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The seven programming ur-languages (2021)
I regularly hear people asking which programming language to learn, and then reeling off a list of very similar languages (“Should I learn Java, C#, C++, Python, or Ruby?”). In response I usually tell them that it doesn’t really matter, as long as they get started. There are fundamentals behind them.
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On Hacker News
| Submitted | Title on HN | Points | Comments |
|---|---|---|---|
| May 4, 2023 | The seven programming ur-languages (2021) by surprisetalk | 390 | 202 |
| Apr 19, 2026 | The seven programming ur-languages (2022) by helloplanets | 351 | 155 |
Cited in comments
Linked from 3 Hacker News comments by 3 different people, from May 2023 to Aug 2026.
Most recent:
- BoingBoomTschak · Aug 23, 2026
- RetroTechie · Aug 20, 2023
- jpfr · May 9, 2023
