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Which program language would most excite you to want to contribute to an open-source project, all else being equal?
#programming #software #softwareengineering #ruby #haskell #java #python #science
This poll has me thinking about abandoning the Ruby choice (what I was going to go with)... leaning towards Haskell now. Python maybe too but it is the least enjoyable of the 4 for me...
@freemo I would like to contribute to something Haskell in the future but I feel like I would have so much to learn to actually get to a point where I'm able to contribute. whereas the other languages are way less intimidating but also less exciting.
excitement: Haskell > Ruby > Python > Java
actual ability: Python, Ruby > Haskell > Java
@conatus This project will need a good portion in java or another JVM language due to the need for the JVM for what I'm doing (a cross-language framework). But luckily this component in particular there is more freedom in picking a language.
@freemo @conatus Mostly the same here. I spent a few years learning Haskell and I like it a lot. I never got to the point where I felt comfortable contributing to floss code, though, because I usually didn't (yet) understand the more advanced concepts used in the particular project.
I am now at a point where I realised that I care a lot more about empowering others to understand and contribute to my projects than using a very elegant language.
@freemo Yeah I've never worked with Java, only Kotlin for some android stuff, but I don't have any intrest in using or learning Java.
Before I was working on my thesis/graduation project I was working through haskellbook.com so I think I will pick that up again when I graduate in a month (fingers crossed).