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Ask HN: Which language for fast prototyping of hobby projects?

2 pointsby throwaway13000almost 6 years ago
Tldr: What is the 2019 equivalent of visual Basic?<p>I have a bunch of side project ideas, (mostly one off. Mobile apps&#x2F;webapps for my kids). I don&#x27;t plan any kind of QA on these apps&#x2F;websites. Just some quick and dirty stuff for personal use.<p>What programming language do you recommend? I read here multiple times that visual basic was good for these projects. How is the 2019 equivalent of it?<p>For what its worth, I am proficient in Java and Python. but these languages would not work unless I get all syntax correct or unless I import al libraries correctly etc. I am looking something that can closely mimic my thoughts at the cost of efficiency or maintainability.

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duiker101almost 6 years ago
I agree with &quot;whatever you already know&quot;. Other than that, personally, the fastest way from idea to prod of a web app is python with django.
yamialmost 6 years ago
Just use what you&#x27;re already proficient in.