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Journal by turgid
Which LISP should I learn? Years ago I read about Scheme and wrote some hello world level code. I learned about lambda functions and currying. I also looked at racket. A few years ago, much of my day job involved the JVM and I was getting sick of Java so I got a book on Clojure, which is a very nice language, but I never wrote any.
A few days ago I downloaded and built the latest version of DrRacket.
Should I go straight to Haskell? Or what about other functional languages? Is Erlang worth a look?
I need something stimulating to distract my brain from the mundane nature of everyday life, and mediocre programming languages.
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Hand me a pair of leather pants and a CASIO keyboard -- I'm living for today!
(Score: 2) by Subsentient on Saturday November 27 2021, @06:18PM
I would also advise to pursue your interest in computing. If you have other interests, great, but if you're pining for a new language, my advice is to lean fully into it. It's good for the soul of a programmer. It's important to keep interesting new tools and innovations available to you to keep the fire alive. Don't let yourself get drowned in Java. :^)
"It is no measure of health to be well adjusted to a profoundly sick society." -Jiddu Krishnamurti