Ask HN: Should I learn Rust or Golang

Posted by mraza007 on Sunday January 17, 2021 @12:38AM
from the ask-hn dept.

Coming from a python background. I have been thinking about adding a new language to my skillset.

What should I learn Rust or Go and what are the pros and cons of learning Go or Rust.

Last but not least what are some ways or resources that I can use to get a good grasp of the language

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Re:Ask HN: Should I learn Rust or Golang by smt88 on Sunday January 17, 2021 @12:53AM (#25808522)

Learn Go first and then Rust. There's no reason to only learn one of them.

Go first because it's more practical today, but definitely Rust because it will make you better at other languages, not just Rust.

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Re:Ask HN: Should I learn Rust or Golang by dbrgn on Sunday January 17, 2021 @04:47AM (#25809470)

And: Learning go is really easy.

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Re:Ask HN: Should I learn Rust or Golang by ibraheemdev on Monday January 18, 2021 @10:37AM (#25822746)

Yup. Especially if you already know a different language. I actually recently wrote "Twenty minutes to learn Go" [0] - I believe anyone who already knows a programming language can easily learn Go in less than an hour, and become productive very fast. Rust is a different beast altogether, but it is worth learning also.

0: https://ibraheem.ca/posts/go-in-twenty

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Re:Ask HN: Should I learn Rust or Golang by mraza007 on Sunday January 17, 2021 @02:02PM (#25813736)

Hey thanks for advice, Do you use suggest any resources

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Re:Ask HN: Should I learn Rust or Golang by mraza007 on Sunday January 17, 2021 @05:23PM (#25815781)

Sorry for the typo I mean to say would you suggest some resources to learn Golang

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Re:Ask HN: Should I learn Rust or Golang by bincyber on Sunday January 17, 2021 @08:00PM (#25817032)

This is one of the best resources for learning Go: https://quii.gitbook.io/learn-go-with-tests/

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