Froogal Feb 23
Looking for friends on the Fediverse, still new to it and not used to it. But I would like to us it more!
Show threadStarryFeb 23

@Froogal keep posting and interacting and you'll find your people!

What do you like to talk about?

Show threadFroogal Feb 23
@starry I like dergs, and software development, and other nerdy things 😅
Show threadStarryFeb 23

@Froogal you're in good company then, we have tons of furries and software folks on fedi. I love some cuteness and software myself :3

Do you have any languages or frameworks you like a lot?

Show threadFroogal Feb 23
@starry how about you? Do you have any favorite tech?
Show threadStarryFeb 23

@Froogal I do enjoy C# and Typescript a lot, in spite of my disdain for Microsoft 😂

I tend to be a defensive programmer, and I check edge cases and error scenarios very carefully. So using type-safe languages tends to align with my programming style.

I'm also partial to using "result" style return values, which can have a return value or an error object. I've been meaning to try Rust for this reason, but other languages have equivalents of this (sometimes needing a library for it)

Yourself?

Show threadFroogal 
@starry oh I highly recommend Rust. As someone coming from the web dev side of things I didnt learn C and therefore didnt know about memory leaks, and dangling pointers, or what a pointer even was lol. What Rust did for me is allowed me to enter into system programming space in a more confident way, and I didnt have to devote years of my life going back and learning C. Although I know I SHOULD learn C I know C a bit but im no expert.
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Show threadStarryFeb 23
@Froogal I've been more motivated lately, so maybe I'll rust a shot soon! Though I should caution you that Rust isn't a catch-all answer for safe code. I know Rust wraps a lot of C libraries, so there can always be memory leaks or unsafe things to exploit under the hood. That said, most Rust code will probably have fewer memory leaks than a giant C or C++ monorepo 
Show threadStarryFeb 23

@Froogal Also, I wouldn't feel like you have to learn a particular language. Treat it as a tool, and pick up a language if you think it'll help accomplish a task or project. Or heck, if you just want to learn it for fun!

Though, the demand for languages is different in the work force. So you may want to focus on certain technologies if looking for a job