Comments by "bighand69" (@bighands69) on "What programming language to learn | Chris Lattner and Lex Fridman" video.

  1. There are certain techniques that work better in certain language. There are certain languages that do a good job of hitting multiple programming methods.
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  2. @MD I disagree as you could do it with any language.
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  3. I love lisp and can do anything with it but that is not to say I would recommend it to the average person. I would want to know why they are interested.
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  4. The first question you need to ask is are you a programmer or software engineer? You can be both or just one of them.
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  5. I prefer lisp to that of Julia. If speed is your issue that more than likely means you are developing software of some sort or playing with data.
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  6. @Marcos Anaya If I could make a suggestion rather than trying to pick a language try and find out what methods of programming you would like to learn and why you want to learn them. This could save you a lot of problems. If you want to learn a wide range of skills I would suggest something like DrRacket and its various teaching courses available. You can learn every major foundational method of programming with DrRacket but it is not a commercial language but everything you learn can easily be transferred.
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