Ask HN: Is it better to learn a new language or a new domain?

4 pointshvd10 years ago2 comments

I've a week of time off in which I'm learning Erlang. Now the other things I can do are learn lisp, learn about the insurance industry or the shipping industry etc. So in short I'm asking is learning a different language a waste of time, considering a MVP can be built with a familiar language like python.

bobby_9x 10y

a new domain will be worth more in terms of skill set than an new language, as long as you already know a modern language that companies actually use (IE: python, etc).

hvdOP10y

thanks bobby_9x, that was the feeling I had but needed validation.

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