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Programming languages and frameworks to learn in 2017

10 points by meerita ↗ HN
I can't make a poll on HN, but I would like everyone to contribute with an opinion. Which languages are worth to devote learning in 2015? Both for beginners and experts. And what about the new frameworks?

Please, be patient and open :)

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gremlinsinc
Vue: Easy frontend, I'm still learning this one a bit right now.

Phoenix: Good one if you need lots of concurrency especially for an uptime bot, or a chat service or similar style app. This one's on my to do list.

Laravel (is a very profitable one php is everywhere and has good integration w/ Vue). This is my bread and butter, and I really enjoy using laravel and would recommend it to anyone.

kzisme
I would like to look further into Go and Elixir/Erland
codegeek
plain javascript. I decided that until I learn plain js well, I would not bother anymore with the frameworks.
hodder
Of coure this depends on what you are trying to do, but here are some general things to know in computing:

Beginner or Advanced: Python - Django, Flask

Javascript - the language of the web

HTML&CSS (Not languages)

raisspen
If you are looking for mathematics & statistics:

Python(numpy/scipy) & R are perfect for starting (and open source!).

brudgers
In 2016, I picked JavaScript, Linux, and Emacs. Somehow, despite seemingly learning a great deal, I failed to finish learning all about any of them.
jetti
Elixir (and Phoenix after that) -> get into a non-intimidating language on the Erlang VM. I think this may be harder for me because of lack of project ideas but it is still on my list

Nemerle -> it is a "dead" language on .NET but it still has some cool features

Electron -> I'm not good at HTML/CSS nor nodejs/javascript so being able to do both while creating a desktop app (which is my platform of choice) is really enticing to me