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First Code Crush: Which Language Feels Like Home?

We all have that one language that just clicks. Which language are you naturally drawn to for your projects? Share your stories and what makes it your comfort go-to!

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Lakin Mohapatra

I started my career with PHP. And every time i work with it , it feels like home

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Ben Sinclair

I have sentimental feelings for a couple of languages.

C feels "like home" in that it was the first language I really started making actual things in. Even though I'd have to look up practically everything if I tried to write something nowadays.

But honestly, it's going to be Tandy Color BASIC which is the first thing I wrote anything in after my ZX81 days.

It was a weirdly nice and friendly interface, and I sometimes read old computer listings for the nostalgias. Feels like visiting my childhood.

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overFlow

Zx81😱😗 you like a founding father ? Awesome stuff!

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Ben Sinclair

Hopefully everyone gets a chance at being old :)

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overFlow

yes. I'm honoured. I will be blessed to get as much wisdom out of you as I possibly can.

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Ashutosh Mishra

JavaScript

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Arjun Vijay Prakash

JavaScript for sure!

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Oscar

Definitely Python!

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Patrick Wendo

Ruby.

It was the first language in which I built a functional piece of code that I was proud of. And the first language that I ever found a sense of community with.

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sahra 💫

JavaScript feels so much like home for me.

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May Meow

PHP for me

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Renan Ferro

Absolutely Angular, I had my first experience with it just 3 years ago and since then I'm only more sure that it's my language to follow my life!

With Angular I feel able and comfortable to create any application 🥹

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Michael R. Taylor

C feels like home because I started serious programming with it and continue to use it to this day. However, I also enjoy C# because it always seems to feel "familiar" when I work with it.