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A comment on Ask HN: How do you test-drive a new programming language? What do you build?.

Re:Ask HN: How do you test-drive a new programming language?... by AnsisMalins on Saturday October 28, 2017 @04:54AM (#15574488)
For me, it's the other way around. I find a piece of technology that I want to use, and then, sometimes, it comes with a new programming language I have to learn. For example, I didn't install Python and then wonder what to do with it. I was using Mercurial, had a need for a custom plugin, so I learned Python so I could write the plugin.
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Re:Ask HN: How do you test-drive a new programming language?... by GeneralMaximus on Saturday October 28, 2017 @05:21AM (#15574526)
I understand your viewpoint. I do this, too, when I'm trying to achieve a specific goal.

In my free time, though, I like to explore different programming languages/paradigms. It's a fun hobby.

I'd love some advice on what I can do to properly exercise a programming language so I can understand it at more than just surface level.

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