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I am a Python boi and try to stay close to major developments in the language and ecosystem (e.g. asyncio, Pandas 2.0, Pydantic 2.0).

I would like to learn a strongly typed language but the Rust learning curve is scary… and the recent Rust Foundation drama is a huge turn off.

What should I learn, even if I stick to writing mostly Python? Go? Zig? OCaml/Haskell/Elixir? Just learn Rust?

I do mostly ETL pipelines and other data processing, but also interested in systems, networking, general backend stuff.

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Robert Allen 2y ago

I love Go! The syntax is not too difficult to learn, there is an active community, Goroutines are nice, documentation is good, lots of libraries to build with, plenty of Bitcoin/LN and Nostr tools built in Go, etc.

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Laser 2y ago

+1 - Go was the most effective and enjoyable language I've used professionally. I wish I could share that I was a primary author for a fairly good piece of OSS used within Big Tech.

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MF_HODL 2y ago

Sweet, thanks for the feedback everyone. I think I will start with Go, I know other Python devs who have picked it up quickly.

Maybe I’ll feel more confident in tackling Rust after Go 😂

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Robert Allen 2y ago

Good call. I also started as a Python dev. So I’m sure you will do well. 💪🏼

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Laser 2y ago

Rust is great for embedded systems, but I think the server ecosystem still has a way to go. Not good for clients/UIs at the moment, either.

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Robert Allen 2y ago

Yep. Rust seems like overkill for a lot of projects. And performance gains are negligible if any compared to Go.