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Ask HN: Best programming language for rapid development?

2 pointsby tinderlikerabout 7 years ago
I know the typical answer is "Whatever you know", but assuming a person has no prior programming background, which language would you suggest? PG seems to suggest Lisp (Clojure)? Javascript? Go? Python?

4 comments

dozzieabout 7 years ago
&gt; Best programming language for rapid development?<p>&gt; [...] assuming a person has no prior programming background [...]<p>Then learn programming first. If you have no prior experience, the development will be anything but rapid, no matter the language.
navinsylvesterabout 7 years ago
Doesn&#x27;t work like that.<p>It all depends on what you want to build or focus. Based on that info we can pick the likely suitable ones.
tomohawkabout 7 years ago
For a person with no prior background, this is a good start:<p><a href="https:&#x2F;&#x2F;pine.fm&#x2F;LearnToProgram&#x2F;chap_00.html" rel="nofollow">https:&#x2F;&#x2F;pine.fm&#x2F;LearnToProgram&#x2F;chap_00.html</a><p>The language is Ruby, and it&#x27;s suitable for rapid development, too.
saran945about 7 years ago
based on my experience &amp; reading . . each language has its own strength, its not easy to say which one is best for rapid development. For machine learning&#x2F;AI - Python Web app - Nodejs&#x2F;PHP Mobile - JS Enterprise apps - Java&#x2F;c# Desktop - c# DSL - Racket