Learning a new language

1 points by seagoj 14y ago ↗ HN

I was curious how everyone goes about learning a new language. I typically program with a problem in mind and know that I've hit a milestone when I've reached a solution, but how do you go about it when getting familiar with the language is the only goal?

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FlorianReischl 14y ago ↗

I use to read a book. IronPython at the moment.

seagoj 14y ago ↗

Thanks for the response. Yeah, most of the online materials seem to be very specific projects with code samples or just entirely reference (class listings and descriptions). It seems like the books are where you get into the deeper topics, but they get outdated relatively quickly.