Ask HN: Best programming language for rapid development?

2 pointstinderliker8y ago4 comments

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?

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dozzie8y ago

> Best programming language for rapid development?

> [...] assuming a person has no prior programming background [...]

Then learn programming first. If you have no prior experience, the development will be anything but rapid, no matter the language.

navinsylvester8y ago

Doesn't work like that.

It all depends on what you want to build or focus. Based on that info we can pick the likely suitable ones.

tomohawk8y ago

For a person with no prior background, this is a good start:

https://pine.fm/LearnToProgram/chap_00.html

The language is Ruby, and it's suitable for rapid development, too.

saran9458y ago

based on my experience & reading . . each language has its own strength, its not easy to say which one is best for rapid development. For machine learning/AI - Python Web app - Nodejs/PHP Mobile - JS Enterprise apps - Java/c# Desktop - c# DSL - Racket

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