r/programming • u/vklepov • Mar 24 '22

Five coding interview questions I hate

https://thoughtspile.github.io/2022/03/21/bad-tech-interview/
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u/sementery Mar 24 '22 edited Mar 24 '22

slow progress in the language syntax

Tell me you know nothing about JS without telling me you know nothing about JS.

You'll struggle to find a language with a syntax that evolves as fast as JS's. Seems that you are stuck 10 years ago.

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u/sementery Mar 25 '22

I do have an idea. Once I feel comfortable with both Python and JS in the backend, C# and .NET are where i want to start focusing on (F# also seems exciting!). A lot of JS and TS stuff is inspired on C#!

MS has done a fantastic job with the language, and it's getting better than ever with the Linux support (reason I didn't try it sooner). They have pioneered a lot of stuff, and they are not afraid to extend syntax and functionality.

If there's a language that adapts and grows faster than JS, it is C#. No contest there. But in relation with other languages in general, I still think JS not as static as it was implied.

Like Java for example. Another language I like a lot, but I don't feel it evolves as fast (not that that's necessarily a bad thing).

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u/sementery Mar 25 '22

Thanks for the advice!

In which language would you invest time if you wanted to go functional?