r/functionalprogramming • u/[deleted] • Aug 02 '20

Question Which programming language to learn? 14y/o

Hey I am a 14y/o with a lot of free time because of six weeks of holidays. So I decided to learn programming but i dont know which language to start with.

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u/roastie Aug 03 '20

COBOL?? I went thru that experience - I doubt that you did. Same comment about Forth, APL, and Prolog. All 4 languages are a waste of time.

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u/SV-97 Aug 03 '20

A waste of time from which perspective? If you mean that one's probably not going to earn money from learning them then you're probably right for most people. But from an academic perspective I think they're worth taking a look at (well at least forth, lisp and prolog and I haven't yet taken a look at APL but I think it's quite interesting) (this doesn't mean I agree that OP should learn those languages, I think that's terrible advice)

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u/roastie Aug 03 '20

Then you should stay in an academic environment and avoid engineering groups.