Ask HN: What is your motivation for learning a new language?

1 points0xBE5A7y ago1 comments

Besides obvious reasons like "my new job requires it", what drives you to learn a new programming language instead of just using the ones you already know?

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paktek1237y ago

If I see a popular library missing from a language, then the challenge of writing it is enough to drive me.

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Ask HN: What is your motivation for learning a new language?

1 points0xBE5A7y ago1 comments

Besides obvious reasons like "my new job requires it", what drives you to learn a new programming language instead of just using the ones you already know?

1 comments

paktek1237y ago

If I see a popular library missing from a language, then the challenge of writing it is enough to drive me.

j / k navigate · click thread line to collapse