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What is your opinion on hopping from one language to another?

So far I have been programming for a little over a year and have used Python, Lua, Javascript amd C++, planning on trying Java in the very near future.
I've had quite a positive experience with switching languages so far, especially when starting out. Some concepts I wouldn't understand, but after seeing them from a perspective of a different language I finally got it. Do you think it's good to know a lot of languages, or in the long run is it better to master one?

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  • 3
    7y
    @g-m-f I'm at a stage where I still haven't decided what I field I want to pursue (but definitely not web dev), so Python was great for a bit of machine learning and now I'm trying out C++ with OpenGL. C++ really helped me understand how arrays are different from lists and how python variables are just pointers and references. I'm still going to probably search for a Python job since it's just a beautiful language
  • 4
    7y
    I can tell you now going from java to c++ back to java, that java is mindless coding lol, no memory management.

    I miss c++ :( it was great, i need to go back to c++ some day
  • 2
    7y
    @f03n1x I have Java in my 2nd semester next year so I would like to know it before i start
  • 2
    7y
    @Memeamphetamine it's easy, especially if you know c++ before hand, just remember if you go back to c++ not to forget about memory management lol
  • 0
    7y
    @f03n1x stick to the RAII idiom and you most likely won't have any issues with memory management

    I actually think it's easier in C++ than in Java
  • 1
    7y
    This is why I keep harping about the difference between "Programmer" and "Software Developer". You can be a "Java Programmer" or "C# Programmer" or whatever, but you can never be just a "Java Software Developer" it would be like saying you're just a "Sunward facing building window engineer".
  • 2
    7y
    @brahn I am studying software engineering in college after all
  • 2
    7y
    @Krokoklemme oh well I never did, when it came to learning c++, but thanks for the tip, I might try it out later. There's a game I've been meaning to remake from scratch due to the first time around I only had 2 weeks to work on it lol.
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