Something New

I’ve been thinking about learning a new programming language. Python is where I spend the majority of my time now, and while I certainly don’t know every nook and cranny of it, two-and-a-half years of regular use has left me feeling I know it pretty darn well.

Don’t get me wrong: I still love Python and I hope to continue using it for a long while. It’s just that it’s gotten a little...comfortable. I’d like to try something that will expand my horizons and challenge me in different ways than Python has. I figure it takes a good 6 months of regular use to get really comfortable with a language, so I want to be sure I pick one that’s worth it. I’m a web developer, so I’d like a language I can actually use in that context. Based on that, there’s a couple of languages I’ve already decided to cross off my list: