Re:What Toy Apps would you write in order to learn a language?
by nailer on Monday February 21, 2011 @09:19AM
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> I'm not saying it doesn't work, just that you could ending up knowing a framework not a language.
I agree I'm blurring the lines a little, but when I talk about liking 'Python' or 'Javascript' I mean not just the syntax, but the libraries, the package managers, and other parts of the surrounding toolset.
There are some languages with great syntax, but small communities and little library support. Checking the whole, bigger picture gives me a feel as to whether it's something I'd like to use in production.
I agree I'm blurring the lines a little, but when I talk about liking 'Python' or 'Javascript' I mean not just the syntax, but the libraries, the package managers, and other parts of the surrounding toolset.
There are some languages with great syntax, but small communities and little library support. Checking the whole, bigger picture gives me a feel as to whether it's something I'd like to use in production.