Redstone1080 wrote:

Get into low-level languages, like C, Rust, and Zig. They're great for understanding how stuff (in higher level languages, yes, but also computers in general) actually works, because everything else is built on top of concepts you need for these languages, like memory management, memory safety, and pointers.

Seconding C. I haven't used Zig and Rust is great but complicated, but C really lets you get in the weeds without going crazy. I'm writing a Static Site Generator with C and so far it's going well. I think the code is much cleaner than it would be if I wrote it in Rust or C++. And nothing will be included in your build that you didn't add, so the only major factor in the size and performance of your build is your own programming skills.
If you do anything with the web you'll have to learn JavaScript, but I wouldn't recommend learning it until then.

i_eat_coffee wrote:

also, shameless plug, you should try out Obscure, a programming language I created, because it is a scripting language that you can fully learn in less than 10 minutes, and it helps you build your skills creating & understanding large algorithms
https://obscure.glitch.me/

This looks really cool!

logabe wrote:

If you do anything with the web you'll have to learn JavaScript, but I wouldn't recommend learning it until then.

May I remind everyone that Emscripten exists?

BigNate469 wrote:

logabe wrote:

If you do anything with the web you'll have to learn JavaScript, but I wouldn't recommend learning it until then.

May I remind everyone that Emscripten exists?

Literally never heard of that before but interesting…

edit: yes I have I just have like brain loss or something