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Re:Ask HN: Self-taught webdev with lots of free time. What s... by mucholove on Wednesday August 12, 2020 @09:09AM (#24131677)
Happy you chose to learn C. That's exactly what I would recommend.

If you are so inclined, I'd look into how to write your own home-grown version of Objective-C—given that valid C is valid Objective-C.

Because then you would learn Smalltalk and the whole ladder of it all! Smalltalk is far and away one of the greatest joys on programming. :) http://objective.st

The "Gang of Four" explains the patterns in Smalltalk and in terms of entrepreneurship—Patrick Collison's first startup was written in Smalltalk and I think early introduction to it leads to the clean design and success you see coming from Stripe.

Re:Ask HN: Self-taught webdev with lots of free time. What s... by thatcodingdude on Wednesday August 12, 2020 @09:25AM (#24131822)
Building a language would certainly be a crowning achievement. Thanks !