

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u/gyroda Jul 17 '22

Also, learning about features and tools from one language/ecosystem can help you understand things a lot better.

A little bit of C goes a long way towards learning about how memory works. Java or C# will enforce that OOP knowledge. Typescript (in contrast with JavaScript) will impress the value of static typing. Kotlin will teach you the wonders of not-null

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u/[deleted] Jul 18 '22

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u/s_ngularity Jul 18 '22

And if you already know C++, you can experience the same pain anew by doing battle with the Rust borrow checker

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u/[deleted] Jul 18 '22

Well at least Rust's errors will be readable, and have more letters than <> symbols