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Looking for recommendation to start programmi (lemmy.ml)

submitted 2 years ago by raccoon@lemmy.ml to c/programming@beehaw.org

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Hello friends, the title is mostly self explanatory. I would like to start programming but I also feel like I am not very smart, so I would like a programming language that is easier to grasp than others. That considered I don't hope to be able to learn something "powerful" but it would be nice to still be able to do some useful things. Something I would love to do is make games, I know those are usually made in C, which is a very difficult one, but maybe some simpler games can be made with other languages.

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[–] kool_newt@beehaw.org 2 points 2 years ago (3 children)

I suggest learning Ruby, it's a lot nicer and easier to learn than many others in my opinion. You can learn Crystal at the same time, it's got very similar syntax but it's a compiled language so super fast.

[–] raccoon@lemmy.ml 2 points 2 years ago (2 children)

Thanks, ruby was another language I saw in the thread popping a few times, the first one being python. I I was told a few things python can be good for, can you give me a few examples of good uses for ruby just to have a vague idea?

[–] Kache@lemmy.one 1 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago)

Ruby has carved space for itself in web application development, but has limited popularity in in other domains. In comparison with Python, Ruby has fewer "old warts" and feels more internally consistent. In a similar manner, the community is more cohesive and is notably newcomer-friendly (newcomer experience is a higher priority and suggestions/help you get will be more consistent), compared to Python.

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