Language Learning

Why learn anything other than Java and Javascript

If you learn Java and JS, you can get a job basically anywhere. Everything else, whether that be something useful like Python or SQL, or something fun like Rust or Elixir. Everything else is extra.

But, for some reason, I fucking hate Java. I like Javascript purely for the entirely unhinged JS I’ve learned to read and write. I think PHP is for complete fucking morons, and python makes me debate the benefits of toaster bathes.

Sometimes, I just want to write some insane, cursed shit that most people would take one look at and say “thats not for me.” Other times, I want to write some code that is simple, elegant, and beautiful; the kind of code that feels like painting your own personal masterpiece. To find experiences like that, you can’t just write Java.

The Pursuit of an Interesting Challenge

The purpose of the challenge is not the challenge itself, but the things you learn along the way.