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Is there any use in learning an "easy" programming language? (sh.itjust.works)
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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?

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[–] [S] 2 points 4 months ago (2 children)

When I say "serious" I mean something widely used and expected on the labor market, like C++ or Java. I don't really know the world of programming very well, so I may misjudge some languages for being not serious easily. Particularly with Zig, I heard it being called a "vibecoder language"

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  • [–] 3 points 4 months ago*

    "Vibe-coding language?" LOL. Social media threads about vibe coding are like a bunch of people who don't speak English trying to teach each other English when most of them hate English. The subject is so polluted by rage and misinformation, I think it's hard to competently process any discussion of it without already knowing a lot about it.

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  • [–] 2 points 4 months ago

    Well in case of zig the current job market is non existent. And for Go there is definetly a job market. It however always depends on your location. Just like there are areas with 0 to no Go positions available, there are areas with (almost) no Java positions. Same applys to every other language.

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