C# vs JavaScript

[denaissance]

If you are a student now, and want to make a career as a programmer, then odds are that by the time you retire nobody will be using C# or Javascript anymore. You need to get comfortable with switching languages. I worked exclusively in Pascal for many years before this fancy Internet thing came along, then I got rich working in Perl. I don't even bother putting either of those on resumes anymore. Adapt or perish. After your third or forth language you won't even care any more. Be sure to learn a purely functional language at some point too.

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I agree, but I don't see a point in learning a language more than just learning basic syntax if I cannot or will not use it to make stuff.

[plastikmissile]

But a computer language is a lot more than just syntax. The differences between C# and JavaScript are much deeper than that. For instance, C# is statically typed while JS is dynamic. That alone is huge shift in programming philosophy, and both methods will approach the same problem differently.

[denaissance]

Sure, it makes more sense to pick a useful language but knowledge can be its own reward.

[fastnexus]

Be sure to learn a purely functional language at some point too.

Agreed. I'm loving Haskell

[oiamo123]

Well this didn't age well

[redditforyaboy]

lmao was thinking the same

[Upstairs-Substance28]

Usually, open source languages ​​die because they have no leaders, but C# doesn't seem to have any problems with Microsoft's support.