I want to learn another programming language now that I’ve been using Python for over 2 years now. I am kind of leaning on learning JS so that I can use it for the backend and also for the frontend. But the syntax is kind of weird. I heard Go is pretty good for the backend and also is compiled. What do y’all say? I also welcome other language recommendations.

  • colonial@lemmy.world
    111·
    10 months ago

    I’m not a fan of Go from a language design perspective, but it does have plenty of technical merit (cheap coroutines, compiled) compared to using a scripting language for your backend.

    Some pointers on other languages:

    • Don’t sleep on Java/Kotlin or C# for your backend. They’re good languages with powerful, well-developed ecosystems. Kotlin even compiles to JS!
    • TypeScript is saner JS. Highly recommended.
    • If your backend is CPU-bound, Rust will let you squeeze out every ounce of performance at the cost of a relatively steep learning curve.