corvids
boosted
why do I have to keep having programming takes, aaah it got long
my take about any given language is that they're all tools. you pick the right tool for the job, and it's good to have a wide variety of tools at your disposal
I was born in a C# cave, so I wouldn't reach for Java without a good reason because it's not what I'm most productive in, but it's there.
also, whatever you pick is going to be fast enough unless you have some particular need for performance, like you're running in tight loops or keeping hardware requirements down or you're a high frequency trader or Google for some reason. if your program is mostly IO bound (like most things these days that mostly do web requests), you don't really care.
also also, learning languages isn't the important thing. it's about learning fundamental concepts, how to express them, and what that particular tool makes easy and what it makes difficult. Remember: the tools you use shape you, and getting stuck in any one mindset is a terrible waste. Broaden those horizons.
@CyclopsCaveman @luna@hellsite.site @CornishRepublicanArmy@hellsite.site absolutely h*ckin valid have a nice [time of day]
@CyclopsCaveman @luna@hellsite.site @CornishRepublicanArmy@hellsite.site on the one hand i wouldn't be surprised. on the other hand i'm not sure i can tell what that even means. on the third hand i think you're missing a k
@CyclopsCaveman @luna@hellsite.site @CornishRepublicanArmy@hellsite.site coctothorpe
@GlitterDisaster that's surprising, given i'd assigned it a 100% probability
@jess hm. i dont believe in humans
a bug, not a feature.
Genderless* cyberfae & co. at your service
assigned adult by the inexorable passage of time
don't use he/him or she/her pronouns for any of us without express permission
note that if we ever make you uncomfortable in any way please tell us so we know to stop. we're not always good at figuring these things out on our own