Perfect strangers: 5 of the lesser-known coding languages… and why you should learn them
Why use some of the lesser programming languages out there can make you stand out among the others!
I’m sure you know, the language displayed in the above picture is one of the most beloved among the developer's communities. 😁
Okay, maybe not one of the most appreciated! but it surely belongs to the most used list! In addition to PHP, we could quote Javascript, C++ and Python, just to name a few.
As we know, there is a huge array of coding languages out there, aimed at software development and other kinds of objectives. 🙄
Yet, there are multiple languages that are not so known inside the programmer’s community as well. In this story, we’re going to deepen some of them.. and discover how they can make you stick out.
- Pony: Don’t get distracted by its apparently fun name. Pony is a powerful open-source, object-oriented and possesses high-performance capabilities. Beyond these common features, Pony allows using the actor-model mathematical paradigm.
- Nim: Nim is described as a statically typed compiled system programming language. It’s also considered easy-to-learn thanks to a piece of syntax inherited directly from Python. Moreover, it allows support for different backends: its source code can be compiled into C, C++ and Javascript.
- Julia: Maybe already heard within the scientific community, Julia is a scientific calculus-oriented language. After testing some of Python’s downfalls, its creators decided to create this interesting language also to provide a more convenient tool.
- Elixir: Another not-so-known language is represented by Elixir. It was designed to build web applications, making them scalable and maintainable. One of its peculiarities is to adopt the functional programming paradigm.
- Rust: Last, but not least, is Rust. It’s been designed to deploy secure projects as well as to provide a high standard of performance and safety.
To sum up, this is a brief bullet list covering some kind of language that could be curious to learn, whether you’re an advanced programmer or a newbie in this environment. 🧰
However, getting in touch with these almost unknown machine languages not only can make your interface with lesser-known kinds of syntaxes but… it can help you boost your career, too.
Nowadays, mainly IT head-hunters and human resources are always pursuing particular profiles requiring a standard plethora of programming languages. However, if you’d like to put your effort into learning out of box technologies, you’ll surely gain greater achievements! ✨
