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

1 pointsby 0xBE5Aover 6 years ago

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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paktek123over 6 years ago

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